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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eloi Prosper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eloi Prosper will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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174 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eloi Prosper!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prosper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Overeem.
Prosper tries to clinch but Overeem moves out of range.
A head kick from Prosper lands but Overeem takes it in his stride.
Prosper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Overeem tries to avoid it but Prosper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Overeem to the ground. Overeem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Overeem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prosper circles away.
Overeem misses with a lunging right hand
and Prosper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Prosper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prosper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Overeem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Prosper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peter Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prosper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Overeem thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Overeem misses the target.
The fighters circling - Overeem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prosper darts in trying to clinch
and Overeem counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prosper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Overeem is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Prosper sees it coming and defends easily.
Prosper is trying to get back to full guard.
Overeem controlling the action here.
Prosper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prosper won't allow Overeem to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Prosper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Overeem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Prosper is trying to keep Overeem in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Overeem looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Prosper!
Overeem happy to just control the position for now.
Prosper is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Prosper!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overeem tries to control but Prosper wriggling away.
Overeem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Overeem has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Overeem.
Prosper is looking to improve his position but Overeem isn't that keen on the idea.
Prosper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Overeem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Overeem gets a takedown into half guard.
Prosper is trying to control but can't.
Overeem trying to mount his opponent but Prosper defends it.
Prosper is staying active underneath Overeem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prosper looking for submissions off his back.
Overeem is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Prosper sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem prevents Prosper from improving his position.
Prosper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Overeem perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Prosper tries to get to full guard but Overeem has control of the leg.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Prosper scores with a three punch combo!
Prosper lands a right hook to the body.
Overeem throws the left hand but Prosper avoids the punch easily.
Overeem throws a hook but Prosper avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prosper darts in looking for a takedown but Overeem gets double underhooks and turns Prosper into the cage.
Overeem wants a takedown but no success here.
Prosper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prosper is fending him off so far but Overeem persists. Nope, Prosper circles away and we're back to standing.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prosper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Overeem shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Prosper is trying to defend but Overeem finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prosper is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prosper tries to kick Overeem off but Overeem keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prosper can do to turn this around?
Prosper is looking for a sweep. Overeem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Prosper trying to control but Overeem postures up.
Overeem is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Prosper is refusing to be controlled, as Overeem sits in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Overeem or perhaps it was just good defense by Prosper, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prosper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Prosper with that takedown attempt.
Prosper cracks Overeem with a good jab.
Prosper throws a sloppy head kick and Overeem moves out of range easily.
Overeem misses with a left hand
and Prosper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Overeem shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Prosper as he avoids it easily.
Prosper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Overeem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prosper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Overeem's waist but Overeem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Prosper off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prosper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prosper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Prosper is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Overeem dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Overeem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prosper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overeem throws a poor cross that misses
and Prosper counters with a nice body shot.
Prosper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Overeem avoids it really well and circles away.
Prosper scores with a hook to the body. Overeem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prosper lands a nice looking body kick.
Prosper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Overeem sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prosper somewhat.
Overeem dives in and grabs Prosper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Prosper pushes down on Overeem's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeem shoots for a double leg takedown but Prosper sprawls well. He's pushed Overeem's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overeem darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Prosper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prosper is trying to maintain the position but Overeem is very close to passing his half guard.
Prosper moves into full guard.
Prosper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Overeem trying to move into half guard but instead Prosper has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Prosper would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Prosper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Overeem is keeping the position for now.
Prosper wants to control from the top but Overeem keeps moving.
Prosper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Overeem is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Prosper sitting in guard here, content to control.
Overeem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Prosper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Prosper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Prosper trying to control the position from guard on top but Overeem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Prosper would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Overeem lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Overeem controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Overeem passes Prosper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Overeem.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Overeem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Overeem!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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