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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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230 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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205 cm
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284 lbs
16 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Greeven fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by van Greeven.
van Greeven misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a single leg into guard. van Greeven didn't expect that.
Gonzalez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
van Greeven has momentary wrist control but Gonzalez slips an elbow through the middle.
Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez is in close to van Greeven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
van Greeven is trying to keep Gonzalez in close.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez is pushing down on van Greeven's leg trying to pass to half guard. van Greeven is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzalez has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. van Greeven defending well though.
van Greeven is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzalez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gonzalez wants to control but van Greeven is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed van Greeven's head.
van Greeven has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
van Greeven wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
van Greeven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is nestled in close to van Greeven, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
van Greeven makes his way to full guard. A much better position for van Greeven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
van Greeven working for a triangle but Gonzalez defends it easily.
Gonzalez connects with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez passes van Greeven's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzalez prevents van Greeven from improving his position.
Gonzalez seems to be working for a kimura but van Greeven defends the submission attempt.
Gonzalez is looking to stall here but van Greeven recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is pushing down on van Greeven's leg trying to pass to half guard. van Greeven is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzalez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gonzalez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
van Greeven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzalez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzalez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
van Greeven wants to improve his position but Gonzalez is controlling well.
Gonzalez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing van Greeven to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
van Greeven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
van Greeven keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez passes van Greeven's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gonzalez working over van Greeven with some ground and pound. van Greeven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Gonzalez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
van Greeven throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
van Greeven misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gonzalez showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gonzalez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gonzalez throwing shots but van Greeven is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
van Greeven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. van Greeven defending well though.
van Greeven keeping control of the position.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed van Greeven's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so van Greeven is just riding it out for now. Gonzalez eventually gives up the hold.
Gonzalez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed van Greeven's head.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzalez lands with a punch from half guard.
van Greeven is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but van Greeven keeps working.
van Greeven pushes Gonzalez off looking to stand but Gonzalez dives back in and keeps control.
Gonzalez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
van Greeven tries to roll over but Gonzalez keeps him under control.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed van Greeven's head.
van Greeven is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.
van Greeven is looking for a sweep. Gonzalez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. van Greeven defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzalez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
van Greeven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gonzalez lands a nice short elbow.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzalez throwing shots but van Greeven is blocking nicely.
van Greeven is trying to maintain the position but Gonzalez is very close to passing his half guard.
Gonzalez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
van Greeven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throwing shots but van Greeven is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez slips a nice elbow through van Greeven's hands, connecting with van Greeven's forehead.
Gonzalez trying to control from van Greeven's half guard. van Greeven has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
van Greeven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez chips away with some ground and pound.
van Greeven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
van Greeven can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzalez controls the pace.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but van Greeven is keeping the position.
Gonzalez is working van Greeven over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
van Greeven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzalez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
van Greeven misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch.
van Greeven drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gonzalez pulls his leg out and moves away.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
van Greeven throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to van Greeven's body. van Greeven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into side control. van Greeven won't be happy with that.
Raul Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick van Greeven.
van Greeven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
van Greeven parries the strikes from Gonzalez easily there. Gonzalez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable van Greeven to escape.
Gonzalez has hold of van Greeven's arm. He's looking for a kimura. van Greeven seems comfortable defending it but Gonzalez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! van Greeven is real pain and he's forced to tap out! van Greeven is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gonzalez couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raul Gonzalez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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