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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Griffin (ranked 1692 p4p, 4377 weight class) and Rodrigo Medeiros (ranked 279 p4p, 564 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Matthew Griffin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Matthew Griffin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matthew Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin takes the fight into the clinch.
Medeiros is trying to drag Griffin to the mat but Griffin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Medeiros has Griffin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Griffin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Medeiros changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Griffin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Matthew Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Medeiros.
Medeiros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Good exchange - Medeiros coming out on top.
Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Medeiros in a clinch.
Medeiros is working for takedown but Griffin is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medeiros scores with a nice hook to the head.
Medeiros has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Griffin after a bit of a struggle.
Medeiros can't get the takedown.
Medeiros wants a takedown.
Medeiros looks winded!
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Griffin.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Griffin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Medeiros's head.
Griffin has managed to clinch.
Medeiros blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Medeiros can't get the takedown.
Griffin lands a nice knee to the body.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Medeiros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Medeiros's sensitive parts.
Griffin with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griffin is looking to slow Medeiros down with leg kicks.
Griffin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Medeiros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthew Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thows a body kick. Medeiros tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Griffin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Medeiros's head.
Medeiros's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Griffin tenderised Medeiros's leg. Medeiros is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griffin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Medeiros's sensitive parts.
Medeiros doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Griffin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Medeiros manages to avoid it.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Medeiros with the counter takedown but Griffin avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Medeiros, pushing him back against the cage.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Medeiros controls the action.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin throws a leg kick that misses.
Medeiros on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Griffin pushes Medeiros away with a front kick.
Griffin forces Medeiros back against the cage and clinches.
Griffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Medeiros.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Medeiros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffin.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Medeiros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Medeiros changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Medeiros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Griffin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
You can see that Medeiros has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Medeiros avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Medeiros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffin can pounce on him.
Medeiros connects with a single shot there.
Griffin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Medeiros doesn't seem bothered though.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Medeiros moves out of range as Griffin throws a body kick.
That kick from Griffin tenderised Medeiros's leg. Medeiros is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Medeiros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Griffin throws a leg kick which misses Medeiros's front leg but catches the back leg as Medeiros tries to avoid it.
Medeiros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Medeiros takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Griffin ducks right into an uppercut from Medeiros.
Griffin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Medeiros moves out of range of the strikes.
Medeiros with the counter takedown but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin throws a low kick but Medeiros avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griffin!
Griffin with the inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffin.
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!
Medeiros connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Medeiros is breathing heavily.
Medeiros throws a big shot that misses.
Medeiros tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Medeiros is trying to push Griffin away but Griffin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Medeiros moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Medeiros tries to counter it with a takedown but Griffin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
Matthew Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medeiros blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Medeiros to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Medeiros there.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Medeiros sees it coming and moves out of range.
Medeiros checks a leg kick.
Griffin throws a body punch but Medeiros moves out of range.
Medeiros has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a good low kick that Medeiros was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Griffin lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Medeiros tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Medeiros somewhat.
Matthew Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Medeiros.
Griffin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Medeiros lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Medeiros controls the action.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Medeiros avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Medeiros goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffin prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin throws a head kick but Medeiros moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Medeiros steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Griffin. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Griffin.
Medeiros fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Medeiros is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Griffin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Medeiros momentarily.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medeiros can do to turn this around?
Griffin forces Medeiros back against the cage and clinches.
Medeiros tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Medeiros tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Griffin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Medeiros's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medeiros moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin scores with a push kick.
Griffin pushes Medeiros away with a front kick.
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffin lands a leg kick that knocks Medeiros off balance momentarily.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin tries to bum rush Medeiros with a series of wild strikes but Medeiros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Medeiros feints the counter takedown.
Medeiros gets tackled into the cage by Griffin. Griffin maintains the clinch.
Medeiros wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Griffin dominated that second round.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Medeiros avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Medeiros avoids it well.
Griffin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griffin throws out a leg kick but Medeiros moves out of range and Griffin only half commits.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Medeiros checks it well.
Medeiros walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Medeiros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Medeiros falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a nice leg kick.
Medeiros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin tries to land a front kick but Medeiros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Medeiros misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griffin. Medeiros shrugs it off though.
Griffin delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin feints and then cracks Medeiros's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Medeiros down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
Griffin moves into range and clinches up with Medeiros.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
Griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Medeiros backs up against the cage.
Griffin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griffin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthew Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Medeiros tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Griffin scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medeiros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Medeiros takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Medeiros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffin connects with a leg kick.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
Medeiros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at Medeiros's knee but Medeiros avoids it well.
Medeiros has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffin.
Griffin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffin stalling against the cage.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Medeiros cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Medeiros's head but Medeiros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Medeiros tries to counter it with a takedown but Griffin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Griffin instigates a clinch.
Medeiros is trying desperately to land a takedown but Griffin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Medeiros.
Medeiros tries for a takedown but Griffin manages to get underhooks.
Medeiros tries to score a body lock takedown but Griffin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Griffin tenderised Medeiros's leg. Medeiros is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griffin clinches up against the cage.
Matthew Griffin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Medeiros moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Medeiros moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Medeiros is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Griffin clinches up with Medeiros and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a head kick. Medeiros tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Medeiros saw that one coming.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Medeiros.
Medeiros avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Medeiros tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.
Griffin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Medeiros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Medeiros fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin moves into range and clinches up with Medeiros.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigo Medeiros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthew Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin working Medeiros over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Griffin!
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