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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starim Stal Overdreem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Janice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdreem's entrance music is Motorhead-Iron Fist. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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273 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Starim Stal Overdreem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Janice!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Janice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janice closes the distance and pushes Overdreem back into the ropes.
Overdreem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Matthew Janice has been cut.
Overdreem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overdreem thumps Janice with a low kick.
Overdreem misses with a body kick.
Overdreem tries to clinch up but Janice circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Janice.
Nice body kick from Overdreem.
Janice looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janice darts in trying to clinch
and Overdreem counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Overdreem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janice is looking to control Overdreem's arms but Overdreem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janice has his back to the ropes.
Overdreem misses with a knee to the head.
Janice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdreem.
Overdreem lands an elbow that stopped Janice in his tracks for a moment.
Overdreem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Overdreem avoiding damage as Janice throws knees to the body.
Overdreem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Janice creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overdreem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overdreem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overdreem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overdreem displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Overdreem moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdreem avoiding damage as Janice throws knees to the body.
Overdreem avoids a wild elbow strike from Janice.
Overdreem lands a knee to the head.
Overdreem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overdreem tries a knee to the head but Janice blocks it.
Overdreem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janice taking a breather.
Overdreem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janice is defending well for now.
Janice looking to slow down the pace here.
Overdreem missing with knees to the body.
Overdreem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Overdreem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overdreem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overdreem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Overdreem has closed the distance and engaged Janice in a clinch.
Overdreem lands an elbow that stopped Janice in his tracks for a moment.
Janice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janice blocks the elbow strike.
Overdreem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Overdreem takes an elbow to the temple.
Janice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdreem.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Overdreem as Janice tries to tie him up.
Janice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdreem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janice tries to land knees in the clinch but Overdreem avoids the damage to the body.
Overdreem throws an elbow but it misses.
Overdreem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overdreem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janice is looking to score with low kicks.
Overdreem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Janice lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Overdreem.
Overdreem lands a high kick!
Janice tries to clinch up
and Overdreem counters by clinching up.
Janice lands an elbow inside that Overdreem shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overdreem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Overdreem looking to throw knees to the head but Janice is blocking nicely.
Overdreem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overdreem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Janice.
Janice tries to close the distance and clinch but Overdreem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Overdreem.
Overdreem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Janice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janice loads up on a big right hand but Overdreem slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdreem misses with a body kick.
Overdreem closes the distance but Janice moves to the side
and Janice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Starim Stal Overdreem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overdreem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Overdreem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Janice counters with an outside leg kick.
Overdreem closes the distance and clinches.
Overdreem misses with an elbow over the top.
Overdreem throws an elbow that misses.
Janice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janice controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janice.
Overdreem trying to land knees to the body.
Janice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Overdreem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janice blocks it with crossed arms.
Overdreem looking to throw knees to the head but Janice is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Janice lands a damaging elbow.
Overdreem missing with knees to the body.
Overdreem pushes off an throws an elbow but Janice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Janice tries to stall but Overdreem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Overdreem managing to block the knees to the body from Janice.
Janice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Overdreem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janice rushes Overdreem and presses him up against the ropes.
Overdreem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janice is defending well for now.
Janice avoids a wild elbow strike from Overdreem.
Overdreem lands an elbow just above Janice 's eye.
Janice is trying to maintain a safe position but Overdreem gets an underhook and turns Janice into the ropes.
Overdreem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Overdreem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Janice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overdreem manages to break the clinch.
Overdreem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Overdreem moves into range and clinches up with Janice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janice lands an elbow that stopped Overdreem in his tracks for a moment.
Overdreem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janice avoiding damage as Overdreem throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Janice.
Overdreem throws an elbow that misses.
Overdreem scores with a knee to the head.
Overdreem tries to land a knee to the head but Janice blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janice looking to slow down the pace here.
Overdreem misses with a knee strike.
Janice working Overdreem over with knees to the body.
Overdreem misses with an elbow over the top.
Janice comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overdreem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starim Stal Overdreem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Janice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Overdreem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Janice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Janice clinches up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Overdreem throws an elbow that misses.
Overdreem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overdreem avoiding damage as Janice throws knees to the body.
Starim Stal Overdreem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Overdreem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Janice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overdreem takes an elbow to the forehead.
Overdreem looking to throw knees to the head but Janice is blocking nicely.
Janice misses with an elbow over the top.
Overdreem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Overdreem pushes off an throws an elbow but Janice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Overdreem breaks the clinch.
Overdreem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janice rushes Overdreem and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Janice lands an elbow just above Overdreem 's eye.
Overdreem avoiding damage as Janice throws knees to the body.
Janice unloads a knee to the mid-section. Overdreem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janice lands an elbow that stopped Overdreem in his tracks for a moment.
Janice is breathing heavily.
Overdreem lands a knee to the body.
Janice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Overdreem misses with an elbow over the top.
Overdreem looking to throw knees to the head but Janice is blocking nicely.
Janice looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janice is trying to maintain a safe position but Overdreem gets an underhook and turns Janice into the ropes.
Overdreem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overdreem misses with a knee strike.
Overdreem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janice.
Overdreem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overdreem is trying to break free.
Overdreem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overdreem has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Janice swats away the attempt to clinch by Overdreem.
Overdreem throws a head kick that misses.
Janice tries to clinch there but Overdreem circles away.
Overdreem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janice doesn't manage to clinch there - Overdreem circles away.
Janice wants to clinch up but Overdreem keeps it at a distance.
Overdreem tries to clinch but Janice moves out of range.
Janice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janice closes the distance but Overdreem moves to the side
and Overdreem counters by moving into the clinch.
Overdreem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janice avoiding damage.
