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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes into the arena with Bangarang blaring out of the sound system. Eric Bing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Claude Overeem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Bing!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing misses with a head kick.
Overeem has managed to clinch.
Bing tries a knee to the head but Overeem blocks it.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Eric Bing has been cut.
Bing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
Bing is pushing Overeem up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Overeem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Overeem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bing backwards.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem lands with a left to the head.
Overeem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Overeem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but Bing blocks it.
Overeem lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overeem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bing swings wildly with an uppercut but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bing is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Overeem is keeping busy.
Bing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overeem tries to work over Bing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
Overeem looking to throw knees to the head but Bing is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Overeem.
Overeem lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overeem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overeem lands a hook that snaps the head of Bing backwards.
A short right from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bing blocks it with crossed arms.
Bing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overeem obliges.
Bing trying to stall but Overeem improves his position.
Bing can't find room to land a body shot as Overeem controls the action.
Bing missing with knees to the body.
Overeem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Eric Bing's cut even more.
Bing misses with an elbow strike.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands with a right to the head.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Overeem blocks the elbow strike.
Overeem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Bing blocks with his arms.
Overeem avoids a wild elbow strike from Bing.
Overeem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bing backwards.
Overeem lands a body punch.
Overeem blocks an elbow strike from Bing.
Bing tries to land a knee to the head but Overeem blocks with his arms.
Bing throws an elbow but it misses.
Bing pushes off an throws an elbow but Overeem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Overeem prevents a body shot from Bing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem avoiding damage as Bing throws knees to the body.
Overeem stalling in the clinch but Bing improves position.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
Bing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overeem.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overeem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Bing's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Overeem scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bing.
Bing looks for the body kick but Overeem saw that one coming.
A low kick from Overeem misses
and Bing counters with a good low kick that Overeem was not able to check.
Overeem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bing throws the kick towards the body but Overeem avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Overeem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Overeem missing with knees to the body.
Bing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overeem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Overeem.
Bing prevents a body shot from Overeem.
Overeem lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bing or not.
Nice elbow from Bing.
Overeem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overeem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bing's elbow.
Overeem stalling.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bing.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing tries to land a knee to the head but Overeem blocks with his arms.
Overeem tries a body shot but Bing blocks it.
Overeem avoids a wild elbow strike from Bing.
Overeem lands an uppercut.
Overeem looking to throw knees to the head but Bing is blocking nicely.
Overeem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bing avoiding damage as Overeem throws knees to the body.
Bing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Overeem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overeem landing knees to the body.
Overeem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bing's face.
The cut above Eric Bing's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bing.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem managing to block the knees to the body from Bing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing tries to land a knee to the head but Overeem blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bing.
Overeem tries to stall but Bing uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Overeem lands a hook that snaps the head of Bing backwards.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bing blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Overeem lands a nice knee to the body.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
Overeem pushes Bing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bing is breathing heavily.
Overeem managing to block the knees to the body from Bing.
Bing is trying to stall.
Overeem stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem takes an elbow to the temple.
Bing missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bing backwards.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but Bing blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Overeem lands a nice uppercut.
Bing trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem tries to work over Bing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overeem.
Overeem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bing tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Overeem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Bing's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Overeem.
Overeem lands a front kick.
Bing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bing - that will leave a mark!
Overeem moves out of range as Bing throws a body kick.
Overeem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bing.
Overeem lands a jab.
Overeem throws a head kick that Bing semi-blocks.
Bing is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem closes the distance and pushes Bing back into the cage.
Overeem lands a knee to the head.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
Bing is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Eric Bing's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bing lands a nice knee to the body.
Overeem looking to stall.
Bing seems to have recovered his senses.
Bing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
Overeem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bing can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Overeem.
A head punch on the inside from Bing fails to land.
Bing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
Overeem tries to throw a body punch but Bing avoids it by throwing Overeem back against the cage.
Bing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bing's elbow.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bing.
Bing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bing swings wildly with an uppercut but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bing tries to work over Overeem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Overeem gets through Bing's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bing throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
Bing avoiding damage as Overeem throws knees to the body.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Bing blocks with his arms.
Bing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but Bing blocks it.
Bing is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Overeem is keeping busy.
Overeem struggles to land a body shot inside as Bing controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
Overeem lands a nice uppercut.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eric Bing's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jean Claude Overeem!
Jean Claude Overeem retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Claude Overeem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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