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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Hemlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemlock comes to the cage accompanied by Champagneros. van Greeven has chosen Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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205 cm
27
284 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Hemlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemlock throws a right and a left that van Greeven avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Hemlock.
van Greeven closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hemlock defending against the ground and pound.
van Greeven lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemlock taking punishment in the form of punches.
van Greeven tries to score with some ground and pound. Hemlock controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hemlock defending against the ground and pound.
Hemlock can't do much from the bottom here.
Hemlock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
van Greeven wants to control but Hemlock is keeping him busy.
Hemlock wants to improve his position but van Greeven is controlling well.
van Greeven trying to pass the guard but Hemlock defending well.
Hemlock is trying to control but van Greeven passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemlock gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
van Greeven throwing shots but Hemlock is blocking nicely.
van Greeven lands with a punch from half guard.
Hemlock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hemlock tries to get to full guard but van Greeven has control of the leg.
Hemlock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as van Greeven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
van Greeven throwing strikes but missing.
Hemlock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
van Greeven connects with a couple of short punches.
van Greeven scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock keeping full guard, as van Greeven tries to pass.
van Greeven throws a big right hand that misses.
van Greeven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
van Greeven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hemlock keeping moving, preventing van Greeven from controlling successfully.
Hemlock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
van Greeven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
van Greeven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
van Greeven throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
van Greeven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hemlock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, van Greeven has managed to get both his arms back between Hemlock's legs - danger averted.
van Greeven distracts Hemlock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
van Greeven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
van Greeven wants to control from the top but Hemlock keeps moving.
van Greeven throwing strikes from guard but Hemlock blocks nicely.
van Greeven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hemlock's head.
Hemlock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. van Greeven gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
van Greeven engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hemlock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from van Greeven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven distracts Hemlock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hemlock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hemlock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hemlock keeping moving, preventing van Greeven from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemlock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
van Greeven is pushing down on Hemlock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hemlock is fighting to maintain full guard but van Greeven has managed to sneak the leg through.
van Greeven landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hemlock is trying to stand up here but van Greeven is controlling him well.
Hemlock trying to control here.
Hemlock is looking for a sweep. van Greeven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick van Greeven dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
van Greeven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hemlock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hemlock misses with a few strikes there.
Hemlock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and van Greeven counters with a shoot takedown. Hemlock fights it but they end up in guard.
Hemlock is trying to control the position but van Greeven postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells van Greeven's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
van Greeven is looking to work some ground and pound but Hemlock has wrist control.
van Greeven stands up over Hemlock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
van Greeven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
van Greeven trying to control but Hemlock is working from the bottom.
van Greeven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and van Greeven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hemlock throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemlock controls van Greeven momentarily but van Greeven frees himself.
van Greeven trying to control but Hemlock is working from the bottom.
Hemlock wants to sweep here but van Greeven controlling him for the moment.
van Greeven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
van Greeven throwing strikes from guard but Hemlock blocks nicely.
Hemlock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and van Greeven defends well.
Hemlock has van Greeven pulled in close to control his posture.
van Greeven lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hemlock wants to sweep but no luck.
van Greeven tries to free his leg and advance position but Hemlock is retaining full guard.
Hemlock working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
van Greeven working some strikes from top position.
Hemlock is looking for a triangle but van Greeven pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van Greeven wants to control from the top but Hemlock keeps moving.
van Greeven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
van Greeven must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
van Greeven lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hemlock's head.
van Greeven tries to free his leg and advance position but Hemlock is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells van Greeven's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
van Greeven trying to control the position from guard on top but Hemlock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van Greeven working some strikes from top position.
Hemlock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hemlock keeping moving, preventing van Greeven from controlling successfully.
van Greeven content to stall in guard here.
Hemlock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock keeping full guard, as van Greeven tries to pass.
van Greeven is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
van Greeven preventing the sweep.
Hemlock controls van Greeven momentarily but van Greeven frees himself.
van Greeven scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hemlock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from van Greeven.
Hemlock keeping moving, preventing van Greeven from controlling successfully.
van Greeven passes Hemlock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hemlock has hold of van Greeven's hands but van Greeven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hemlock gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick van Greeven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
van Greeven shoots in but no luck this time.
van Greeven looks to land a right hand but Hemlock moved out of range.
van Greeven with a poor takedown
and Hemlock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
van Greeven is defending against the submission attempts here by Hemlock.
van Greeven manages to get to full guard.
van Greeven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hemlock trying to control but van Greeven is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if van Greeven can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hemlock stopping the sweep attempt from van Greeven.
Hemlock wants to control from the top but van Greeven keeps moving.
Hemlock tries to free his leg and advance position but van Greeven is retaining full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
van Greeven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Biff Hemlock just wasn't active enough.
A cross from van Greeven lands.
A shot to the body from Hemlock misses
enabling van Greeven to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from van Greeven. Hemlock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biff Hemlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemlock misses with a combination
and van Greeven counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by van Greeven.
Hemlock looking to hit a scissor sweep but van Greeven is one step ahead there.
Hemlock is controlling van Greeven's posture.
Hemlock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
van Greeven is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hemlock pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven is looking to control Hemlock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can van Greeven avoid being mounted?
van Greeven might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hemlock kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hemlock wants to free his trapped foot but van Greeven is holding on for dear life with his legs.
van Greeven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hemlock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
van Greeven manages to get to full guard.
van Greeven is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hemlock defends well.
Biff Hemlock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hemlock stopping the sweep attempt from van Greeven.
Hemlock landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick van Greeven.
I've got van Greeven winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick van Greeven!
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hype
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RATING
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