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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Komissarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven has chosen Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul as his entrance music. Dick van Greeven has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrei Komissarov's chin.
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194 cm
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245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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205 cm
32
284 lbs
21 - 20 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Komissarov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Komissarov misses with a takedown attempt and van Greeven counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Komissarov! van Greeven pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. van Greeven looking to finish Komissarov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Komissarov! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. van Greeven controlling his opponent. van Greeven lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Komissarov hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round. Komissarov regains half guard. van Greeven is figuring out what he wants to do next. van Greeven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Komissarov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. van Greeven looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Komissarov has hold of van Greeven's hands but van Greeven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. van Greeven keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. van Greeven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Nice strikes from van Greeven there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! van Greeven slips a nice elbow through Komissarov's hands, connecting with Komissarov's forehead. van Greeven thows a huge punch but Komissarov dodges it nicely.
van Greeven wants to pass the guard but Komissarov is defending well. van Greeven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Komissarov's head. Komissarov is breathing heavily. van Greeven lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. van Greeven looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. van Greeven lands a nice short elbow. van Greeven seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. van Greeven is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Komissarov sees it coming and defends easily. van Greeven working over Komissarov with some ground and pound. Komissarov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Komissarov is trying to get back to full guard. Komissarov is looking to control van Greeven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Komissarov avoid being mounted? van Greeven trying to control the pace. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Komissarov taking some punishment here, with van Greeven in his half guard. 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 digs a good body shot into Komissarov's ribs. Komissarov fails with the takedown and van Greeven counters with a nice double leg into guard. van Greeven is in close to Komissarov's body, working some short punches and elbows. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Komissarov keeping full guard, as van Greeven tries to pass. van Greeven stands and steps away. Komissarov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. van Greeven shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. van Greeven showed some decent athleticism there. Komissarov blocking the ground and pound attempt from van Greeven. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. van Greeven with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. van Greeven works his foot free and advances to mount. van Greeven controlling his opponent. van Greeven working Komissarov over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. van Greeven working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Komissarov is rocked! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! van Greeven controlling the position easily from mount. Oh Komissarov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! van Greeven lands a big elbow - Komissarov is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Komissarov is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dick van Greeven! A relieved looking Dick van Greeven thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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