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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starim Stal Overdreem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdreem kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motorhead-Iron Fist. Bruce Li has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Starim Stal Overdreem's chin.
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273 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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198 cm
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264 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Starim Stal Overdreem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdreem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Li tenderised Overdreem's leg. Overdreem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Li throws a right hand that Overdreem ducks under and follows up with a left that Overdreem also avoids with ease.
Li throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overdreem wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Overdreem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Li circles away.
Li throws a body kick the misses
and Overdreem counters with a nice leg kick.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Overdreem is out of range.
Overdreem throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and moves out of range.
Overdreem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Overdreem checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Overdreem misses with an uppercut.
Overdreem misses with a head kick.
Li walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Overdreem down.
Overdreem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdreem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Li is out of range and Overdreem settles back down.
Li throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Overdreem is breathing heavily.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Li taking a breather.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Overdreem takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Overdreem is rocked!
Li is pushing Overdreem up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oh Overdreem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Overdreem is blocking nicely.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overdreem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overdreem dodges an elbow strike from Li.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overdreem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Overdreem is blocking nicely.
Overdreem avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the ropes.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li avoiding damage.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Li tries a knee to the head but Overdreem blocks it.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdreem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overdreem blocks it with crossed arms.
Overdreem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overdreem blocks it with crossed arms.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overdreem blocks it with crossed arms.
Li throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Overdreem has double underhooks.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Overdreem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Overdreem blocks with his arms.
Li is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Overdreem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overdreem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Overdreem blocks with his arms.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Overdreem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overdreem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Li tries a knee to the head but Overdreem blocks it.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overdreem blocks it with crossed arms.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overdreem throws a head punch that misses.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overdreem blocks it with crossed arms.
Li creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overdreem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overdreem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overdreem seems to have got his legs back now.
Overdreem manages to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Overdreem is retaining full guard.
Overdreem wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Overdreem is working an open guard so Li takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Overdreem.
Overdreem tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Overdreem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li throws the left hand but Overdreem avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Li tenderised Overdreem's leg. Overdreem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bruce Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overdreem gets a takedown into half guard.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overdreem seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Li does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Overdreem stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li controlling the position well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still in half guard, Overdreem seems content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Starim Stal Overdreem just wasn't active enough.
Overdreem shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Overdreem's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Li dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li pushes Overdreem up against the ropes in a clinch.
Overdreem breaks the clinch.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li tries to clinch there but Overdreem circles away.
Li throws a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Li.
Overdreem closes the distance and pushes Li back into the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Li.
Overdreem tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Overdreem fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Overdreem thumps Li with a low kick.
Li darts in trying to clinch
and Overdreem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Li's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Overdreem misses.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overdreem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Overdreem to score with a decent uppercut.
Overdreem throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Overdreem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Li throws a right and a left that Overdreem avoids nicely.
Overdreem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overdreem throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Overdreem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overdreem tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overdreem swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdreem misses with a takedown attempt - Li sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Starim Stal Overdreem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overdreem tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li is looking to clinch.
Overdreem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Overdreem misses
and Li counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overdreem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Overdreem has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Li.
Li throws a monster overhand right that drops Overdreem! Li follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Li!
A relieved looking Bruce Li thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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