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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Translucent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes into the arena with Switchblade Smiles blaring out of the sound system. Translucent has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Mr Translucent is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjen Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Translucent!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Translucent down.
Overeem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Overeem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Overeem there as he acknowledges the shot.
Overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Overeem.
Translucent looks winded!
Translucent moves out of range of the body kick from Overeem.
Translucent tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeem shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Translucent blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem tries to land a front kick but Translucent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Translucent throws a counter combo.
Overeem thumps Translucent with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Translucent misses with an uppercut. Overeem saw that one coming.
Overeem throws a chopping leg kick but Translucent manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Translucent tries for a takedown but Overeem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Translucent moves out of range easily.
Overeem throws a low kick, looking for Translucent's leg but Translucent calmly moves out of range.
Translucent looking to score a takedown here. Overeem is defending well but Translucent drives through and ends up in Overeem's guard.
Overeem is pulling down on Translucent's head. It's preventing any offense from Translucent, at least for the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Overeem's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Overeem wants to stand but Translucent is controlling the position.
Overeem keeping full guard, as Translucent tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Translucent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Overeem is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Translucent tries to free his leg and advance position but Overeem is retaining full guard.
Overeem has his hands on Translucent's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Overeem tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Overeem slams his shin into Translucent's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a leg kick but Translucent moved away.
Overeem throws a head kick but Translucent moves out of range.
Translucent with the counter takedown but Overeem avoids it easily.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem throws a big shot that misses.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
Translucent drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Overeem defends it well.
Overeem throws a poor cross that misses
and Translucent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Translucent fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Overeem looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Overeem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Overeem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Overeem throws a low kick, looking for Translucent's leg but Translucent calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a looping left.
Translucent checks a low kick from Overeem.
Translucent blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Translucent shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Overeem wants to get back to his feet.
Overeem flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Overeem is trying to stand.
Overeem is trying to control but can't.
Translucent is trying to control. Overeem wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Overeem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Translucent misses with a takedown
and Overeem counters with a good, hard body kick but Translucent shrugs it off.
Translucent staying out of range there.
Translucent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overeem.
Translucent with the counter takedown but Overeem avoids it easily.
Overeem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Translucent blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem sets himself, and Translucent steps forward looking for the clinch! Overeem avoids it this time.
Translucent blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem sets himself, and Translucent steps forward looking for the clinch! Overeem avoids it this time.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Translucent is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Translucent tries to score a power double leg takedown but Overeem sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Translucent somewhat.
Overeem half committed to a counter leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Overeem scores with a four punch combination!
Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Translucent can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Translucent avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Translucent on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Translucent drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Overeem defends it well.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
Overeem closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arjen Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
Overeem wants to land a leg kick but Translucent is out of range.
Translucent moves away from the strike by Overeem.
As Overeem backs off Translucent throws a huge counter combo but Overeem manages to avoid it all.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Arjen Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overeem is looking to slow Translucent down with leg kicks.
Overeem misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Translucent moves out of range easily.
Overeem throws a lazy head kick
and Translucent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Overeem throws a jab but it's blocked by Translucent.
Overeem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Arjen Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Translucent swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Translucent checks a leg kick.
Overeem connects with a crisp jab.
Overeem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Translucent is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Translucent avoids a kick to the body.
Overeem misses with a low kick.
Overeem fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Translucent checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is looking to land body kicks.
Translucent tries to counter with a clinch but Overeem shakes him off and moves away.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mr Translucent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem gets caught napping as Translucent dives in and scores a takedown. Overeem manages to retain guard.
Overeem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Overeem is really struggling to control Translucent but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Overeem pulls Translucent in close to his closed guard and prevents Translucent from doing any damage or advancing position.
Overeem tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looking to control.
Overeem keeping moving, preventing Translucent from controlling successfully.
Overeem controls Translucent momentarily but Translucent frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem lands a head kick!
Overeem wants to slow Translucent down by chopping away at his legs.
Translucent tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Overeem defends well and Translucent ends up having to push Overeem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Overeem half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arjen Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Translucent.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem throws a solid leg kick but Translucent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Overeem.
Translucent 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.
Arjen Overeem dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Translucent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem throws a leg kick
and Translucent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Overeem wants to slow Translucent down by chopping away at his legs.
Overeem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Translucent blocks a jab.
Translucent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Overeem as he jumps to the side.
As Translucent backs away, Overeem returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Overeem throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Translucent moves out of range easily.
Overeem looks to land a left hand but Translucent moved out of range nicely.
Translucent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overeem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Overeem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Whack! Overeem lands a heavy head kick that drops Translucent. The ref tackles Overeem to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Translucent was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Arjen Overeem!
Arjen Overeem thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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