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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 220 p4p, 29 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 199 p4p, 26 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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147 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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168 cm
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147 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze throws a nice looking combination but Griffiths bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haze gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffiths.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
Haze raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Haze slips a straight right by Griffiths.
Haze throws an off balance right hand
and Griffiths counters with a low kick, right behind Haze 's knee.
Griffiths throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Haze misses.
Griffiths takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffiths tries to clinch up.
Haze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths is looking to counter with a body kick.
Haze throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffiths blocks a head kick by Haze.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze looks to throw the jab but Griffiths is out of range.
Griffiths fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haze checks it well.
Haze takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Haze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffiths throws a low kick but Haze avoids it.
Haze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffiths fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haze, pushing him back against the cage.
Griffiths lands a shot to the body.
Griffiths lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Haze looking to slow down the pace here.
Griffiths fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffiths misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths prevents a takedown attempt there.
Griffiths lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haze blocking some punches.
Haze is trying to trip Griffiths. He has hold of a leg but Griffiths is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Haze persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffiths has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffiths has wrist control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haze working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffiths has wrist control.
Griffiths utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffiths's head.
Haze with a nice head shot there.
Haze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Haze is fighting to break Griffiths's control of his arms but Griffiths is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Haze's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Haze lands a couple of digs.
Haze trying to control but Griffiths is working from the bottom.
Griffiths working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffiths works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Griffiths is controlling Haze's posture.
Griffiths is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Haze has his hands clasped together around Griffiths's back. He's all about the action.
Griffiths prevents Haze from improving his position.
Griffiths content to control rather than advance.
Haze wants to control but Griffiths is keeping busy.
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 Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice body kick there by Haze.
Griffiths showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haze.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
Haze throws the kick towards the body but Griffiths avoids it.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Griffiths is looking to counter punch.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Haze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths cracks a nice hook into Haze's ribs.
Haze misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
Haze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze throws a hook to the side of Griffiths's head but Griffiths sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffiths fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haze goes for a double leg but Griffiths avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffiths continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griffiths looks to clinch
and Haze counters with a left to the body.
Haze throws a head kick but Griffiths moves out of range.
Jerry Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haze tries to bum rush Griffiths with a series of wild strikes but Griffiths uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths slips a jab from Haze.
Griffiths tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Haze manages to circle out of the way.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffiths tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Haze is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Haze misses with a kick to the body
and Griffiths counters with a straight right hand.
Griffiths darts in trying to clinch
and Haze counters with an outside leg kick.
Griffiths swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a push kick but Griffiths slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Griffiths misses.
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!
Haze motions for Griffiths to come forward. Haze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Griffiths.
Griffiths feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haze's calf.
Haze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haze looks to land a body kick but Griffiths moved away.
Griffiths swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haze.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Haze thuds his right hand into Griffiths's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Griffiths throws a front kick aimed at Haze's knee but Haze avoids it well.
Haze throws a body kick that misses.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffiths. That did some damage!
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Haze lands a head shot.
Jerry Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze shoots for a takedown but Griffiths saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haze moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the head.
Haze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haze shoots in and gets a takedown into Griffiths's guard.
Griffiths has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Haze has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Griffiths lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffiths pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griffiths moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haze checks a leg kick.
Griffiths swinging wildly here.
Griffiths stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haze's hands.
Griffiths thows a body kick. Haze tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Haze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Griffiths has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffiths is looking to clinch but Haze is avoiding it.
Griffiths connects with a solid leg kick.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
Haze swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffiths counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haze's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffiths delivers a nice body kick.
Haze with a jab.
Haze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jerry Haze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haze throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haze lands an overhand right.
Griffiths connects with a body shot that sends Haze's belly button to the back.
A clash of legs there as Haze blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Haze manages to circle out of the way.
Griffiths connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Haze.
Haze throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Haze throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Griffiths chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haze slips under a jab.
Griffiths digs a good hook to Haze's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Haze misses.
Haze looks to throw the jab but Griffiths is out of range.
Haze throws out a powerful jab.
Haze misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffiths counters with a good, hard body kick but Haze shrugs it off.
Haze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
A swing and a miss from Griffiths.
Haze scores with a jab to the body.
Haze scores with a hook to the body. Griffiths takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Griffiths lands with a slapping head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Griffiths - the referee stops the clock and Haze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Griffiths. Haze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haze thuds a left hand into Griffiths's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffiths darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Griffiths walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Griffiths with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffiths tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Haze manages to circle out of the way.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Haze moved away.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Griffiths connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haze takes one on the button.
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffiths missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haze.
Haze throws out a counter right but Griffiths avoids it with no problem.
Griffiths cracks Haze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Haze looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Haze lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
Haze is looking to land body kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Haze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Archie Griffiths is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haze misses with a hook to the body
and Haze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haze throws a good cross that connects.
Griffiths finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Haze misses its intended target.
Haze throws a lazy body kick
and Griffiths counters with a nice leg kick.
Griffiths checks a low kick from Haze.
Haze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griffiths scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haze doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffiths counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Haze.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffiths wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Griffiths.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griffiths looks for the body kick but Haze saw that one coming.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Griffiths backs off Haze throws a huge counter combo but Griffiths manages to avoid it all.
Haze has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffiths.
Haze lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Haze.
A head kick from Griffiths lands but Haze takes it in his stride.
Haze walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Griffiths showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffiths 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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