K-1 WGP: Remy Bonjasky vs Alistair Overeem

K-1 WGP: Remy Bonjasky vs Alistair Overeem
Spoiler: A monstrous-looking Alistair Overeem lost via decision to K-1’s Remy Bonjasky late last night, much to the delight of the K-1 crowd that was trying their hardest to frame this as a K-1 vs. MMA bout.  Fortunatley for Bonjasky it wasn’t.  Overeem dumped him on the mat several times and would have pounded him out easily if not for that pesky referee stepping in.

Overeem’s bulk did appear to slow him down in the final round, however, and a right hand from Bonjasky put him down and sealed his fate on the judges’ scorecards.  Sorry, Alistair.  Now come back to MMA where you belong.

K-1 Dynamite: Badr Hari vs Alistair Overeem

K-1 Dynamite: Badr Hari vs Alistair Overeem

Alistair Overeem vs Gary Goodridge

Alistair Overeem v Gary Goodridge at – Ultimate Glory 10, Arnhem, Netherlands 11/09/2008

DREAM 6: Mirko Crocop vs Alistair Overeem

DREAM 6: Mirko Crocop vs Alistair Overeem
No Contest - Filipovic was unable to continue following two unintentional illegal knees to the groin in the first round. Both fighters received yellow cards during the bout: Overeem for the second knee, and Filipovic for stalling on the ground from his back.

Round 1: Slapping leg kicks from Mirko. Overeem misses with a right cross. The fighters tie up and Mirko attempts a throw but Overeem doesn’t budge. Overeem now in Cro Cop’s guard, pounding down hard shots which have already cut the Croatian beside his left eye. Mirko attempts to control the hands but Overeem is too big and strong and continues to hammerfist away. The ref stops for the doctors to examine Mirko’s cut. He’s cleared and they restart on the ground at center ring. More shots from guard by Alistair. Filipovic’s cut is bleeding bad now, but it’s all streaming down the side of his head and not into his eye. They’re stood up. Left high kick from Mirko is caught by Overeem, who trips the other leg out from under the PRIDE star. Working from his back, Mirko is doing nothing but attempting (with little success) to neutralize the strikes, his guard is open half the time. Mirko Filipovic is issued a yellow card for stalling. The fight resumes standing and Overeem lands what appears to be a low left knee. Mirko protests but the ref doesn’t stop the action and Overeem rushes him. A couple hard knees later, Overeem lands another one downstairs and acknowledges that it’s low. Cro Cop is down on all fours for a solid minute before the fight is restarted with 4:17 remaining in the first. The fighters clinch and after landing several clean knees, Overeem hits Mirko with another low blow. Alistair Overeem is issued a yellow card for an illegal strike. This was clearly not intentional – Mirko raised his left leg for a knee of his own and left himself open to the groin strike. Cro Cop is laying on his back, surrounded by several attendants who are covering him with towels. Overeem is laughing and shaking his head over in his corner, seemingly sensing that this is the end of the bout.

Bas Rutten: “We just got informed here, by Mirko Cro Cop’s corner, that right– his right testicle is inside.”

Dream 4: Alistair Overeem v Tae Hyun Lee

Dream 4: Alistair Overeem v Tae Hyun Lee