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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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140 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Williams!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Griffin misses
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams stops Griffin from standing up.
Williams wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Griffin defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Griffin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Griffin is trying to escape the position but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Williams working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Griffin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Williams stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin is pushing Williams's head away, looking to escape. Williams manages to hold on to the position though.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Griffin defends.
Griffin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Griffin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
It looked like Griffin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Griffin leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Griffin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Williams just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Griffin lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chris Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Griffin defends well and Williams ends up having to push Griffin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin, which made it look bad.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Griffin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Griffin's head.
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 Chris Griffin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Griffin lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Williams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Griffin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin scoring well with a low kick there.
Chris Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Griffin counters with an inside leg kick.
Chris Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Williams.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Griffin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Williams is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Griffin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams blocks a head kick by Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Griffin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
Rory Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Griffin to the ground. Williams is now in Griffin's guard.
Williams won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Griffin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
Williams won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Griffin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin stands up from Williams's guard - Griffin perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Griffin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Griffin throws a body kick that misses.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Griffin cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Griffin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Griffin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams stays in close to Griffin's body and controls the position.
Williams advances to half guard.
Griffin is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Williams wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.
That's two 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.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Griffin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Griffin!
Griffin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams controlling his opponent.
Griffin is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams content just to control the position here.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Williams content just to control the position here.
Griffin is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Williams won't let Griffin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Williams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffin sees it coming and defends easily.
Rory Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Griffin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Griffin is trying to stand.
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Griffin is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin is not content to let Williams control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Griffin!
Chris Griffin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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