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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffon comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping out to Boston by Dropkick Murphys. Forrest Griffon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forrest Griffon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sobral goes for a takedown attempt but Griffon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sobral ducks right into an uppercut from Griffon.
Griffon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sobral, pushing him back against the cage.
Griffon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobral blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobral tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Griffon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sobral tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Griffon smiles and moves away.
Forrest Griffon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Sobral.
Griffon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobral's calf.
Sobral fails to land the takedown.
Sobral chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffon can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Griffon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffon drives through and clinches with Sobral against the cage.
Sobral fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Griffon misses with a knee strike.
Sobral wants a takedown but no success here.
Griffon looking to throw knees to the head but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Sobral tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Griffon.
A knee to the head by Griffon.
Griffon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Griffon crunches a lovely knee into Sobral's ribcage.
Griffon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffon misses with a knee to the head.
Griffon crunches a lovely knee into Sobral's ribcage.
Griffon tries to land a knee to the head but Sobral blocks with his arms.
Griffon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral blocks an elbow strike from Griffon.
Griffon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffon is breathing heavily.
Griffon lands a knee to the head.
Sobral avoiding damage as Griffon throws knees to the body.
Griffon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Griffon lands a nice elbow.
Sobral fails to pull guard.
Griffon misses with a knee to the head.
Griffon misses with a knee strike.
Griffon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffon tries to land a knee to the head but Sobral blocks with his arms.
Sobral avoiding damage as Griffon throws knees to the body.
Sobral has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Griffon is trying to keep an underhook but Sobral manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Griffon is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sobral pulls his head out easily.
Sobral has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Griffon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sobral moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Griffon has worked his arm free - good work by Griffon!
Griffon tries to escape but Sobral is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Griffon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sobral's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sobral is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Griffon tries to kick Sobral off but Sobral keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Griffon looking for submissions off his back.
Griffon is trying to stand back up but Sobral is controlling him
Griffon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Griffon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sobral is controlling him.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffon wants to sweep here but Sobral controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobral looks for a takedown but Griffon sprawls well.
Sobral tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffon swivels and escapes.
Griffon stuffs the takedown.
Griffon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobral stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffon but Griffon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A good leg kick by Griffon.
Sobral shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobral shoots in but no luck this time.
Sobral misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Griffon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobral's calf.
Renato Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffon scores with a leg kick.
Renato Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobral darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffon looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffon is defending against the submission attempts here by Sobral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon is looking to escape.
Sobral lands with a punch from half guard.
Sobral has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobral is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Griffon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sobral in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Griffon tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sobral!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renato Sobral!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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