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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Claw. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Badger scores with a nice right hand.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Badger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Badger throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin throws a low kick, looking for The Badger's leg but The Badger calmly moves out of range.
Griffin jabs at The Badger's body.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Badger.
The Badger misses with a hook. Griffin ducked under it nicely.
The Badger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Badger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Badger misses with a looping left.
Griffin is looking to slow The Badger down with leg kicks.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Badger.
Griffin moves forwards but The Badger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Griffin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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!
The Badger moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
The Badger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by The Badger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Badger.
Griffin motions for The Badger to come forward. Griffin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Badger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
The Badger tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griffin avoids the body shot from The Badger.
Crunch! Griffin slams his shin into The Badger's torso.
The Badger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Griffin!
The Badger misses with a head kick.
Griffin tries to score with a low kick but The Badger moves his leg out of the way.
The Badger misses the jab.
Griffin slips a jab from The Badger.
The Badger throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin is looking to wear down The Badger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Badger drops his hands momentarily and Griffin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griffin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Badger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A left lands for The Badger.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Badger moves out of range as Griffin throws a body kick.
Jason Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griffin. The Badger shrugs it off though.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Griffin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Badger blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griffin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The Badger throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A lazy body kick from Griffin
and The Badger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Badger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Badger misses with a hook.
The Badger throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Griffin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griffin scores with a leg kick.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
The Badger wants to land a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Griffin throws a leg kick but The Badger checks it.
The Badger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
A cross from The Badger lands.
The Badger thumps Griffin with a low kick.
The Badger clinches up against the cage.
The Badger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike from The Badger.
Griffin avoids a wild elbow strike from The Badger.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Badger avoids it.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Badger is defending well for now.
The Badger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Badger lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
The Badger misses with a punch on the inside.
The Badger misses with the head strike.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Badger gets a clinch.
The Badger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but The Badger is blocking nicely.
Griffin avoiding damage as The Badger throws knees to the body.
A short left from The Badger.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffin obliges.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
The Badger checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Badger tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
The Badger throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
The Badger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
The Badger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Griffin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griffin lands a nice looking body kick.
Griffin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Badger looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
The Badger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Badger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffin misses with a low kick as The Badger jumps back.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin takes a swing at The Badger's ribcage but misses.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
The Badger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Badger takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffin defending well as The Badger loads up on a big left hand.
Griffin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Badger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Badger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Badger.
The Badger working aggressively here.
The Badger missing with knees to the body.
The Badger trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Griffin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Badger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin effectively controlling the action here.
Griffin is trying to push The Badger away but The Badger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by The Badger.
Griffin is trying to push The Badger away but The Badger 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 digs a good hook to The Badger's body.
The Badger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
The Badger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jason Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
The Badger throws a body kick that misses.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Badger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Badger.
The Badger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffin throws a body punch but The Badger moves out of range.
Griffin lands with a hook. The Badger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Badger takes a step back to recover.
A solid body kick from Griffin.
The Badger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffin's calf.
Griffin lands a jab.
The Badger lands with a nice body kick.
Griffin throws a leg kick but The Badger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Badger throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
The Badger is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from The Badger misses its intended target.
Griffin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffin.
Griffin throws out a leg kick but The Badger moves out of range and Griffin only half commits.
The Badger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Griffin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Badger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Badger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Griffin tried to score with a low kick but The Badger checks it.
Griffin tries to score with a low kick but The Badger moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffin.
Griffin throws a body punch but The Badger moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Badger. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. The Badger saw that one coming.
The Badger throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Badger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Griffin lands a jab to The Badger's midsection.
The Badger throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Badger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin tries to score with a low kick but The Badger moves his leg out of the way.
The Badger throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from The Badger misses.
The Badger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Badger blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Badger avoids the head kick by Griffin.
The Badger tries to move into range but Griffin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffin scores with a push kick.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick.
The Badger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Griffin has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The Badger scores with a leg kick.
Griffin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Badger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Badger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - The Badger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Badger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
The Badger checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from The Badger misses its intended target.
The Badger throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin throws a low kick but The Badger moves out of range easily.
Griffin throws a wild body kick that The Badger sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from The Badger misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
Good standup being displayed there by The Badger as he connects with a hook.
Griffin fakes the leg kick and cracks The Badger in the body.
Griffin tries to land a front kick but The Badger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Griffin with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Badger looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
The Badger thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Badger.
The Badger throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
The Badger throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin with a jab.
The Badger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffin.
The Badger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Griffin scores with a jab. The Badger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Badger doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Griffin wants to slow The Badger down by chopping away at his legs.
The Badger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Badger can pounce on him.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griffin scores with a body shot.
The Badger scores with a jab to the head.
Good work by Griffin as he checks the leg kick.
Griffin checks a low kick from The Badger.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Badger throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Badger throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range.
Griffin throws a wild body kick that The Badger sees coming a mile off.
Griffin slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for The Badger.
Griffin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin avoids the head kick by The Badger.
Griffin scores with a kick to the body.
The Badger throws a wild body kick that Griffin sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Badger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Griffin moves out of range of the leg kick from The Badger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffin.
The Badger misses with a leg kick.
The Badger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Badger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffin wants to slow The Badger down by chopping away at his legs.
The Badger moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffin.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Badger moves away.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but The Badger slips the punch.
Good leg kick by The Badger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
The Badger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin lands with a good body shot.
The Badger misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
The Badger checks a leg kick.
The Badger ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin tries to land a leg kick but The Badger saw it coming and moves away.
Jason Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Badger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Badger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Griffin takes a step back to recover.
Bucky The Badger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin throws a leg kick but The Badger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin misses with a leg kick.
Griffin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Badger throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Badger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Griffin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffin, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Griffin!
Jason Griffin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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