UFC Fight Night results, highlights: Alistair Overeem rebounds, stops Walt Harris for TKO in Jacksonville

Overeem ended the dreams of a happy ending for Harris with a second-round stoppage on Saturday

There are few fighters who have had to experience anything approaching the circumstances facing Walt Harris and Alistair Overeem heading into their UFC Fight Night heavyweight main event from Jacksonville. Originally scheduled for November, the bout was pushed back when Harris' stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard, was the victim of a kidnapping and murder. Then, their April 11 pairing was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. But when the two men finally stepped into the Octagon on Saturday, they put on a wild brawl for two rounds before Overeem was able to score the TKO victory.

Harris (13-8) looked to be on his way to a stoppage win in Round 1, blitzing Overeem (46-18) and dropping him with a huge flurry followed by heavy ground-and-pound work on the floor. Overeem managed to hang on and worked his way back to standing only to be hurt by the heavy shots of Harris again. As Harris flurried for the finish, he made a mistake that may have ultimately been his undoing, throwing a front kick to the face that left him off balance and allowed Overeem to claim top position on the ground.

Overeem worked from top position and wore Harris down over the final minutes of the opening frame. Harris looked to have run out of gas as he walked back to his corner while Overeem's trainer encouraged him to look to put the fight back on the floor.

Overeem would not need the takedown, however, as he followed up a low kick with a head kick that landed clean and put Harris on the canvas. With Harris covering up and taking punch after punch from the former Strikeforce champion, referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in to end the fight at the 3:00 mark of Round 2.

Following his victory, Overeem -- who turned 40 just 10 minutes after his victory -- stopped short of calling for a title shot, though stated he was hoping for one last shot at the belt in the future.

"Let's look at the rankings and fight again later this year," Overeem said. "We're going to see if there's maybe one more shot at the title."

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Elsewhere on the card, Claudia Gadelha got back in the win column with a split decision over Angela Hill in the co-main event. Gadelha is now 5-2 since losing her rematch with former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2016 and looking to round out her game a bit more after taking some damage from Hill in his brawl. Hill is now 4-3 in the last 14 months as the most active fighter in the organization.

Dan Ige earned a disputed decision himself in outpointing Edson Barboza. Ige used his wrestling base to steal points away from Barboza, who was making his debut at 145 pounds after a lengthy career at 155. Ige is now on a six-fight winning streak while Barboza has dropped three straight and is 1-5 in his last six.

CBS Sports was with you all evening bringing you results and analysis from UFC Fight Night in Jacksonville on Saturday. You can see all the highlights and recaps of the nights action below.

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris card, results

• Alistair Overeem def. Walt Harris via second-round TKO (punches)
• Claudia Gadelha def. Angela Hill via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Dan Ige def. Edson Barboza via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Krzysztof Jotko def. Eryk Anders (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Song Yadong def. Marlon Vera via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Miguel Baeza def. Matt Brown via second-round knockout (punch)
• Kevin Holland def. Anthony Hernandez via first-round TKO (knee, punches)
• Giga Chikadze def. Irwin Rivera via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
• Nate Landwehr def. Darren Elkins via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Cortney Casey def. Mara Romero Borella via first-round submission (armbar)
• Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira def. Don'Tale Mayes via second-round submission (rear-naked choke)

[May 16, 2020 at 11:49 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Round 2: Overeem is throwing punches and looking up at the ref. Harris is face down and just taking punches as the ref tells him to do something. Overeem just throwing right hands with Harris not defending and the referee steps in to stop it. Alistair Overeem wins by second round TKO.

[May 16, 2020 at 11:48 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Round 2: Harris is taking some deep breaths early in the round. He is still throwing some heavy punches and kicks, though. Overeem lands a huge headkick and follow up punches and Harris is down! Overeem swarming with punches on the ground.

[May 16, 2020 at 11:46 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Overeem's corner encouraging him to go for the takedown in the corner.

[May 16, 2020 at 11:45 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Round 1: Overeem lands a massive knee to the body as Harris works back to his feet and the round comes to a close.

[May 16, 2020 at 11:44 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Round 1: Harris is breathing very heavy underneath Overeem. Overeem is landing punches to the face and Harris is covering up and trying to survive the final 30 seconds.

[May 16, 2020 at 11:43 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Round 1: Harris has him hurt again and goes for a front kick to the face and Overeem uses it for a takedown. Harris is in trouble now with Overeem smothering him and looking for a submission in between ground and pound shots.

[May 16, 2020 at 11:42 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Round 1: Both men feint kicks early. A big right by Harris misses as Overeem slips his head to the side. A Harris left hand connects and Overeem stumbles a bit. Now Harris connects and Overeem is down! Harris follows to the ground and he is bombing away. Overeem is still in it and manages to escape back to his feet, but he is bleeding badly.

[May 16, 2020 at 11:37 pm ET · Brent Brookhouse]

Performances in last 5:

Overeem: 2-3 -- all fights ended by knockout

Harris: 3-1 (1 No contest) -- all wins by knockout, loss by disqualification and no contest was a split decision win that was overturned after a failed drug test due to a tainted supplement.