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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hardaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alistair overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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221 lbs
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235 lbs
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Hardaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, alistair overeem!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
overeem tries to clinch but Hardaway is having none of it.
Hardaway lands a front kick.
alistair overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardaway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hardaway as overeem shoots in.
Hardaway scores with a hook to the body. overeem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from overeem.
A right-left combo lands from Hardaway.
A good leg kick by Hardaway.
Hardaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from overeem.
overeem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
overeem looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardaway misses with the combination.
Hardaway lands with a shot to the body.
overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardaway counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for overeem!
Hardaway tries to control but overeem wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Hardaway there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
overeem is in a horrible position here. Hardaway smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hardaway looking to secure an arm triangle but overeem defends it well.
Hardaway throws a strike there. overeem manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
overeem is trying to stand back up but Hardaway is controlling him
Hardaway keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hardaway thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardaway not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hardaway wants to pass to mount but overeem is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardaway throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardaway missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardaway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and overeem counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardaway scores with a hook to the body. overeem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
overeem misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardaway counters with a three punch combo that has overeem backing up. overeem nods at Hardaway to acknowledge the strikes.
overeem tries to clinch but Hardaway moves away
enabling Hardaway to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardaway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardaway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to overeem's calf.
A left and a right from Hardaway both land. Nice combination.
overeem is rocked!
Hardaway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
overeem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hardaway counters with a nice double leg into side control. overeem won't be happy with that.
overeem is still in real trouble! Can Hardaway finish him?
overeem is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
overeem seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardaway 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.
overeem manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hardaway's best efforts.
overeem tries to roll over but Hardaway keeps him under control.
overeem is trying to stand up here but Hardaway is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway wants to take a breather but overeem is having none of it.
overeem is looking to control Hardaway's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can overeem avoid being mounted?
overeem pushes Hardaway off and gets back to his feet.
overeem fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mike Hardaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of alistair overeem.
Hardaway throws a right and a left that overeem avoids nicely.
overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardaway, right into the meat.
Hardaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardaway is looking to wear down overeem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardaway lands the left hand.
overeem tries to bum rush Hardaway with a series of wild strikes but Hardaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardaway misses with a wild combination.
Hardaway goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
overeem shoots in and bounces Hardaway off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardaway is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
overeem wants to control but Hardaway is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hardaway wants to lay and pray for a moment but overeem keeps working.
Hardaway keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
overeem wants to improve his position but Hardaway is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardaway performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hardaway is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hardaway dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardaway closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hardaway scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hardaway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and overeem counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hardaway!
Hardaway really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hardaway tries to lock up and control but overeem gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
overeem scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardaway?
overeem avoids the attempt from Hardaway to control.
Hardaway is trying desperately to improve position.
overeem with good strikes from the mount here!
Hardaway is desperately trying to improve his position but overeem has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
overeem can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardaway is looking to escape.
overeem postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hardaway looks a forlorn figure.
Hardaway flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
overeem in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hardaway is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mike Hardaway overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
overeem looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hardaway is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by overeem there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
overeem lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hardaway regains half guard.
overeem thows a huge punch but Hardaway dodges it nicely.
Hardaway moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hardaway looking to hit a scissor sweep but overeem is one step ahead there.
overeem throwing strikes but missing.
overeem tries to stand but Hardaway is controlling from the bottom.
Hardaway throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
overeem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
overeem trying to control but Hardaway is working from the bottom.
overeem wanted to stand there but Hardaway had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by Hardaway - just one landing.
Hardaway has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by overeem.
A chopping leg kick lands by overeem.
overeem clinches.
overeem leaning his opponent against the cage.
overeem pulls guard effortlessly.
overeem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now overeem is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
overeem wants to pass the guard but Hardaway is keeping the position.
overeem working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hardaway trying to keep a closed guard but overeem is proving a slippery customer.
overeem won't allow Hardaway to get back to his feet.
overeem would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
overeem not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
overeem throwing strikes from guard but Hardaway blocks nicely.
Hardaway keeping moving, preventing overeem from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
overeem scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
alistair overeem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
overeem misses with a takedown attempt - Hardaway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardaway looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hardaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardaway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mike Hardaway is winning the standup battle so far.
overeem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
overeem keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from overeem.
overeem looks for a takedown but Hardaway sprawls well.
Mike Hardaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
overeem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mike Hardaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of alistair overeem.
overeem is looking to clinch but Hardaway is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardaway shoots in for a double leg but overeem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardaway shoots in and drives through. overeem sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway misses with a body kick.
overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
overeem fails to land the takedown.
overeem misses with a takedown attempt - Hardaway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardaway throws a nice looking combination but overeem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
overeem is looking to clinch but Hardaway is avoiding it.
Hardaway misses with a two punch combination.
Hardaway swings for the body but overeem moves out of range.
Hardaway shoots and misses
and overeem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Hardaway. No joy for overeem on that attempt.
overeem fails to land the takedown.
Hardaway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent overeem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardaway drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hardaway is pushing down on overeem's leg trying to pass to half guard. overeem is fighting to maintain full guard but Hardaway has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway thows a huge punch but overeem dodges it nicely.
Hardaway not doing much here.
Hardaway is thwarting overeem's attempts to control the position.
overeem is not content to let Hardaway control the position.
overeem is looking to get back to is feet but Hardaway passes into side control.
Hardaway looking to punish the body of his opponent here but overeem is avoiding damage well.
Hardaway sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but overeem is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hardaway is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
overeem is looking to regain half guard here but Hardaway keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Hardaway politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hardaway prefers to stall for the moment though.
overeem defending against the ground and pound.
Hardaway lands a nice forearm strike.
Hardaway looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hardaway wants to lay and pray for a moment but overeem keeps working.
The ground and pound from Hardaway seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hardaway in side control, throwing shots but overeem defends.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardaway throws a combination that misses
and overeem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardaway. That snapped overeem's head back.
Hardaway throws a right and a left that overeem avoids nicely.
Hardaway lunges at overeem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by overeem's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
overeem gets a takedown into half guard.
Hardaway moves into full guard.
overeem working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardaway's head.
Hardaway has his feet on overeem's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
overeem tries to clinch but Hardaway moves out of range.
overeem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Hardaway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
overeem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardaway scores with a jab. overeem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
overeem has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardaway lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hardaway showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hardaway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hardaway!
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