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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zach Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alistair overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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194 cm
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, alistair overeem!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
overeem is trying to get back to full guard.
overeem wants to control but Perez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
overeem makes his way to full guard. A much better position for overeem.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but overeem is retaining full guard.
Perez trying to control but overeem is working from the bottom.
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. overeem is keeping the position for now.
Perez trying to control but overeem is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
overeem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but overeem has him pressed against the cage.
Perez wants to break free but overeem has control.
overeem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
overeem trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Perez pulls overeem into guard.
Perez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Perez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Perez trying to control the position.
Perez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Perez keeping moving, preventing overeem from controlling successfully.
overeem wants to stand and escape but instead Perez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez with a flurry of punches that miss.
overeem will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
overeem looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perez is fending him off so far but overeem persists. Nope, Perez circles away and we're back to standing.
overeem slips a straight right by Perez.
overeem misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? overeem is fending him off so far but Perez persists. Nope, overeem circles away and we're back to standing.
Perez waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract overeem.
Perez wants to clinch
and overeem counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
overeem keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
overeem breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by overeem.
Perez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perez showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
overeem is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perez's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
overeem doesn't have the hooks in and Perez manages to turn into his guard.
overeem wants to hit a switch here but Perez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for overeem there!
Perez landing shots from mount.
Perez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perez lands a nice shot to the head.
overeem is rocked!
overeem taking shots to the head.
overeem is still in real trouble! Can Perez finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez wants to stand but Perez is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
overeem seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Perez cracks overeem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Perez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of overeem's face.
overeem is in a horrible position here. Perez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
overeem is looking to improve his position but Perez isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
overeem wants to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Perez scoring with strikes but overeem is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Perez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from overeem. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with overeem but overeem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with overeem but overeem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zach Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Perez with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perez.
Perez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with overeem but overeem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perez lands a huge takedown. overeem is out but the ref is slow to react and Perez lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. overeem lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Perez!
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hype
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RATING
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