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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Anthem. Monstra has chosen Slayer - Hate Worldwide as his entrance music. Marcus Monstra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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196 cm
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254 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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219 cm
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278 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Monstra misses with a right hand and Overeem counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Monstra as he checks the leg kick. Monstra throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Donk. Monstra catches Overeem right on the button with a cross. Overeem throws a low kick but Monstra avoids it. A big left from Monstra misses. Monstra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overeem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Monstra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overeem.
Overeem lands with a kick to the temple. Monstra shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Overeem tries a low kick but Monstra avoids it. Monstra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monstra misses with a hook. Overeem ducked under it nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Monstra throws a jab but it's blocked by Overeem. Overeem blocks a jab. Monstra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Overeem is out of range and Monstra settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Monstra throws a low kick but Overeem avoids it. Monstra throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Overeem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Monstra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monstra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Monstra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Overeem counters with a nice leg kick. Monstra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Overeem to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut. Monstra thows a body shot but no joy. Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monstra. Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Monstra's front leg but catches the back leg as Monstra tries to avoid it. The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Overeem throws a head kick but Monstra moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Overeem!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Monstra swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem. Overeem slips under a jab from Monstra. Overeem looks for the body kick but Monstra saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Monstra misses with a jab to the body
and Overeem counters with an inside leg kick. Overeem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Monstra looks gassed! Overeem is looking to slow Monstra down with leg kicks. Good leg kick by Overeem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Monstra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overeem manages to avoid it. Monstra throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it. Monstra sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Jab by Overeem. A jab from Overeem finds it's way through Monstra's defenses. Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Monstra moves out of range easily. Overeem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monstra. Monstra circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Overeem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Overeem - that will leave a mark!
Overeem is looking to slow Monstra down with leg kicks. Crunch! Overeem slams his shin into Monstra's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Overeem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Monstra. A good leg kick by Overeem. Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing. A big right from Monstra misses. Overeem swings for the body but Monstra moves out of range.
Overeem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monstra. Overeem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Overeem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Overeem. Monstra shrugs it off though. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Monstra crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Overeem - the referee stops the clock and Monstra gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Overeem. Monstra manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Overeem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A slapping body kick lands there for Overeem. Overeem throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overeem.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Overeem throws a head kick that misses. Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Monstra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Overeem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Overeem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Monstra if he has to take too many more of those.
Overeem has managed to clinch.
Overeem lands on the inside with an uppercut. Monstra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Overeem lands a good knee to the midsection. Monstra won't want to take too many of those. Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Overeem delivers a nice body kick. Monstra moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Monstra takes a knee to the side of the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Overeem lands a shot to the body. Overeem lands an elbow that stopped Monstra in his tracks for a moment. Overeem breaks the clinch.
Overeem throws a good cross that connects.
Overeem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 Marcus Monstra's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Overeem scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Monstra down. Some wild striking there from Overeem.
Overeem cracks the inside of Monstra's front leg. Overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Overeem lands with a nice body kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Overeem. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Overeem fakes the leg kick and cracks Monstra in the body. Overeem throws a quick inside leg kick. Overeem tries to land a front kick but Monstra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Overeem lands a nice looking kick to the body. Monstra takes a step back to recover. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Overeem here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Monstra is breathing heavily. Overeem thumps Monstra with a low kick. Monstra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monstra can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Overeem has Monstra up against the cage in a clinch.
Overeem lands a body punch. Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monstra's defenses. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Overeem. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Overeem lands an elbow inside that Monstra shrugs off. Monstra takes a knee to the side of the body. Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Monstra 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 thows a body kick. Monstra tries to catch it but that hurt him. That kick from Overeem tenderised Monstra's leg. Monstra is trying to keep his angry face on. Overeem lands a front kick. Overeem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Monstra has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Overeem. Overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alistair Overeem is winning the standup battle so far. Overeem bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Overeem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Overeem scoring well with a low kick there.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monstra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Overeem counters with a thumping low kick. Overeem connects with an inside leg kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem. Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Alistair Overeem has scored more points in the clinch so far. Overeem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Overeem looking to throw knees to the head but Monstra is blocking nicely.
Overeem working Monstra over with knees to the body. Overeem lands a nice shot to the body. Overeem lands a nice knee to the body. A short right from Overeem. Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A jab from Overeem finds it's way through Monstra's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Overeem instigates a clinch. Monstra misses with a body punch.
Monstra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Overeem. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Monstra misses with the head strike.
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Marcus Monstra's cut even more. Monstra takes an elbow to the forehead. Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monstra 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 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Overeem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monstra's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Monstra down. Overeem throws a good cross that connects.
Overeem takes the fight into the clinch. Overeem landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem lands a leg kick that knocks Monstra off balance momentarily. Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Monstra's front leg but catches the back leg as Monstra tries to avoid it. Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Overeem lands with a left to the head. Monstra wants to get back to striking at distance but Overeem won't allow it.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monstra's defenses.
Monstra is rocked!
The cut above Marcus Monstra's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Monstra is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him? Overeem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Overeem circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Monstra to the canvas! Monstra doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Overeem keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Overeem!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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