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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 to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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187 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alastair Overeem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overeem.
Silva blocks a head kick by Overeem.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Overeem counters by clinching up.
Overeem pulls Silva into guard.
Overeem is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Overeem is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Overeem wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Overeem has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Overeem pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Overeem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva wants to stand but Overeem is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva is fighting to break Overeem's control of his arms but Overeem is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alastair Overeem wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick by Overeem misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Overeem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Overeem thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Overeem closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Overeem prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Overeem controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Overeem looking to pass the guard.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Overeem is having none of it.
Silva keeping full guard, as Overeem tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alastair Overeem just wasn't active enough.
Overeem gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is not content to let Overeem control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva tries to bench press Overeem off him but Overeem keeps the position.
Overeem is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Silva wants to control but Overeem postures up.
Silva is pushing Overeem's head away, looking to escape. Overeem manages to hold on to the position though.
Overeem working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Overeem scores with a nice body kick.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Overeem counters with a takedown into side control.
Overeem working away.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Overeem controls the position.
Silva is trying to control Overeem's posture but Overeem avoids it.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Overeem has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Overeem working away.
Silva pushes Overeem away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Overeem gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overeem happy to just control the position for now.
Overeem is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alastair Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Overeem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Overeem.
Overeem lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overeem has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Overeem successfully pulls guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Overeem wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Overeem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Overeem tries to get out of the position.
Overeem wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Overeem is proving hard to escape from.
Overeem is controlling Silva's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Overeem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Overeem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Overeem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Overeem throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva misses the jab.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overeem.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Overeem counters with a solid body kick.
Overeem tries to land a body kick
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Overeem will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Overeem lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Overeem counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is looking to stand up but Overeem isn't so interested in that idea.
Overeem engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Overeem wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Overeem trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alastair Overeem.
Overeem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Overeem there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Overeem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Overeem, right into the meat.
Silva blocks a head kick by Overeem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alastair Overeem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Overeem closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Overeem controlling from the top position.
Overeem won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Overeem slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva looking to control.
Alastair Overeem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Overeem wants to clinch.
Overeem gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Overeem ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Overeem no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Overeem controlling Silva's posture.
Silva wants to stand but Overeem has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Overeem has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Overeem trying to control the position here.
That's two 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva passes Overeem's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Overeem is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Overeem looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Overeem keeps working.
Overeem is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Overeem controls his leg.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Overeem defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand up but Overeem has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Overeem is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Overeem looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Overeem looks like he's trying to stand up.
Overeem is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Overeem wants to get back to full guard.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva wants to control the pace but Overeem is squirming around nicely.
Overeem is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overeem holds on to Silva as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overeem slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Overeem wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Alastair Overeem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Overeem has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alastair Overeem!
Alastair Overeem is the new middleweight champion!
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