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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brusso Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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284 lbs
30 - 25 - 1 |
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285 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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
30 - 25 - 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brusso Do!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Greeven shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
van Greeven trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van Greeven wants to pass the guard but Do is keeping the position.
van Greeven is stalling in the full guard.
van Greeven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Do is keeping the position for now.
Do is trying to control the position but van Greeven postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Do motions for van Greeven to come forward. Do throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by van Greeven.
Brusso Do is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do is looking to land body kicks.
Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by van Greeven.
van Greeven throws a poor cross that misses
and Do counters with a body kick that stops van Greeven in his tracks momentarily.
Do is looking to clinch but van Greeven is avoiding it.
van Greeven just misses with a punch to the body.
van Greeven jabs Do right on the nose. Do blinks but takes it well.
Do scores with a kick to the midsection.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but van Greeven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
van Greeven has his takedown stuffed
and Do counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Do.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do tries a knee to the head but van Greeven blocks it.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do blocks a body shot from van Greeven.
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 is looking to take this one to the mat.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but van Greeven blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Do.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has van Greeven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
van Greeven is breathing heavily.
van Greeven tries for a takedown. No joy.
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 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do lands an elbow that stopped van Greeven in his tracks for a moment.
Do lands an elbow that stopped van Greeven in his tracks for a moment.
Do connects with a nasty looking knee right to van Greeven's face.
Do lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Do fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Do is looking to clinch but van Greeven is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as van Greeven checks a leg kick.
Do is looking to chop away at van Greeven's legs.
Do looks to land a body kick but van Greeven moved away.
van Greeven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from van Greeven.
A slow jab from van Greeven misses its intended target.
Do stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Do wants it to stay on the feet.
Do lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
van Greeven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Do.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do defends well against a solid takedown attempt from van Greeven.
Dick van Greeven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for van Greeven with that takedown attempt.
van Greeven blocks a head kick by Do.
Do defends well against a solid takedown attempt from van Greeven.
Do is looking to clinch.
Do scoring well with a low kick there.
Do fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and van Greeven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Do.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do connects with a solid leg kick.
Do cracks the inside of van Greeven's front leg.
Do tries to clinch up but van Greeven circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brusso Do dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Do throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Do moves into the clinch.
van Greeven blocks the elbow strike.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but van Greeven avoids the damage to the body.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Dick van Greeven has been cut.
Do throws an elbow that misses.
van Greeven goes for a takedown attempt but Do pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
van Greeven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Do as he avoids it easily.
van Greeven throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Greeven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick van Greeven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do forces van Greeven back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
van Greeven blocks an elbow strike.
van Greeven has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Do avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Do gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brusso Do seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from van Greeven.
van Greeven misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
A knee to the head by Do.
van Greeven is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Do is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Do misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
Do lands an elbow just above van Greeven 's eye.
Do lands an elbow inside that van Greeven shrugs off.
Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Greeven takes an elbow to the forehead.
van Greeven dodges an elbow strike from Do.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a blind hook that connects with the side of van Greevens head.
Do comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but van Greeven is blocking nicely.
van Greeven takes an elbow to the forehead.
Do prevents a takedown attempt there.
Do drops van Greeven with a big knee straight up the middle! van Greeven is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
van Greeven is rocked!
Do throws a quick inside leg kick.
Do throws a head kick but van Greeven moves out of range.
van Greeven shoots in but Do avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Do with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
van Greeven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Do.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a nice outside leg kick.
Do gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Do.
Do with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do working van Greeven over with knees to the body.
Do has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through van Greeven's defenses.
Do lands an elbow that stopped van Greeven in his tracks for a moment.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Do.
Oh van Greeven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Do lands a damaging elbow.
van Greeven seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Do just misses with a elbow thrown towards van Greeven's brow.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Do drops van Greeven with a big knee straight up the middle! van Greeven is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
van Greeven misses with a lunging right hand
and Do counters with a crisp right that sends van Greeven to the canvas! Do follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brusso Do!
A less than humble Brusso Do misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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