Overdreem blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Overdreem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Overdreem is keeping busy.
Janice putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Overdreem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Overdreem takes a knee to the side of the body.
Overdreem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janice is defending well for now.
Overdreem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overdreem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overdreem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janice is defending well for now.
Janice lands an elbow that stopped Overdreem in his tracks for a moment.
Overdreem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janice blocks it with crossed arms.
Janice creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janice lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Overdreem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overdreem managing to block the knees to the body from Janice.
Overdreem misses with an elbow strike.
Overdreem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Overdreem missing with knees to the body.
Janice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Overdreem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janice is defending well for now.
Overdreem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Overdreem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overdreem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janice lands an elbow inside.
Janice blocks an elbow strike.
Overdreem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janice.
Janice lands an elbow inside.
Janice putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Overdreem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janice misses with an elbow over the top.
Janice creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overdreem's defenses.
Janice looking to stall.
Overdreem misses with a knee to the head.
Janice throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Janice taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Janice landing knees to the body.
Overdreem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janice taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Janice is trying to stall.
Overdreem takes an elbow to the temple.
Janice lands a nice elbow.
Overdreem breaks from the clinch.
Overdreem moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Overdreem.
Janice landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Janice misses with an elbow strike.
Janice lands a nice knee to the body.
Janice is trying to maintain a safe position but Overdreem gets an underhook and turns Janice into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janice crunches a lovely knee into Overdreem's ribcage.
Janice landing knees to the body.
Overdreem trying to land knees to the body.
Janice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Janice.
Overdreem breaks the clinch.
Janice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Janice scores with a leg kick.
Janice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janice is looking to clinch but Overdreem is avoiding it.
Good work by Janice as he checks the leg kick.
Janice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Overdreem, pushing him back against the ropes.
Overdreem breaks from the clinch.
Overdreem throws a looping overhand right but Janice ducks down to avoid it.
Janice looks to throw the jab but Overdreem is out of range.
Janice closes the distance and clinches.
Overdreem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janice avoids the elbow strike from Overdreem, against the ropes.
Overdreem throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Overdreem throws an elbow but misses.
Overdreem misses with an elbow strike.
Janice taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Janice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Janice's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Overdreem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Janice checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Janice throws a leg kick which misses Overdreem's front leg but catches the back leg as Overdreem tries to avoid it.
Janice lands a head kick. Overdreem smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Janice lands a nice looking kick to the body. Overdreem takes a step back to recover.
Overdreem 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.
Overdreem doesn't manage to clinch there - Janice circles away.
Overdreem throws a wild body kick that Janice sees coming a mile off.
Overdreem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Overdreem wants to clinch
and Janice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starim Stal Overdreem is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Janice.
Overdreem instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janice unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overdreem misses with a knee to the head.
Overdreem misses with a knee to the head.
Janice lands an elbow just above Overdreem 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Overdreem takes an elbow to the forehead.
Janice pushes off an throws an elbow but Overdreem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Overdreem throws an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Overdreem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janice stalling in the clinch but Overdreem improves position.
Overdreem tries a knee to the head but Janice blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Overdreem avoids a wild elbow strike from Janice.
Janice landing knees to the body.
Janice creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overdreem's defenses.
Janice stalling in the clinch but Overdreem improves position.
A knee to the head by Overdreem.
Overdreem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overdreem tries a knee to the head but Janice blocks it.
Janice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overdreem is defending well for now.
Janice blocks an elbow strike from Overdreem.
Overdreem managing to block the knees to the body from Janice.
Janice looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janice throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overdreem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Overdreem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Janice landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overdreem tries to land a knee to the head but Janice blocks with his arms.
Overdreem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janice looking to stall.
Overdreem takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janice is trying to maintain a safe position but Overdreem gets an underhook and turns Janice into the ropes.
Overdreem breaks from the clinch.
Overdreem misses with the body kick
and Janice counters with a leg kick.
Janice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overdreem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janice is looking to clinch.
Overdreem misses with a head kick.
Janice clinches but Overdreem breaks the clinch
and Overdreem moves into the clinch.
Overdreem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overdreem tries to land knees in the clinch but Janice avoids the damage to the body.
Overdreem tries to break the clinch but Janice is controlling the position.
Overdreem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janice looking to slow down the pace here.
Janice is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overdreem blocks the elbow strike.
Janice tries to stall but Overdreem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Janice throws a punch but it's blocked by Overdreem.
Overdreem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Janice lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdreem managing to block the knees to the body from Janice.
Overdreem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Janice throws an elbow but misses.
Overdreem tries a knee to the head but Janice blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Overdreem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overdreem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Overdreem lands an elbow inside that Janice shrugs off.
Overdreem dodges an elbow strike from Janice.
Janice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdreem.
Overdreem connects with a knee to the head.
Overdreem manages to break the clinch.
Janice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Janice.
Janice is looking to clinch.
Janice tries to clinch up but Overdreem circles away and keeps his distance.
Overdreem has managed to clinch.
Overdreem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overdreem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overdreem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overdreem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janice landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overdreem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janice landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Overdreem scores a nice knee to the body.
Janice lands a good knee to the midsection. Overdreem won't want to take too many of those.
Overdreem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overdreem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janice is defending well for now.
Janice looking to slow down the pace here.
Janice lands an elbow just above Overdreem 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Overdreem as Janice tries to tie him up.
Overdreem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Janice's defenses.
Janice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Overdreem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Overdreem misses with an elbow over the top.
Janice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overdreem avoids it.
Janice throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overdreem manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Janice.
Janice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Overdreem scores with a hook.
Starim Stal Overdreem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janice darts in trying to clinch
and Overdreem counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Overdreem.
Janice comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Janice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Janice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Janice!
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