It was all decisions on the UFC on ESPN 8 main card up until the main event, which unsurprisingly (and thankfully) did not require the judges. Walt Harris looked on his way to an early and emotional demolishing of Alistair Overeem, but Overeem survived that onslaught — maybe a different referee would’ve stepped in to stop it but Dan Miragliotta did not — and Harris’ ill-fated front kick proved a major turning point. Overeem took control of the rest of the opening round as Harris fatigued and took some damage of his own.
The Reem’s experience and longtime striking prowess proved superior in round two, as a head kick and left hand put Harris down and he would never recover.