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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem has chosen right above it lil wayne as his entrance music. Luther Heggs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alistar Overeem's chin.
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198 cm
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280 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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210 cm
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287 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Overeem! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick by Overeem misses and Heggs counters with a lovely straight right hand! Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem is looking to chop away at Heggs's legs. Heggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Overeem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Heggs throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range. Overeem avoids a kick to the body.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Heggs avoids it well. Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heggs counters with a crisp one two that drops Overeem! Heggs thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Overeem to his feet! Overeem is in big trouble! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A leg kick checked by Heggs. Heggs rushes Overeem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Overeem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Heggs tries to clinch up but Overeem circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Overeem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Overeem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut. Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Overeem and Heggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Overeem looks gassed! Overeem lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A right-left combo lands from Overeem. Alistar Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heggs sends Overeem crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Heggs is motioning to the referee to let Overeem up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Alistar Overeem has been cut. Heggs avoids a kick to the body.
Heggs avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem misses with a body shot.
Overeem throws a head kick but Heggs moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Heggs rushes Overeem and presses him up against the cage. Heggs has Overeem pressed against the cage, preventing Overeem from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A short left from Heggs. Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heggs throws a body kick that misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Overeem. Overeem throws a head kick but Heggs moves out of range.
Overeem looks for the body kick but Heggs saw that one coming. Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heggs. Overeem throws a head kick but Heggs moves out of range.
Heggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heggs 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 throws the kick towards the body but Heggs avoids it. Overeem circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heggs. Overeem does a little dance to reset his feet. Overeem tries to keep at a distance but Heggs has taken the fight into the clinch. Overeem trying to stall but Heggs improves his position.
Heggs lands a nice uppercut. Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Heggs is controlling him. Overeem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Heggs gets through Overeem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. This has been an exciting period of action! Heggs lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Heggs drives through and clinches with Overeem against the cage.
Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Heggs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Overeem throws a right hand that Heggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Heggs also avoids with ease. Heggs cracks Overeem with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Overeem looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Heggs finish him?
Heggs clinches with his opponent.
Heggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Overeem's efforts to push away. Heggs scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Overeem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heggs.
Heggs needs to keep his hands up - Overeem had a free shot at his head there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Heggs dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Overeem lands with a kick to the temple. Heggs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Overeem throws a combination that misses and Heggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Heggs avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Overeem is avoiding it.
Overeem misses with a hook
and Heggs counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Overeem out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Heggs is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luther Heggs! After winning the bout, Luther Heggs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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