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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessy De Boer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jessy De Boer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jessy De Boer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Boer.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Overeem pulls guard effortlessly.
Overeem is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Overeem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Boer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overeem stalling in the clinch but De Boer improves position.
De Boer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overeem.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jessy De Boer has been cut.
De Boer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Boer crunches a lovely knee into Overeem's ribcage.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
De Boer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
Overeem jumps guard.
Overeem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes De Boer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Overeem has De Boer pressed against the ropes, preventing De Boer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Boer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem tries to score a body lock takedown but De Boer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Boer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Overeem.
Overeem is looking to break free of the clinch but De Boer has double underhooks.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
Overeem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Boer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Overeem's efforts to push away.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
De Boer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
De Boer lands an elbow that stopped Overeem in his tracks for a moment.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
Overeem is trying to pull guard but De Boer has him pressed against the ropes.
De Boer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overeem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Boer tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.
De Boer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overeem is looking for a takedown.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Boer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Boer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Boer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
De Boer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De Boer trying to land knees to the body.
Overeem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Boer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overeem.
De Boer 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 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
Overeem pulls guard successfully.
De Boer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Overeem takes the fight into the clinch.
De Boer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Boer trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boer has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
De Boer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
De Boer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, De Boer throws an elbow but misses.
De Boer lands a knee to the body.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Boer blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem managing to block the knees to the body from De Boer.
Overeem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Overeem connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Boer's face.
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 Jessy De Boer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Overeem has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Boer lands a damaging elbow.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Boer blocks it with crossed arms.
De Boer misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem wants a takedown.
Overeem has had enough of the clinch but De Boer keeps him there for the moment.
De Boer missing with knees to the body.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem avoiding damage as De Boer throws knees to the body.
Overeem jumps guard and drags De Boer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
De Boer trying to control but Overeem is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Boer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Overeem, up you get!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem managing to block the knees to the body from De Boer.
Overeem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Boer is breathing heavily.
De Boer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
De Boer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Boer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overeem.
A short uppercut from Overeem.
Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Boer can do to turn this around?
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem clinches with his opponent.
De Boer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overeem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Boer missing with knees to the body.
Overeem lands a right hand.
That has opened up Jessy De Boer's cut even more.
Overeem lands a knee to the head.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem lands a nice knee to the body.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that De Boer shrugs off.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Jessy De Boer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overeem.
De Boer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overeem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem clinches up against the ropes.
De Boer misses with an elbow strike.
Overeem lands a knee to the head.
De Boer is rocked!
Overeem throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Boer is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but De Boer blocks with his arms.
De Boer seems to have recovered his senses.
Alistair Overeem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem looking to throw knees to the head but De Boer is blocking nicely.
De Boer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Overeem is trying to force a seperation but De Boer has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overeem avoiding damage as De Boer throws knees to the body.
Overeem decides to pull guard.
Overeem manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Overeem turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
De Boer is looking to get back to his feet here but Overeem is keeping cool and he's managed to take De Boer's back.
Overeem trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure De Boer doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alistair Overeem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Boer is trying to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jessy De Boer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Overeem rushes De Boer and presses him up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Overeem.
De Boer 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.
De Boer tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.
De Boer tries to pull guard but Overeem forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Overeem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overeem tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Boer smiles and moves away.
Overeem clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Boer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
A knee to the head by Overeem.
De Boer fails to pull guard.
Overeem pulls guard successfully.
De Boer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overeem manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to break free but De Boer pushes him back against the ropes.
De Boer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overeem has him pressed against the ropes.
De Boer scores a nice knee to the body.
Overeem lands a knee to the head.
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
Overeem has De Boer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
Jessy De Boer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
De Boer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem forces De Boer back against the ropes and clinches.
Overeem crunches a lovely knee into De Boer's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem landing knees to the body.
Overeem gets control of De Boer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Overeem will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
De Boer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Overeem rushes De Boer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Boer ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. De Boer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
De Boer is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Overeem dives into side control.
Overeem working the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Boer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Overeem stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem forces De Boer back against the ropes and clinches.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jessy De Boer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alistair Overeem!
After the big win, Alistair Overeem made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sparta Fightware and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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