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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Satou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Satou!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satou slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Overeem scores with a one two! Satou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Koji Satou has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Satou.
A left and a right from Satou both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Satou.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Satou avoids them all with ease.
Satou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Satou counter with a right hand.
Overeem could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Satou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Overeem lands a high kick!
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Satou looks to land a combination. Overeem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Satou avoids the head kick by Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satou pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Overeem back to the cage. Satou follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satou tries to bum rush Overeem with a series of wild strikes but Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Satou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Satou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overeem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Satou scores with a one two! Overeem had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Satou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Satou lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Satou.
Overeem misses with a double jab
and Satou counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Satou misses.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Satou fails to land with a series of punches.
Satou displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Overeem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Satou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Satou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem misses with a double jab
and Satou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satou lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Satou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Overeem counters with a three punch combo that has Satou backing up. Satou nods at Overeem to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Overeem misses.
Satou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. Satou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Overeem coming out on top.
Satou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alistair Overeem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koji Satou's cut.
That's time! Overeem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alistair Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Satou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeem throws a head kick but Satou moves out of range.
Overeem throws a combination that misses
and Satou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Satou.
Satou moves out of range of the body kick.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satou lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Satou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Overeem counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Satou is breathing heavily.
Overeem misses with a few strikes there.
Satou misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem lands a high kick!
Satou is working the combinations to good effect here.
Overeem connects with a high kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Satou!
Overeem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overeem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Satou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overeem.
Satou pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Overeem back to the cage. Satou follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Satou cracks Overeem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Satou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Overeem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Satou.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Satou.
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!
Satou cracks Overeem with a right hand to the side of the head.
Overeem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satou circles away quickly and effectively.
Satou tries to bum rush Overeem with a series of wild strikes but Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Overeem.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Satou.
Overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Satou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Overeem under the eye.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
Satou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overeem.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Satou moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satou blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Satou scores with a four punch combination!
Overeem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Overeem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overeem.
Satou moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satou misses with a double jab.
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 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Koji Satou's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Satou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Overeem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Satou.
Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Satou counters with a straight right hand.
Satou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem misses with a right hand
and Satou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Overeem throws a right and a left that Satou avoids nicely.
Satou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Satou throws a series of punches but Overeem avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overeem misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Satou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem misses the body punch
and Overeem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Overeem throws a head kick but Satou moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Satou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Satou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Satou throws a series of punches but Overeem avoids them all with ease.
Overeem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koji Satou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands a head kick!
Satou throws a right and a left that Overeem avoids nicely.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Satou avoids it well.
Satou lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Satou.
Satou avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Satou throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overeem. Satou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Overeem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Satou misses with a two punch combination.
Overeem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Overeem.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Satou closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Satou tries to bum rush Overeem with a series of wild strikes but Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Overeem throws a right hand that Satou ducks under and follows up with a left that Satou also avoids with ease.
Satou throws a right and a left that Overeem avoids nicely.
Satou 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 throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Satou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Satou throws a right and a left that Overeem avoids nicely.
Satou takes a kick to the side of the head.
Satou lands with an uppercut that bounces Overeem off the cage and back into range.
Overeem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Overeem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Satou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Overeem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Overeem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem!
Alistair Overeem was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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