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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes into the arena with Wanted Dead or Alive blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alastair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Overeem off to one side.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Overeem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overeem throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Alastair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Overeem manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Overeem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Overeem tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Overeem somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alastair Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head kick but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Overeem looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Overeem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Overeem moves out of range easily.
Overeem throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Overeem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva jabs Overeem right on the nose. Overeem blinks but takes it well.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overeem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Overeem is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Overeem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeem throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Overeem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Overeem.
Overeem darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Overeem was not able to check.
Overeem is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem controlling the pace.
Overeem gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Overeem saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Overeem counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Overeem controls from within his opponent's guard.
Overeem is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Overeem has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Overeem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Overeem controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alastair Overeem dominated that second round.
That's time! Overeem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Overeem does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Overeem tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Overeem.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Overeem shoots in.
Overeem moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Overeem can pounce on him.
Overeem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Overeem tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Overeem throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overeem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overeem moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva jumps guard but Overeem stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Overeem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overeem tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Overeem wants to clinch.
Overeem wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alastair Overeem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Overeem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alastair Overeem!
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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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