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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seek and Destroy . Joe Kimura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Kimura.
Kimura throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
Kimura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Kimura.
Overeem slips a straight right by Kimura.
No joy there for Overeem , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kimura loads up on a big right hand but Overeem slips the punch.
Overeem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Kimura.
Overeem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kimura with a jab.
Joe Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem throws a combination. Kimura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Joe Kimura has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Kimura with that takedown attempt.
Kimura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Overeem avoids it really well and circles away.
Alistair Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overeem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimura.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kimura slips under a jab.
Overeem throws a jab when Kimura was well out of range.
Overeem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Overeem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kimura misses with a left hand
and Overeem counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking for a takedown.
Alistair Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Kimura.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but Kimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kimura misses with a hook. Overeem ducked under it nicely.
Kimura misses with a looping left.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Kimura.
Kimura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overeem throws a body punch but Kimura moves out of range.
Overeem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Overeem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem moves out of range as Kimura strikes.
Overeem misses with a straight right.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Overeem , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kimura throws a looping overhand right but Overeem ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem slips a straight right by Kimura.
Kimura moves away from the strike by Overeem .
A telegraphed right hand from Kimura misses the target.
Kimura throws the left hand but Overeem avoids the punch easily.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem pushes Kimura up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Overeem .
A frustrated look appears on Kimura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overeem lands an elbow inside.
Kimura is trying to break free.
Kimura tries to pull guard but Overeem holds him up against the cage and eventually Kimura drops back down to his feet.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Overeem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kimura.
Kimura looks to land a right hand but Overeem moved out of range.
Overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Overeem swivels and escapes.
Kimura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Overeem is fending him off so far but Kimura persists. Nope, Overeem circles away and we're back to standing.
Kimura throws a right and a left that Overeem avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Overeem .
Kimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimura tries to keep at a distance but Overeem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.
Overeem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Overeem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimura slips a jab and a cross from Overeem .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem drives through and clinches with Kimura against the cage.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Kimura.
Kimura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimura throws out the jab.
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 Joe Kimura's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Overeem throws a series of punches but Kimura avoids them all with ease.
Kimura shoots for a double leg takedown but Overeem sprawls well. He's pushed Kimura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kimura ducks under a wild hook from Overeem .
Kimura connects with a nice looking jab.
Kimura walks into a straight right hand from Overeem .
Overeem tests Kimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Kimura as he connects with a hook.
Overeem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kimura.
Overeem scores with a shot to the body.
Overeem just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem jabs Kimura right on the nose. Kimura blinks but takes it well.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Kimura avoids them all with ease.
Alistair Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
Overeem slips under a jab from Kimura.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kimura shoots for a takedown but Overeem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alistair Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem slips under a jab from Kimura.
Kimura gets the takedown into side control.
Kimura has an Americana. Overeem didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kimura is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kimura hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joe Kimura!
After winning the bout, Joe Kimura 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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