Overeem wins K1 World GP

[Biggin]

Sherdog.com's write up:

Alistair Overeem ascended to the top of the kickboxing world on Saturday, defeating three opponents to win the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix.

The Strikeforce heavyweight champion began his night?s work inside Tokyo?s Ariake Coliseum with a quarter-final matchup against Tyrone Spong. After winning the first round on all three judges? scorecards, Spong?s aggressive start appeared to tire him out, prompting Overeem to take the driver?s seat. The hulking Dutchman assaulted Spong with hooks, knees and kicks to the body for the final six minutes, and took a unanimous decision with scores of 29-27 (twice) and 29-28.

Next in Overeem?s path was Golden Glory teammate Gokhan Saki, who went four hard rounds with Daniel Ghita to reach the semis. After being floored by a spinning hook kick, Overeem quickly regained his senses and stalked his opponent around the ring, doubling Saki over with a thudding liver kick. Following a standing eight-count, Saki indicated to the referee that he could not continue, halting the bout at 2:33 of the opening round. HDNet Fights CEO Andrew Simon would later confirm on Twitter that Saki had broken both his hand and elbow.

In the championship bout, Overeem met countryman Peter Aerts, who advanced the finals by knocking out ?Mighty? Mo Siliga and decisioning defending champ Semmy Schilt. Overeem and Aerts had previously met in 2009?s Final 16, where Overeem upset the three-time K-1 WGP champion via unanimous decision.

Overeem would need far less time to dispatch of ?The Dutch Lumberjack? on this occasion. After an early barrage of hooks and uppercuts, Aerts stumbled into a corner, where Overeem piled on the damage with further punches and knees. The referee stepped in for a standing eight-count and Aerts fell to the canvas. Though Aerts appeared to clamber to his feet just in time, the referee deemed him unfit to continue and waved the contest off after just 67 seconds.
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Most MMA fans wont realize just how big an accomplishment this is. Its like an NBA player winning the Super Bowl MVP with a 400 yard receiving game.

burton and gotch knows what this means, but thats the only perspective i can offer for the non-hardcore MMA guys

[burton2019]

was hoping for a schilt/ubereem final, but i was pulling for aerts