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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul. Copout is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by you throw knee, i go home. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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284 lbs
23 - 20 - 1 |
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288 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite 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
23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Greeven misses with a takedown
and Copout counters with a series of strikes. van Greeven will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dick van Greeven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Greeven misses with a left hand
and Copout counters with a head kick that drops van Greeven to the mat! van Greeven scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
van Greeven 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 looks to land a combination but Copout avoids it well.
van Greeven drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Copout seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Copout keeping moving, preventing van Greeven from controlling successfully.
van Greeven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Copout keeping moving, preventing van Greeven from controlling successfully.
Copout keeping full guard, as van Greeven tries to pass.
van Greeven has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven is working hard here to advance position.
van Greeven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
van Greeven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
van Greeven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
van Greeven misses with a hook to the body
and Copout counters with a series of strikes. van Greeven will be more careful next time no doubt.
van Greeven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Copout sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
van Greeven slips a jab and a cross from Copout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick van Greeven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Copout.
van Greeven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Copout sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
van Greeven fails with the takedown
and Copout counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for van Greeven!
Copout is standing up, even though he is in mount.
van Greeven doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Copout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Copout's guard.
van Greeven is fighting to break Copout's control of his arms but Copout is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Copout controls van Greeven momentarily but van Greeven frees himself.
van Greeven engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
van Greeven advances position into side control!
van Greeven in side control lands a decent elbow.
Copout wants to control but van Greeven postures up.
van Greeven is staying tight to Copout's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copout wants to control but van Greeven postures up.
van Greeven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Copout keeps working.
van Greeven throws a strike aimed at the side of Copout's head but Copout avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copout is looking for a sweep.
van Greeven is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Copout will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
van Greeven trying to control the position but Copout is working away.
The ground and pound from van Greeven seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
van Greeven working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
van Greeven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cro Copout dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
van Greeven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
van Greeven throws a jab but it's blocked by Copout.
van Greeven shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
van Greeven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Copout swivels and escapes.
van Greeven throws a nice looking combination but Copout bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
van Greeven shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. van Greeven showed some decent athleticism there.
Copout is concentrating on defense, preventing van Greeven from advancing position.
Copout trying to hold on to van Greeven's head to control him but van Greeven postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from van Greeven.
van Greeven is keen to just control but Copout is a slippery customer.
Copout is concentrating on defense, preventing van Greeven from advancing position.
van Greeven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Copout defending well though.
van Greeven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Copout's head.
van Greeven is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Copout!
van Greeven trying to control but Copout is having none of it.
van Greeven throws some wild stikes that Copout manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven lands a big elbow.
Copout manages to control the position for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van Greeven tries to control but Copout wriggling away.
van Greeven scoring with strikes but Copout is staying in there.
Copout looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
A nice elbow there by van Greeven.
Copout tries to hold on but van Greeven pushes him away.
van Greeven lands with some strikes.
van Greeven wants to control the action but instead Copout gets a body lock and reverses into van Greeven's guard! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven looking for a sweep. Not yet van Greeven, not yet.
Copout must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Copout wants to stand but van Greeven has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
van Greeven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
van Greeven controls Copout momentarily but Copout frees himself.
van Greeven 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cro Copout wasn't active enough on the ground.
van Greeven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick van Greeven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van Greeven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Copout tries to avoid it but van Greeven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Copout to the ground. Copout escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Copout throws a series of punches but van Greeven moves out of range.
van Greeven misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven with a poor takedown
and Copout counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
van Greeven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Copout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick van Greeven dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Copout. Those never looked like landing.
van Greeven shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
van Greeven throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Greeven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Copout throws a left and a right that both miss
and van Greeven counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cro Copout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
van Greeven throws a right and a left that Copout avoids nicely.
van Greeven lands a leg kick that knocks Copout off balance momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Copout. No joy for van Greeven on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Copout stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Copout wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick van Greeven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van Greeven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Copout swivels and escapes.
Copout misses with a wild combination.
van Greeven throws a lazy uppercut
and Copout counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in van Greeven's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as van Greeven holds on and takes a little breather.
van Greeven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dick van Greeven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Copout tries to hold on but van Greeven postures up.
van Greeven misses with a head shot.
Copout wants to control but van Greeven is having none of it.
Copout avoids a series of strikes thrown by van Greeven.
van Greeven looking to control but Copout is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
van Greeven throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven raining down shots from the mount!
Copout is in a horrible position here. van Greeven smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
van Greeven prevents Copout from getting the reversal.
van Greeven takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Copout tries to lock up and control but van Greeven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Copout is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but van Greeven is staying active.
Copout is bucking up trying to escape but van Greeven cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copout wants to hold on but van Greeven pushes him away.
van Greeven can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Copout is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copout is wriggling around trying to escape.
van Greeven controlling the pace for now.
Copout tries to lock up and control but van Greeven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
van Greeven looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
van Greeven lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Copout tries to lock up and control but van Greeven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick van Greeven showed his dominance in that final round.
I think van Greeven has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick van Greeven!
Dick van Greeven seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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