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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by The Claw. Power comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dangerous kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jason Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Power!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Power lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Power moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Power checks it well.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Griffin throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Danny Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Power with that takedown attempt.
A cross from Power lands.
Power checks the leg kick nicely there.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Power moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Power lands with a nice body kick.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. Power looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Power throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jason Griffin has been cut.
Power scores with a three punch combo!
A left lands for Power.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Power. Griffin shrugs it off though.
Power jabs Griffin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Power is able to avoid easily.
Power looks for the body kick but Griffin saw that one coming.
Power lands a head kick!
Griffin feints and then cracks Power's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Power down.
Jab by Power.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Power down.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Power checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griffin in his tracks.
Power shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Power on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Power fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Griffin checks it well.
Griffin throws a wild body kick that Power sees coming a mile off.
Griffin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Power darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jason Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power misses with a body kick.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.
Griffin scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffin counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffin scores with a push kick.
Griffin is looking to wear down Power with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Griffin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Griffin misses with a kick to the body.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power with a nice cross.
Power tries to land a leg kick but Griffin saw it coming and moves away.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Power throws a push kick but Griffin slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
Griffin throws a lazy body kick
and Power counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Griffin trying to control but Power postures up.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
Griffin trying to control but Power postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Power thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Power missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Griffin tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Power. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Power.
Power lands a jab to the head.
Griffin cracks Power with a right hand to the side of the head.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Power moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Griffin off balance momentarily.
Griffin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Power checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Griffin.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Power throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Power.
Griffin jabs at Power's body.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power misses the jab.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
Griffin ducks right into an uppercut from Power.
Griffin drops his hands momentarily and Power takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Power lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griffin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Power.
A shot in the inside from Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Griffin lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Power lands a left hand.
Griffin scores a nice knee to the body.
Power lands a body shot in the clinch.
Power is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Power is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Griffin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power breaks the clinch.
Power is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Power throws a leg kick that misses.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power checks a low kick from Griffin.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Power.
Power throws a front kick aimed at Griffin's knee but Griffin avoids it well.
Power misses with a left hand
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Griffin pushes Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griffin as Power tries to tie him up.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Power has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Power tries for a takedown. No joy.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Power's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin wants to slow Power down by chopping away at his legs.
Griffin tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
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!
A clash of legs there as Power blocks the low kick.
Griffin stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Griffin.
Our sources have told us that Griffin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Power is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griffin is defending well.
Jason Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Power.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Power will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
Power throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Power lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffin doesn't seem phased though.
Power throws a chopping leg kick but Griffin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Griffin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Power.
Power is looking to score with low kicks.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Griffin scores with a jab. Power acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Power throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Danny Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Griffin cracks Power with a good jab.
A jab from Power finds it's way through Griffin's defenses.
Power lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Power looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Power misses with the combination.
Power motions for Griffin to come forward. Power throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Power lands a jab to the nose.
Power throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Power.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Power lands the left hand.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power dives in for a single leg takedown but Griffin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Griffin misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin pushes Power back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Griffin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Power can turn it around.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffin forces Power back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griffin as Power tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Power managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Power misses with a body punch.
Power pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Griffin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griffin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Power connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffin scrambles back to his feet.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Power, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
Power throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffin moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Power connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a solid leg kick but Power takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Griffin.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffin.
Power throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and moves out of range.
Power bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin misses with a body kick.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Power.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Power shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griffin pinned against the cage. Griffin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Power really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Griffin closes the distance but Power moves to the side
and Power counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Griffin pulls Power in close to his closed guard and prevents Power from doing any damage or advancing position.
Griffin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Power's guard.
Griffin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Power.
Griffin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Jason Griffin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Power lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin wants to slow Power down by chopping away at his legs.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Power scores with a hook.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffin, right into the meat.
Power wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Griffin delivers a nice body kick.
Griffin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
Griffin lands a glancing blow to the side of Power's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a straight left.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin misses with a kick to the body
and Power counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Griffin!
Power has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Danny Power has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Power's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Power's back!
Power looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Power tries to escape the position.
Griffin biding his time, controlling Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Griffin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Power tries to hold on but Griffin postures up.
Griffin tries to control but Power wriggling away.
Power can't escape the position.
Griffin looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to control but Power wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Power tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Power is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Griffin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Power really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Griffin controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Danny Power will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Power takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Power looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Power lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Griffin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Power.
Power misses with a low kick.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Power misses with a head kick.
Power is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a body kick that misses.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Power.
Power looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Power throws a low kick but Griffin moves out of range easily.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Jason Griffin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power scores with a jab to the head.
Power lands a slapping body shot.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power moves out of range of the body kick.
Power lands with a hook. Griffin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffin 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 Power can pounce on him.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Power misses with a head kick.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Power looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Griffin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Griffin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power misses with a straight right.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping body kick lands there for Griffin.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.
Power scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffin doesn't seem bothered though.
Power looks to land a body kick but Griffin moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Power there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Power is out of range and Griffin settles back down.
Griffin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Griffin scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin drops his hands momentarily and Power takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Power.
Jason Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
Power taking a breather.
Griffin is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Power comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Power has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 46:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Power!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Power made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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