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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. Renzo Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rashawn Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Griffin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Curry can't do much from the bottom here.
Griffin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Curry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Griffin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Curry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Curry sneaks out the side door and pushes Griffin away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A lazy left from Curry finds it's target.
Curry pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Curry is pressed up against the cage. Griffin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Curry down to the mat. Curry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheers as Curry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffin doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Griffin jumps into guard, dragging Curry to the mat.
Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Curry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Curry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Curry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Curry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Curry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curry connects with a right hand. Griffin shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Curry shoots in.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Rashawn Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Griffin.
Curry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griffin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Curry!
Griffin looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Griffin is working for a guillotine from mount but Curry frees his head quite easily.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the head.
Curry wants to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin punching from mount but Curry doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Curry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Curry tries to hold on but Griffin postures up.
Curry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Curry tries to get out of the position.
Curry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Griffin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Curry is now in Griffin's guard. A big mistake from Griffin there, giving up the dominant position!
Griffin has a closed guard, preventing Curry from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Griffin, up you get!
Curry fails with the takedown.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Curry looks to land a combination. Griffin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Griffin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Curry throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Curry closes the distance and clinches.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Curry lands an elbow that stopped Griffin in his tracks for a moment.
Curry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffin prevents it.
Curry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Curry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Curry moves into the clinch.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Curry.
Curry pressing his opponent against the cage.
Curry works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin is trying to break free.
Curry lands an elbow just above Griffin 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curry lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Curry.
Curry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffin's defenses.
Curry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Curry lands a head shot.
A jab from Curry does it's job there.
Curry lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Curry thuds a left hand into Griffin's body.
Curry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curry lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Curry.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry scores with a jab.
Curry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Curry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rashawn Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry thows a body kick. Griffin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Curry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Griffin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Curry shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashawn Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curry scores with a decent looking hook.
Renzo Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Curry's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Curry duly obliges.
Nice jab there from Curry.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Curry has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry lands a nice uppercut.
Curry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Curry scores with a shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Curry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Curry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Curry.
Curry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Curry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Curry sprawls well. Curry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Curry jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Curry stalks Griffin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Griffin's face. Griffin staggers backwards, shaken.
Curry lands a jab to the nose.
Griffin walks into a left hand.
Curry throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Curry throws a series of strikes that have Griffin backpedaling.
Griffin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curry cracks Griffin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Curry lands a nice shot that snaps Griffin's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry works Griffin's body with a nice hook.
Griffin clinches but Curry breaks the clinch
and Curry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griffin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Curry lands with a right hand.
Griffin takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Curry.
A left lands for Curry.
Curry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry scores with a hook to the body. Griffin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Curry shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Curry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry dominated that second 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.
Curry looks to land a combination. Griffin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Griffin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Curry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffin avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Curry!
Curry slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griffin walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curry scores with a three punch combo!
Curry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Curry there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry connects with a jab.
Curry clinches.
Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griffin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curry shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Curry.
Good leg kick by Curry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Curry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griffin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Curry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffin doesn't seem bothered though.
Curry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Curry somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashawn Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin tries to clinch up
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Curry with a hook.
Curry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Curry catches Griffin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for Curry. That snapped Griffin's head back.
Griffin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Curry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
A cross from Curry lands.
Curry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curry is working the combinations to good effect here.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Curry pinned against the cage. Curry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
Curry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griffin's guard.
Curry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Curry passes Griffin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to hold on to Curry's head to control him but Curry postures up.
Curry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Curry decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Curry scores with a decent looking hook.
Curry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Curry is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Curry circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry clearly takes 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.
Curry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Curry swivels and escapes.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curry scores with a hook.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by Curry which made him look bad.
Curry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Curry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffin's head.
Curry connects with the punch.
Curry lands with a cross.
Curry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Curry.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Curry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry lands the left hand.
Curry moves into the clinch.
Griffin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Curry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rashawn Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Griffin.
Griffin takes an elbow to the temple.
Griffin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Curry - that landed with a thud.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Curry.
Curry has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Curry lands a nice knee to the body.
Curry scores with a hook to the body.
Curry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
Curry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Griffin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Curry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curry lands a jab-cross combination.
Curry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curry throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
Curry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Curry closes the distance and pushes Griffin back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry stops a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Curry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Curry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good exchange - Curry coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griffin on the side of the head.
Curry has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curry shoots and misses
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Curry has managed to free his arm - good work.
Curry is trying to get back to full guard.
Griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Curry holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry is looking to escape.
Griffin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Curry scores with a three punch combo!
Curry has managed to clinch.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry throws a shot to the body.
Griffin wants to clinch
and Curry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry had his way with Renzo Griffin in 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. And we move into the final round!
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense.
Curry drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Curry is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Curry 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.
Curry slows down the pace here.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Curry has the dominant position.
Curry scores with a hook to the body.
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Curry.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry lands a shot to the body.
Griffin fails to pull guard.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Curry lands a good knee to the midsection. Griffin won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Curry.
Curry lands a nice elbow.
Curry pushes Griffin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Curry.
Griffin jumps guard but Curry stands there with Griffin around his waist. Griffin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rashawn Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Griffin.
Curry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curry lands an elbow that stopped Griffin in his tracks for a moment.
Curry cracks Griffin with a nice body shot.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry can't get the takedown.
Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left lands for Curry.
Griffin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Curry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffin defends it nicely.
Curry thuds his right hand into Griffin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Curry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Curry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griffin.
Rashawn Curry is winning the standup battle so far.
Curry lunges at Griffin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griffin's hand.
Curry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Curry.
Curry lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffin off the cage and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curry darts in and clinches Griffin up against the cage.
Curry is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Curry lands a left hand.
Curry digs a right hand underneath Griffin's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Curry obliges.
Griffin has Curry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Curry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Griffin jumps guard but Curry stands there with Griffin around his waist. Griffin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Curry goes for a takedown attempt but Griffin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Griffin shoots in but Curry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Curry misses with a looping right.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Curry with a nice cross.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Curry looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renzo Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rashawn Curry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Curry kicks off Griffin and gets to his feet.
Griffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Curry to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashawn Curry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Curry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Rashawn Curry!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Rashawn Curry!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Rashawn Curry!
Rashawn Curry wins by unanimous decision!
Rashawn Curry retains his light heavyweight title!
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