The heavyweights snipe early, Falcon using a one-two-leg kick and Overeem mixing lefts, uppercuts and kicks of his own. Nothing much of substance lands in the opening 90 seconds, but the fighters then exchange glancing head kicks and Overeem drives for a takedown. He spins Falcon to the mat after a brief struggle and Falcon tries to shove Overeem off with a butterfly guard. Falcon keeps busy with elbows from underneath and eventually does create space to scramble to his feet. Overeem scores with a straight left and slips on a head kick, but jumps back up. Falcon clinches and tries a partially blocked knee outside. They stand in the pocket and Overeem puts a right hand behind Falcon’s ear. At the same time, Falcon throws a picture perfect left hook which snaps Overeem’ head and sends him crashing to the ground. Overeem is out cold already, but his head bounces off the canvas and his eyes are wide open as Falcon walks away. It’s a vicious finish from “Trailer-park FailCan” at 3:52 of the first round, one that will no doubt appear on highlight reels for years to come.
