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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Whitelaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem has chosen a as his entrance music. Joey Whitelaw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alistair Overeem's chin.
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269 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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254 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Whitelaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw scores with a nice head shot.
Overeem circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Whitelaw is predictable there
and Overeem counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Joey Whitelaw has been cut.
Overeem stuns Whitelaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Overeem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw misses with a kick to the body.
Overeem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Whitelaw circles away.
The fighters circling - Whitelaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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.
Overeem lands a nice looking kick to the body. Whitelaw takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem looks to land a combination but Whitelaw avoids it well.
Overeem thows a leg kick but Whitelaw checks it
and Whitelaw counters with a low kick, right behind Overeem 's knee.
A low kick from Overeem misses
and Whitelaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw connects with a jab.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Whitelaw fails to land.
Whitelaw throws a head punch that misses.
Whitelaw tries a body shot but Overeem blocks it.
Overeem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whitelaw.
Whitelaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitelaw working aggressively here.
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitelaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Overeem misses.
Overeem lands a high kick!
Overeem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overeem throws a solid leg kick but Whitelaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Overeem.
Overeem misses with a lunging right hand
and Whitelaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Overeem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whitelaw's hands.
Whitelaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whitelaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitelaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Overeem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem throws a leg kick but Whitelaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Whitelaw pushes him off.
Whitelaw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses
and Whitelaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitelaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whitelaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whitelaw is able to avoid easily.
Overeem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Overeem misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitelaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Overeem!
Whitelaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Overeem to score with a decent uppercut.
Overeem fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whitelaw is out of range.
Overeem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whitelaw is out of range and Overeem settles back down.
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.
Whitelaw tries to land a body kick
and Overeem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overeem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whitelaw misses with a leg kick.
Overeem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Overeem slips under a jab from Whitelaw.
Overeem clobbers Whitelaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitelaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overeem.
Whitelaw is breathing heavily.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
Overeem throws a nice head kick!
Overeem connects with a right hand. Whitelaw shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whitelaw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whitelaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whitelaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whitelaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. Whitelaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Overeem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem forces Whitelaw back against the cage and clinches.
Whitelaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overeem can't break the clinch.
Overeem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Whitelaw's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Overeem wants to clinch but Whitelaw slips to the side
and Whitelaw counters with a takedown into side control.
Overeem is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Overeem wants to control but Whitelaw is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Overeem is controlling Whitelaw's trapped leg to prevent Whitelaw from advancing to side control.
Overeem is trying to get back to full guard.
Overeem is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw is trying to control. Overeem wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Overeem slips under a jab.
Whitelaw motions for Overeem to come forward. Whitelaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem scores with a leg kick.
Overeem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overeem throws a lazy head kick
and Whitelaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Whitelaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a hook. Whitelaw ducked under it nicely.
Overeem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alistair Overeem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitelaw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Overeem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whitelaw's knee momentarily.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Whitelaw.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Overeem. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A combination from Whitelaw does no damage.
Whitelaw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem lands a head kick. Whitelaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Overeem lands but Whitelaw takes it in his stride.
Joey Whitelaw's cut is getting worse.
Overeem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses
and Whitelaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overeem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whitelaw tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Overeem misses with an uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Overeem crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Whitelaw - the referee stops the clock and Overeem gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Whitelaw. Overeem manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick by Overeem misses
letting Whitelaw counter with a right hand.
Overeem scores with a nice body kick.
Overeem misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Overeem tenderised Whitelaw's leg. Whitelaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Overeem slams his shin into Whitelaw's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good standup being displayed there by Overeem as he connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Overeem scores with a nice head shot.
Joey Whitelaw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Whitelaw avoids a kick to the body.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Whitelaw is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whitelaw checks a leg kick.
Overeem lands with a slapping head kick.
Overeem scores with a jab. Whitelaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitelaw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Overeem. Overeem obviously looking to wear him down.
Overeem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Whitelaw circles away.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitelaw blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitelaw blocks a leg kick.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitelaw closes the distance and pushes Overeem back into the cage.
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 cut man is working on Joey Whitelaw's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whitelaw slips a straight right by Overeem.
Whitelaw has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Overeem.
Whitelaw blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem lands a nice looking body kick.
Overeem is looking to slow Whitelaw down with leg kicks.
Overeem keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Overeem closes the distance and pushes Whitelaw back into the cage.
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
Whitelaw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Overeem throws a leg kick
and Whitelaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Overeem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whitelaw. That did some damage!
Whitelaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Whitelaw keeps it at a distance.
Overeem lands a lovely overhand right.
Jeez, Joey Whitelaw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Overeem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Overeem.
Overeem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joey Whitelaw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alistair Overeem! Alistair Overeem retains his heavyweight title!
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