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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco de Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Remy Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romeo Remy Overeem is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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259 lbs
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194 cm
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263 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francisco de Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romeo Remy Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Assis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Overeem is fending him off so far but de Assis persists. Nope, Overeem circles away and we're back to standing.
de Assis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Overeem defends it nicely.
de Assis closes the distance and clinches.
de Assis breaks the clinch.
de Assis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Overeem as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco de Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from de Assis.
de Assis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overeem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Overeem. No joy for de Assis on that attempt.
de Assis closes the distance and clinches up with Overeem, looking for a takedown. de Assis pushes Overeem against the cage but Overeem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from de Assis.
de Assis is breathing heavily.
No luck for de Assis with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Assis blocks a head kick by Overeem.
No luck for de Assis with that takedown attempt.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but de Assis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Overeem.
It looks like Francisco de Assis has been cut.
Overeem closes the distance and pushes de Assis back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Overeem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
de Assis is trying to break the clinch but Overeem has him pressed against the cage.
de Assis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Overeem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Overeem tries to clinch but de Assis moves out of range.
Overeem displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
de Assis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Assis tries to clinch there but Overeem circles away.
Overeem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Overeem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Overeem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem scores with a sloppy right hand. de Assis should have avoided that one.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but de Assis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overeem works over de Assis's head and body with a nice combination.
Overeem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Overeem works over de Assis's head and body with a nice combination.
Francisco de Assis's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem connects with a body shot.
Overeem throws a right hand that de Assis ducks under and follows up with a left that de Assis also avoids with ease.
Overeem works over de Assis's head and body with a nice combination.
Overeem lands with a shot to the body.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem misses with a few strikes there.
Overeem moves away from the strike by de Assis.
A head kick from Overeem lands but de Assis takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as de Assis backs up against the cage.
de Assis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Overeem rushes de Assis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
de Assis has Overeem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Overeem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Overeem.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Overeem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Remy Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francisco de Assis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for de Assis. That snapped Overeem's head back.
Overeem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from de Assis.
Nice takedown defense from Overeem. No joy for de Assis on that attempt.
Overeem is working the combinations to good effect here.
de Assis tries for a takedown but Overeem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco de Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
de Assis misses with a head kick.
de Assis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Overeem tries to avoid it but de Assis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Overeem to the ground. Overeem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Overeem.
Romeo Remy Overeem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overeem throws a series of punches but de Assis moves out of range.
Overeem lands with an uppercut that bounces de Assis off the cage and back into rage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for de Assis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Assis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overeem misses with a few strikes there.
Overeem throws a one two combo.
Francisco de Assis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Overeem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but de Assis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from Overeem finds it's target.
de Assis tries to clinch up but Overeem circles away and keeps his distance.
de Assis shoots in but no luck this time.
de Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Overeem throws a right and a left that de Assis avoids nicely.
Overeem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Francisco de Assis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
de Assis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overeem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Overeem.
Overeem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de Assis shoots in for a takedown but Overeem shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
de Assis avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Assis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Overeem misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Overeem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from de Assis.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
de Assis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Overeem is fending him off so far but de Assis persists. Nope, Overeem circles away and we're back to standing.
Overeem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Overeem throws a series of strikes that have de Assis backpedaling.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Overeem.
Overeem throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem throws a right and a left that de Assis avoids nicely.
Overeem misses with a few strikes there.
de Assis moves into the clinch successfully.
de Assis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Overeem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but de Assis is controlling him.
Overeem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite de Assis's efforts to push away.
de Assis keeps control of Overeem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Overeem wants to get back to striking at distance but de Assis won't allow it.
de Assis prevents Overeem from breaking the clinch.
de Assis is struggling to control the position.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
de Assis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Remy Overeem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francisco de Assis's cut.
That's time! de Assis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
de Assis shoots in for a takedown but Overeem shows good takedown defense.
Overeem works de Assis's body with a nice hook.
Overeem throws a series of punches but de Assis avoids them all with ease.
de Assis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Overeem sprawls well. Overeem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de Assis gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Assis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco de Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overeem scores with a three punch combo!
Overeem throws a series of punches but de Assis avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overeem stuffs the takedown attempt from de Assis. de Assis gets slowly back to his feet.
de Assis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Overeem as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem stuns de Assis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
de Assis fails to land the takedown.
Overeem misses with a few strikes there.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
de Assis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Overeem but Overeem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Overeem jabs at de Assis's body.
Overeem tries to clinch up
and de Assis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
de Assis is trying to control the action in half guard but Overeem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
de Assis wants to stand up but Overeem has a hold of him and won't allow it.
de Assis wants to take a breather but Overeem is having none of it.
Overeem is trying to stand back up but de Assis is controlling him
de Assis decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down de Assis rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and de Assis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
de Assis has hold of one of Overeem's legs. Overeem is fighting the takedown attempt but de Assis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
de Assis stopping the sweep attempt from Overeem.
de Assis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Overeem wants to sweep but no luck.
de Assis trying to control the position from guard on top but Overeem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francisco de Assis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Assis stands up and waves to Overeem to follow him.
Overeem gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows de Assis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Overeem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
de Assis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco de Assis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Overeem has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Remy Overeem!
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mgr
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FIGHT
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