Alistair Overeem stopped Walt Harris in round two of their heavyweight main event at the VyStar Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.
In the opening minute, Harris landed some heavy shots that sent Overrem to the ground. A heavy onslaught of Ground and Pound opened up a cut over the left eye of Overeem. Overeem was able to turn the tide as he got the back of Harris. In round two, Overeem sent Harris down with a big right hand. Overeem began to pound Harris on the ground. After about 20 shots the fight was stopped at 3:00.
Overeem, 253.5 lbs of Amsterdam, Netherlands, will celebrate his birthday on Sunday, and now has a record of 46-18-1. Harris, 264.5 lbs om Homewood, AL was making the the 1st appearance since the murder of his stepdaughter, and now has a record of 13-8-1.
Claudia Gadelha won a split decision over Angela Hill in a strawweight bout.
Gadelha fought through a cut over her right eye, took two cards 29-28. Hill took a card 29-28.
Gadelha, 115.5 lbs of Brazil is now 18-4. Hill, 115 lbs of San Diego, CA is 12-8.
Dan Ige won a split decision over Edson Barboza in a featherweight fight.
Barboza had a hemotoma under his left eye and was bleeding. Ige won two cards 29-28. Barboza took a card 29-28.
Ige, 146 lbs of Hawaii is now 14-2. Barboza, 145.5 lbs of Brazil is 20-9.
Krzystof Jotko won a unanimous decision over Eryk Anders in a middleweight bout.
Jotko, 185.5 lbs of Poland won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice and is now 22-4. Anders, 186 lbs of Birmingham, AL is 13-5.
In an action packed featherweight bout, Song Yadong won a unanimous decision over Marlon Vera.
Both guys landed good shots with Yadong landing punches, Vera did well with kicks and two takedowns, but Yadong won by scores of 29-28 on all cards.
Yadong, 145.5 lbs of China is 16-4-1-1. Vera, 145.5 lbs of Ecuador is 15-6-1.
Miguel Baeza remained perfect by knocking out Matt Brown in the 2nd round of their welterweight bout.
Both guys were rocked and knocked down in the 1st round. Seconds into the 2nd frame, Baeza landed a left hook that knocked down/ Baeza jumped on Brown and grzed him with a punch and the fight was stopped at 18 seconds.
Baeza, 170.5 lbs of Davie, FL is 9-0. Brown, 171 lbs of Columbus, OH is 24-17.
Kevin Holland needed just 39 seconds to take out Anthony Hernandez in a middleweight fight.
Holland landed a knee to the solar plexes that sent Hernandez down. Holland landed eight unanswered punches on the ground, and the fight was stopped.
Holland, 182.5 lbs of Fort Worth, TX is 17-5. Hernandez, 185.5 lbs of Dunnigan, CA is 7-2-1.
Giga Chikadze won a unanimous decision over Irwin Garcia in a featherweight bout.
Chikadze, 145.5 lbs of The Republic of Georgia won by scores of 30-26 and 30-27 twice and is now 10-2. Rivera, 145.5 lbs of Hudson Valley, NY is 9-5.
Nate Landwehr won a unanimous decision over Darren Elkins in a featherweight bout.
In round one, Elkins was cut around the right eye. In round two, Elkins was bleeding bad from his forehead. The doctor had to check him in the middle of the round.
Landwehr, 146 lbs of Clarksville, TN won by scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 to raise his record to 14-3. Elkins, 146 lbs of Portag, IN is 25-9.
Conrtney Casey made Mara Romero Borella in the 1st round of their flyweight bout.
While on her back, Casey was able to sink in an armbar that made Borella tap at 3:36.
Casey, 126 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 9-7. Borella, 125.5 lbs of Italy is 12-8-2.
Rodrigo Nascimento made Don’Tale Mayes tap in the 2nd round of their heavyweight bout.
Nascimento was able to apply a rear-naked choke that forced Mayes to tap at 2:05 of round two.
Nascimento, 255 lbs of Brazil is 8-0. Mayes, 241 lbs of Louisville, KY is 7-4.
