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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anil Khandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Overmars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overmars has chosen Union Underground - Across The Nation as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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234 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Anil Khandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Overmars!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khandro tries to clinch but Overmars moves away
and Overmars counters by moving into the clinch.
Overmars is trying to force a seperation but Khandro has the dominant position.
Khandro lands a good knee to the midsection. Overmars won't want to take too many of those.
Khandro misses with a knee strike.
Overmars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overmars instigates a clinch.
Khandro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khandro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overmars.
Overmars is trying to force a seperation but Khandro has the dominant position.
Khandro blocks an elbow strike.
Overmars is leaning against Khandro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Overmars tries to break free but Khandro pushes him back against the cage.
Khandro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overmars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overmars scores with a spinning back kick!
Khandro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Overmars counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overmars wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khandro avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Overmars tries to break free but Khandro pushes him back against the cage.
Overmars is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Overmars is trying to push Khandro away but Khandro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khandro looking to throw knees to the head but Overmars is blocking nicely.
Khandro with a knee to the head.
It looks like Michel Overmars has been cut.
Overmars is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khandro tries to land a knee to the head but Overmars blocks with his arms.
Overmars has had enough of the clinch but Khandro keeps him there for the moment.
Khandro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khandro looking to throw knees to the head but Overmars is blocking nicely.
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.
Overmars is looking to break free of the clinch but Khandro has double underhooks.
Overmars is trying to break the clinch but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
Khandro misses with a knee strike.
Khandro tries to land a knee to the head but Overmars blocks with his arms.
Khandro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Overmars's face.
Overmars breaks from the clinch.
Khandro tries to clinch up
and Overmars makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khandro darts in trying to clinch
and Overmars counters with an outside leg kick.
Khandro moves to clinch but Overmars breaks away
enabling Overmars to counter with a crisp jab.
Anil Khandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khandro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Overmars makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khandro throws a lazy head kick
and Overmars counters with a series of strikes. Khandro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khandro is breathing heavily.
Khandro throws a combination that misses
and Overmars counters with a nice leg kick.
Overmars throws a leg kick which misses Khandro's front leg but catches the back leg as Khandro tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overmars works over Khandro's head and body with a nice combination.
Overmars moves into range and clinches up with Khandro.
Overmars wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Overmars has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Overmars misses with a punch to the body.
Overmars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overmars lands a two punch combo.
Khandro moves to clinch but Overmars breaks away
and Overmars counters with a low kick, right behind Khandro 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Overmars, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Overmars, as that shot connected.
Overmars rushes Khandro and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overmars stalling the fight.
Overmars breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crunch! Overmars slams his shin into Khandro's torso.
Overmars throws a nice outside leg kick.
Overmars clinches with his opponent.
Overmars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overmars rushes Khandro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Overmars breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khandro tries to clinch up
and Overmars counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khandro's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overmars clinches with his opponent.
Khandro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overmars has had enough of the clinch but Khandro keeps him there for the moment.
Khandro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Overmars's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Overmars dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Overmars's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Overmars sizes up Khandro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Overmars has closed the distance and engaged Khandro in a clinch.
Overmars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khandro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Overmars counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Overmars lands a head kick. Khandro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khandro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Overmars counters with a series of strikes. Khandro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khandro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oooooh!!! Overmars has knocked Khandro down with a huge combo! Overmars steps away and waves a wobbly Khandro back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Khandro is rocked!
Overmars closes the distance and pushes Khandro back into the cage.
Overmars slows down the pace here.
Overmars tries to circle away but Khandro has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overmars slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khandro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overmars has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overmars breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khandro darts in trying to clinch
and Overmars counters with a low kick, right behind Khandro 's knee.
Overmars buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khandro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Overmars goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Overmars swinging wildly here.
Overmars instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Overmars.
Overmars has Khandro pushed against the cage.
Overmars looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overmars breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khandro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overmars wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overmars has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khandro looking to throw knees to the head but Overmars is blocking nicely.
Khandro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overmars blocks it with crossed arms.
Khandro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overmars blocks it with crossed arms.
Overmars breaks the clinch.
Khandro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Overmars fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khandro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khandro tries to clinch
and Overmars counters with a body kick.
Khandro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Overmars throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khandro's head.
It looks like Anil Khandro has been cut.
Anil Khandro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overmars moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khandro closes the distance but Overmars moves to the side
and Overmars holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Overmars has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Overmars leaning against his opponent.
Overmars wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overmars working hard to break the clinch.
Overmars wants to break the clinch but can't.
Overmars breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khandro rushes Overmars and presses him up against the cage.
Khandro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Overmars's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Overmars tries to circle away but Khandro has him pinned against the cage.
Overmars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four 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.
Khandro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Overmars counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khandro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Overmars counters with a slapping leg kick.
Overmars moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Overmars throws a quick inside leg kick.
Overmars rushes Khandro and presses him up against the cage.
Overmars breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overmars lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overmars lands a jab to Khandro's midsection.
Overmars lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Overmars throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Overmars showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Khandro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Overmars goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Overmars has closed the distance and engaged Khandro in a clinch.
Overmars looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Overmars breaks the clinch.
Overmars has taken the fight to the clinch.
Overmars breaks from the clinch.
Overmars has taken the fight to the clinch.
Overmars wants to break the clinch but can't.
Overmars can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overmars has Khandro pushed against the cage.
Overmars throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overmars taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overmars wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
Overmars looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Overmars breaks the clinch.
Khandro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Overmars counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khandro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Overmars clinches up with Khandro and pushes him back against the cage.
Khandro has Overmars pressed against the cage, preventing Overmars from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Overmars.
Overmars looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Overmars tries to circle away but Khandro has him pinned against the cage.
Khandro tries a knee to the head but Overmars blocks it.
Khandro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khandro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overmars wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overmars tries to circle away but Khandro has him pinned against the cage.
Overmars wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khandro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overmars is defending well for now.
Khandro tries to land a knee to the head but Overmars blocks with his arms.
Anil Khandro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overmars is trying to break the clinch but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
Khandro misses with a knee strike.
Overmars has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khandro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Overmars is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Overmars's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Overmars wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Overmars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khandro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overmars counters with a thumping low kick.
Khandro tries to clinch but Overmars moves away
and Overmars holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Overmars controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Overmars's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Overmars misses with a knee to the head.
Overmars is trying to force a seperation but Khandro has the dominant position.
Khandro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khandro tries to land a knee to the head but Overmars blocks with his arms.
Michel Overmars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khandro blocks an elbow strike.
Overmars creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overmars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overmars circles away from the clinch attempt
and Overmars counters with a good low kick that Khandro was not able to check.
A head kick by Khandro misses
and Overmars finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Khandro wants to clinch but Overmars slips to the side
and Overmars counters with a slapping leg kick.
Overmars feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khandro's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overmars jabs at Khandro's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overmars throws a nice head kick!
Khandro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Overmars throws a wild body kick that Khandro sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Overmars comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Overmars has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Overmars!
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