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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cees Overeem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junior Dos Santos's chin.
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265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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194 cm
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260 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Dos Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos tests Overeem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Overeem tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dos Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Overeem is looking to clinch.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Overeem takes one on the button.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Cees Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
Dos Santos with a hook.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overeem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Overeem misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Overeem wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Overeem.
Overeem tries to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos lands with a good body shot.
Overeem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Overeem thinking.
Overeem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem walks into a stiff left hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Overeem darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Overeem walks into a jab.
Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dos Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Overeem on the side of the head.
Dos Santos cracks Overeem with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Overeem tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Overeem tries to clinch up
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Overeem moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Overeem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overeem takes one on the button.
Dos Santos cracks Overeem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Overeem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Overeem tries to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overeem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overeem is rocked!
Dos Santos drops Overeem with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Overeem! Dos Santos dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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