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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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277 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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25
284 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turo Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vatanen showed some decent athleticism there.
Vatanen throwing shots but van Greeven is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Vatanen there.
van Greeven wants to get back to full guard.
Vatanen is trying to control the action in half guard but van Greeven is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
van Greeven works his way to full guard. Good work.
van Greeven looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vatanen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vatanen lands with a punch from half guard.
van Greeven is staying active underneath Vatanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vatanen is looking for a kimura here.
Vatanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and van Greeven defends it well.
van Greeven gets back to full guard.
Vatanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
van Greeven wants to stand and escape but Vatanen is having none of it.
van Greeven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vatanen manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vatanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but van Greeven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vatanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and van Greeven defends well.
Vatanen trying to control the position.
van Greeven looking to pass the guard.
van Greeven pushing down on Vatanen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vatanen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. van Greeven is working away from the top position though.
Vatanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from van Greeven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven tries to pass to full mount but Vatanen defends it.
van Greeven working the head and body with strikes.
van Greeven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vatanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
van Greeven trying to mount his opponent but Vatanen defends it.
Vatanen tries to get to full guard but van Greeven has control of the leg.
van Greeven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vatanen's head.
Vatanen is trying to control but can't.
van Greeven passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vatanen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
van Greeven wants to pass to mount but Vatanen is defending the position.
Vatanen trying to control from the bottom.
van Greeven is trying to control. Vatanen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vatanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vatanen looking for submissions off his back.
Vatanen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but van Greeven scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vatanen wants to control but van Greeven is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vatanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
van Greeven is looking to advance position but Vatanen won't allow it.
Vatanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vatanen is looking to control van Greeven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vatanen avoid being mounted?
Vatanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vatanen keeping control of the position.
Ground and pound from van Greeven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
van Greeven throwing shots but Vatanen is blocking nicely.
van Greeven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vatanen defending well though.
van Greeven with the ground and pound but Vatanen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vatanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and van Greeven defends well.
Vatanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vatanen is breathing heavily.
Vatanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatanen is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! van Greeven rolls with it to try and escape but Vatanen cranks on the arm and van Greeven is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Turo Vatanen!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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