Heavyweight Finals

[The Sandmen]

Alistair Overeem vs. Mirko Cro Cop

Alistair Overeem looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Mirko Cro Cop raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cro Cop is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.


The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Alistair decides to launch some tentative punches
Alistair Overeem takes the best of a brief punching exchange.


Mirko Cro Cop tries a high kick!
Alistair blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.


Here comes Mirko Cro Cop with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Alistair's ribs!
Alistair Overeem may have a broken rib. It's painful to see him losing this way.

Winner is Mirko Cro Cop by TKO (Injury - Broken Ribs) at 0:41 Round 1

Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s

Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s


YEaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!

I did not think I would find the heavyweight tournament THIS exciting. After Cro Cop made it to the semi-finals, and I realized our first ever champion could also be our HW Last Man Standing, I became really excited and emotionally invested in REALLY wanting him to win. But whenever that happens, the guy I want to win, loses. So this fight and his last fight were the most excited I have been for a ManMMA fight in a LONG time.

I am so happy right now, this is an amazing finish to what was a pretty good first LMS event.

[The Rocketmen]

I’m surprised it took this long to see a significant injury like this

Ubereem gave it everything he had

Incredible tournament for both fighters

[The Sandmen]

AND MOST AWESOME - OUR FIRST EVER CHAMPION IS OUR LAST MAN STANDING!

Couldn't have written a better ending (aside from JDS vs. Cro Cop, but JDS is not the JDS he once was, so this is totally okay)

[The Rocketmen]

Jds not the same both here and real life. Arguably is the most real life accurate fighter we have on the site!

[The Sandmen]

Eye Ugg Ree.

[The Rocketmen]

Ugliest reply award goes to..,

[The Sandmen]

Jan 23, 2021 2:38:00 GMT -5 The Rocketmen said:

Ugliest reply award goes to..,

Probably Dan Henderson, but I'll take a participation ribbon if you have one.

[The Rocketmen]

Jan 23, 2021 2:38:35 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

Jan 23, 2021 2:38:00 GMT -5 The Rocketmen said:

Ugliest reply award goes to..,

Probably Dan Henderson, but I'll take a participation ribbon if you have one.

There are none

[The Sandmen]

I am Dan Henderson'ed about that.

[The Texas Rattlesnakes]

Can't wait for the other tournaments. Also it seemed like early fights didn't affect anyone at all.

[The Sandmen]

Jan 23, 2021 6:03:56 GMT -5 The Texas Rattlesnakes said:

Can't wait for the other tournaments. Also it seemed like early fights didn't affect anyone at all.

I really hate to admit this, but I agree 100%. No noticeable impact at all. It's part of the reason I want to tinker with the caps for Era 2, so our fighters are not as superhuman as they are at present.