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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathijsen Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Neder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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193 cm
26
277 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mathijsen Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Neder!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neder moves away from the strike by Overeem.
Neder drives through with a takedown into guard.
Neder wants to pass the guard but Overeem is keeping the position.
Neder trying to control but Overeem is working from the bottom.
Neder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neder trying to control the position from guard on top but Overeem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neder is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Derek Neder.
No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Overeem lands a head kick!
It looks like Derek Neder has been cut.
Neder fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Overeem to the ground. Neder is now in Overeem's guard.
Neder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neder is working Overeem over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neder wants to control from the top but Overeem keeps moving.
Overeem keeping full guard, as Neder tries to pass.
Neder trying to control but Overeem is working from the bottom.
Neder wants to pass the guard but Overeem is keeping the position.
Neder won't allow Overeem to get back to his feet.
Neder wants to control from the top but Overeem keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derek Neder was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Overeem wants to clinch but Neder slips to the side
and Neder counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem keeping full guard, as Neder tries to pass.
Neder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Neder trying to control the position from guard on top but Overeem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neder slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Derek Neder has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Overeem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Overeem's guard now.
Neder throws and elbow that misses. Overeem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neder's guard. Nice move by Overeem!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Overeem's guard.
Neder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Overeem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neder controls from within his opponent's guard.
Neder's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Neder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Neder's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Neder instigates a clinch.
Overeem wants to get back to striking at distance but Neder won't allow it.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Neder is controlling him.
Neder decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neder wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neder controls Overeem momentarily but Overeem frees himself.
Overeem being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derek Neder was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Neder is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Overeem's half guard.
Neder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Overeem knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Derek Neder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neder trying to mount his opponent but Overeem defends it.
Neder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neder content to control rather than advance.
Neder trying to mount his opponent but Overeem defends it.
Overeem is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Neder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Overeem's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neder not doing much here.
Neder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Overeem keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Overeem knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neder slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derek Neder has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Neder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Overeem's guard.
Neder lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Neder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neder tries to free his leg and advance position but Overeem is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Neder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derek Neder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Overeem tries to clinch
and Neder counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Overeem!
Neder with a couple of short strikes.
Neder tries to control but Overeem wriggling away.
Overeem squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Neder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Neder cracks Overeem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neder controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Neder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Mathijsen Overeem has been cut.
Neder putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neder looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Overeem covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Neder!
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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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