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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolls Gleicy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolls Gleicy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alistair Overeem's chin.
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280 lbs
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251 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolls Gleicy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gleicy works over Overeem's head and body with a nice combination.
Gleicy looks to land a combination but Overeem avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for Gleicy.
Bolls Gleicy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gleicy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Gleicy.
Gleicy slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Overeem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gleicy circles away quickly and effectively.
Gleicy misses with a two punch combination.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Gleicy circles away.
Gleicy lands with a nice combination. Overeem backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Overeem takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Overeem is looking to clinch.
Overeem is looking to clinch.
Gleicy misses with a two punch combination.
Gleicy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Overeem wants to get back to striking at distance but Gleicy won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Overeem.
Overeem lands an uppercut.
Gleicy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Overeem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Overeem.
Gleicy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Overeem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gleicy manages to avoid it.
Gleicy thuds his right hand into Overeem's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gleicy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Gleicy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gleicy throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem moves into range and clinches up with Gleicy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Overeem.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gleicy throws a right and a left that Overeem avoids nicely.
Gleicy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Overeem counters with a nice body shot.
Gleicy looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleicy misses with a few strikes there.
Gleicy works over Overeem's head and body with a nice combination.
Overeem moves into range and clinches up with Gleicy.
Gleicy tries to pull guard but Overeem won't allow it.
Alistair Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bolls Gleicy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Overeem is working for takedown but Gleicy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overeem tries to clinch but Gleicy moves out of range.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Gleicy circles away.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Gleicy keeps it at a distance.
Overeem has closed the distance and engaged Gleicy in a clinch.
Overeem works on Gleicy's body with a couple of short punches.
Overeem lands with a left to the head.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Overeem.
Gleicy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overeem.
Gleicy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Overeem darts in and clinches Gleicy up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem has closed the distance and engaged Gleicy in a clinch.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gleicy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gleicy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overeem circles away quickly and effectively.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Overeem gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Overeem thows a big elbow that misses.
Overeem throwing strikes but missing.
Gleicy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Overeem gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Overeem wants to stand but Gleicy is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gleicy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Overeem loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Overeem with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Overeem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gleicy swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Gleicy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Overeem's hands.
Gleicy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Overeem backs up against the cage.
Gleicy misses with a double jab
and Overeem moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Gleicy does no damage.
Gleicy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Overeem backs up against the cage.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Alistair Overeem's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gleicy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gleicy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gleicy misses with a double jab.
Overeem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overeem ducks right into an uppercut from Gleicy.
Gleicy throws a nice looking combination but Overeem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gleicy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gleicy swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Gleicy misses with a two punch combination.
Overeem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Overeem tries to clinch but Gleicy is having none of it.
Gleicy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overeem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem wants to clinch.
Overeem throws a lazy right hand but Gleicy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Overeem takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overeem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gleicy tries to score a body lock takedown but Overeem shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Overeem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gleicy has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Overeem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem is looking to clinch.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Gleicy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gleicy misses with a wild combination.
Overeem has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab from Gleicy.
Gleicy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overeem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gleicy scores with a nice strike.
Gleicy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overeem.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Gleicy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Gleicy scores with a four punch combination!
Gleicy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gleicy scores with a nice strike.
Gleicy misses with a double jab.
Gleicy throws a combination. Overeem tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gleicy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Overeem slips a jab and a cross from Gleicy.
Gleicy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gleicy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Overeem swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Gleicy misses.
Gleicy looks to land a combination. Overeem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gleicy 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.
Gleicy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gleicy scores with a nice strike.
Gleicy throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleicy misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Gleicy.
Gleicy lands with an uppercut that bounces Overeem off the cage and back into rage.
Gleicy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gleicy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gleicy misses with a combination
and Overeem moves into the clinch.
Gleicy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Overeem smiles and moves away.
Bolls Gleicy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gleicy with a hook.
Gleicy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Gleicy.
Overeem drops his hands momentarily and Gleicy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Overeem closes the distance and pushes Gleicy back into the cage.
Gleicy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alistair Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bolls Gleicy.
Overeem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gleicy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem digs a right hand into Gleicy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gleicy's gas tank.
Overeem tries to score a body lock takedown but Gleicy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Overeem manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gleicy fails to pull guard.
Gleicy can't get the takedown.
Overeem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Gleicy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gleicy throws an overhand right that lands on Overeem's shoulder, as Overeem tries to avoid the shot.
Overeem is looking to clinch.
Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Gleicy is pressed up against the cage. Overeem has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gleicy down to the mat. Gleicy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gleicy.
Gleicy misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gleicy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolls Gleicy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alistair Overeem's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Overeem.
Gleicy misses with a double jab.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gleicy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem tries to clinch but Gleicy is having none of it.
Gleicy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overeem circles away quickly and effectively.
Gleicy fails to land with a series of punches.
Gleicy works over Overeem's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Overeem does it's job there.
Gleicy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem wants to clinch.
Overeem swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gleicy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overeem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overeem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Overeem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gleicy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Overeem prevents it.
Overeem has Gleicy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gleicy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleicy successfully pulls guard.
Overeem preventing the sweep.
Overeem wants to get up but he can't break Gleicy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gleicy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Overeem tries to stand but Gleicy is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gleicy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Overeem is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gleicy counters with a left and a right that stings Overeem.
Gleicy throws a one two combo.
Overeem tries to clinch but Gleicy moves out of range.
Gleicy throws a right hand that Overeem ducks under and follows up with a left that Overeem also avoids with ease.
Gleicy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Overeem's head backwards.
Gleicy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gleicy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Gleicy.
Gleicy throws a series of punches but Overeem avoids them all with ease.
Gleicy swinging wilding here.
Overeem has Gleicy up against the cage in a clinch.
Gleicy tries to score a body lock takedown but Overeem shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gleicy keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem throws out a loose jab but Gleicy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gleicy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gleicy misses with a two punch combination.
Overeem takes a swing at Gleicy's ribcage but misses.
Gleicy throws a nice looking combination but Overeem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleicy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gleicy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Gleicy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeem walks into a straight right hand from Gleicy.
Overeem clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Overeem.
Gleicy tries to pull guard but Overeem holds him up against the cage and eventually Gleicy drops back down to his feet.
Alistair Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bolls Gleicy.
Overeem is struggling to control the position.
Overeem cracks Gleicy with a nice body shot.
Overeem is pressed up against the cage. Gleicy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Overeem down to the mat. Overeem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Overeem darts in trying to clinch
and Gleicy counters with a series of strikes. Overeem will be more careful next time no doubt.
Overeem lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Gleicy lands.
Gleicy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gleicy misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Gleicy circles away.
Gleicy swinging wilding here.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Overeem to work.
Gleicy looking for a takedown.
A short right from Overeem on the inside.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem pushes Gleicy up against the cage in a clinch.
Gleicy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Overeem just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gleicy manages to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Overeem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Overeem has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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