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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Greed's choice of entrance music: James Brown - Living In America . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apollo Greed!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem digs a good body shot into Greed's ribs.
Overeem looks for the body kick but Greed saw that one coming.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greed.
Greed takes a kick to the side of the head.
Overeem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greed avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Greed.
Overeem tried to score with a low kick but Greed checks it.
Greed throws an overhand right that lands on Overeem's shoulder, as Overeem tries to avoid the shot.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Overeem cracks a nice hook into Greed's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greed throws a looping overhand right but Overeem ducks down to avoid it.
Overeem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Greed ducks right into an uppercut from Overeem.
Greed cracks Overeem with an open hand slap.
Overeem throws a head kick but Greed moves out of range.
Overeem moves out of range of the leg kick from Greed.
Greed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greed jabs Overeem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Greed takes a swing at Overeem's ribcage but misses.
Overeem moves out of range as Greed strikes.
Overeem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Greed looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greed moves in looking to clinch but Overeem pushes him off.
Overeem scores with a punch to the head.
Overeem avoids the body shot from Greed.
Greed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overeem.
A head kick misses from Greed.
Greed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Greed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Overeem tries to land a front kick but Greed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Overeem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Apollo Greed has been cut.
Overeem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Overeem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem thumps Greed with a low kick.
Overeem scores with a kick to the body.
Greed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Overeem throws a head kick but Greed moves out of range.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Overeem throws a push kick but Greed slaps the foot to one side.
Greed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Greed moves out of range of the leg kick from Overeem.
Overeem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Overeem looks to land a body kick but Greed moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
An inside leg kick lands from Overeem.
Greed takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Overeem with a nice cross.
Overeem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Greed blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Greed tries to clinch
and Overeem counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Overeem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Overeem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Overeem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greed's sensitive parts.
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 Apollo Greed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Overeem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Greed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Greed avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Overeem throws a head kick but Greed moves out of range.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overeem lands a glancing blow to the side of Greed's head.
Overeem throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem throws a head kick that Greed semi-blocks.
Alistair Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
Overeem lands with a kick to the temple. Greed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Overeem lands a big head kick that sends Greed tumbling to the mat! Overeem takes a step backwards and waves Greed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Greed is rocked!
Crunch! Overeem slams his shin into Greed's torso.
Greed is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Greed is breathing heavily.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greed seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Overeem.
Greed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Overeem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overeem connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Greed is avoiding it.
Overeem keeps Greed at a distance using the push kick.
Overeem lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greed's sensitive parts.
Greed has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Overeem.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Greed circles away.
Greed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Overeem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Greed's front leg but catches the back leg as Greed tries to avoid it.
Greed takes a kick to the side of the head.
Overeem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Overeem is looking to slow Greed down with leg kicks.
Overeem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Greed swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Overeem. Greed shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Greed might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Overeem has got the better of the exchanges.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overeem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Overeem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overeem. Greed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greed looks to land a left hand but Overeem moved out of range nicely.
Overeem scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overeem.
Overeem looks to land a combination. Greed sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Greed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greed steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Overeem. That one must have hurt.
Overeem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Greed 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Greed down.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Greed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Greed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overeem fakes the leg kick and cracks Greed in the body.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. Greed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greed's calf.
Greed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Greed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Greed's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Overeem connects with a solid leg kick.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses
and Greed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Greed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem tries to land a leg kick but Greed saw it coming and moves away.
Greed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Overeem. Overeem obviously looking to wear him down.
Greed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Overeem. Overeem obviously looking to wear him down.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Greed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Greed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a push kick but Greed slaps the foot to one side.
Overeem misses with a leg kick.
Overeem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Greed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Greed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greed blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem scores with a head kick.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem throws a body punch but Greed moves out of range.
Apollo Greed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Greed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Overeem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greed looks to land a combination but Overeem avoids it well.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Greed moves out of range easily.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Greed struggles to land a body shot inside as Overeem controls his hands.
Overeem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greed backwards.
Overeem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Overeem taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem.
Greed lands a nice uppercut.
Greed blocks an elbow strike from Overeem.
Greed is trying to maintain a safe position but Overeem gets an underhook and turns Greed into the cage.
Greed dodges an elbow strike from Overeem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greed blocks an elbow strike.
Overeem just leaning against Greed, taking a breather.
Greed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Greed lands a nice uppercut.
Greed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Greed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Greed lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greed struggles to land a body shot inside as Overeem controls his hands.
Greed breaks from the clinch.
Greed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Overeem rather than just go for the knockout.
Greed looks to throw the jab but Overeem is out of range.
Overeem misses with a hook. Greed ducked under it nicely.
Greed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Overeem under the eye.
Overeem blocks a leg kick.
Greed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Overeem can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greed throws a looping overhand right but Overeem ducks down to avoid it.
Greed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Overeem finds it's way round the side to connect with Greed's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Overeem moves away from the strike by Greed.
Greed throws out a leg kick but Overeem moves out of range and Greed only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overeem.
Overeem moves into range and clinches up with Greed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Greed connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Overeem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Overeem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem!
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