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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Greeco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Greeco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Chong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Greeco's guard.
Chong with a nice head shot there.
Chong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Greeco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chong stops Greeco from standing up.
Greeco keeping full guard, as Chong tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greeco has his hands on Chong's head, controlling the position.
Greeco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chong won't allow Greeco to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong tries to free his leg and advance position but Greeco is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Greeco to the mat! Greeco manages to get full guard.
Greeco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greeco wants to sweep here but Chong controlling him for the moment.
Chong trying to control the position from guard on top but Greeco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chong content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong scoring with some ground and pound.
Chong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Greeco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chong wants to pass the guard but Greeco is keeping the position.
Chong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greeco keeping moving, preventing Chong from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greeco controls Chong momentarily but Chong frees himself.
Greeco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chong wants to control from the top but Greeco keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Chong.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chong.
Chong misses with an uppercut.
Greeco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Greeco has time to react.
It looks like Bruce Greeco has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong scores with a takedown into Greeco's guard.
Chong looking to sit in guard and control but Greeco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chong keeping moving, preventing Greeco from controlling successfully.
Greeco stopping the sweep attempt from Chong.
Chong keeping moving, preventing Greeco from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Chong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Greeco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chong showed some decent athleticism there.
Greeco trying to hold on to Chong's head to control him but Chong postures up.
Greeco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chong's back!
Greeco is trying to stick to Chong's back but Chong is turning into Greeco. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Greeco's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chong.
Chong throws a big right hand that misses.
Chong wants to pass the guard but Greeco is keeping the position.
Chong prevents Greeco from getting back to his feet.
Chong postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greeco keeping moving, preventing Chong from controlling successfully.
Chong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Greeco's head.
Chong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chong landing some decent shots from guard.
Chong stops Greeco from standing up.
Chong trying to control the position from guard on top but Greeco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chong wants to pass the guard but Greeco is keeping the position.
Greeco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chong is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greeco keeping moving, preventing Chong from controlling successfully.
Greeco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Greeco.
A combination from Chong does no damage.
Chong misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greeco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Greeco checks a leg kick.
Greeco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chong throws a right hand that Greeco ducks under and follows up with a left that Greeco also avoids with ease.
Tommy Chong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greeco is looking to clinch but Chong is avoiding it.
Chong misses with an uppercut. Greeco saw that one coming.
Greeco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greeco pinned against the cage. Greeco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greeco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chong lands with an overhand left.
Greeco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
Chong swinging wilding here.
Chong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chong misses with a wild combination.
Chong shoots in and drives through. Greeco sprawls well.
Bruce Greeco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Chong.
Chong throws a hook to the side of Greeco's head but Greeco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greeco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chong with a nice cross.
Chong tries to clinch
and Greeco counters with a good low kick that Chong was not able to check.
Chong shoots for a double leg takedown but Greeco sprawls well. He's pushed Chong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tommy Chong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Greeco is fending him off so far but Chong persists. Nope, Greeco circles away and we're back to standing.
Chong is breathing heavily.
Chong shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Chong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Greeco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chong swats away the attempt to clinch by Greeco.
Chong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chong motions for Greeco to come forward. Chong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greeco looks to clinch
and Chong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Greeco won't be happy with that.
Greeco parries the strikes from Chong easily there. Chong is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Greeco to escape.
Chong taking a breather here.
Chong working the strikes but Greeco uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Chong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greeco keeps working.
Greeco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greeco gets back to full guard.
Chong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greeco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chong postures up in Greeco's guard and throws a big left but Greeco blocks it.
Greeco keeping full guard, as Chong tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greeco wants to clinch
and Chong counters with a takedown into side control.
Chong trying to control the position but Greeco is working away.
The strikes coming from Chong are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greeco keeps working.
Greeco struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chong is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Greeco's shoulder. That is not cool.
Greeco can't do much from the bottom here.
Chong controlling from side mount.
Greeco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chong misses with a wild combination.
Greeco misses with a double jab.
Chong shoots in for a takedown but Greeco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chong is looking for a kimura but Greeco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chong to get the leverage.
Bruce Greeco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greeco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chong.
Greeco is staying active underneath Chong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chong is pressing down on Greeco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Greeco is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greeco trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Greeco trying to hold on to Chong's head to control him but Chong postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chong fails to land the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Chong as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Chong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Chong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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