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CoV 50: Friedmon/Griffin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Zhukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhukov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Briggs gets back to half guard.
Zhukov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs trying to control here.
Zhukov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zhukov is looking to advance position but Briggs won't allow it.
Briggs tries to roll over but Zhukov keeps him under control.
Zhukov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Briggs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Briggs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zhukov controls the pace.
Briggs is looking for a triangle but Zhukov pushes his legs off easily.
Briggs trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zhukov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Zhukov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zhukov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zhukov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zhukov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Briggs on the ground.
Zhukov looking to pass the guard.
Briggs wants to get back to his feet but Zhukov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Briggs thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zhukov shoots in but Briggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Briggs lands with a kick to the temple. Zhukov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zhukov fails to land the takedown.
Zhukov is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zhukov.
Briggs manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zhukov's best efforts.
Briggs has one foot on Zhukov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Briggs scores with a jab to the body.
Briggs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Briggs tries for a takedown but Zhukov manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs has Zhukov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zhukov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Briggs successfully pulls guard.
Zhukov wants to pass the guard but Briggs is keeping the position.
Briggs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zhukov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zhukov tries to get out of the position.
Zhukov trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov is looking to improve his position.
Zhukov wants to control the action here but instead Briggs manages to pass to full mount!
Zhukov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Briggs. What's that going to do exactly?
Zhukov is trying desperately to improve position.
Briggs with the ground and pound from mount.
Briggs looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zhukov is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs cracks Zhukov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Briggs with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs wants to finish this one by submission but Zhukov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Briggs.
Zhukov is trying to escape the mount.
Zhukov tries to hold on but Briggs pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhukov reaches up to try and control the position but Briggs seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Zhukov rolls and tries to escape and now Briggs has his back!
Briggs lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Can Zhukov hold on?! Briggs is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Briggs dominated that round.
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.
Briggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zhukov looks for a takedown but Briggs sprawls well.
Briggs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zhukov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Briggs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Briggs landing strikes from the mount and Zhukov is in trouble!
Zhukov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Briggs blocks Zhukov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhukov is in a horrible position here. Briggs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Briggs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Zhukov is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Briggs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Burt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burt has chosen No Worse Human as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Hugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Burt!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burt cracks Hugh with an open hand slap.
It looks like Jacob Hugh has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burt.
Burt throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hugh is breathing heavily.
Burt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hugh walks into a straight right hand from Burt.
Burt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burt is looking to slow Hugh down with leg kicks.
Burt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hugh takes a step back to recover.
Burt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hugh if he has to take too many more of those.
Hugh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice combo by Burt! Oh, that's hurt him - Hugh falls to the canvas and Burt follows him into side control.
Hugh is rocked!
Burt just content to control the position.
Burt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hugh to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hugh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burt.
Burt controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burt is putting a hurting on Hugh here, landing some big shots from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Hugh tries to buck Burt off but Burt is having none of it.
Burt content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Burt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hugh is being controlled here.
Burt decides to stand back up. Burt steps back and let's Hugh get back to his feet.
Burt lands with a straight right. Hugh didn't see that one coming.
Jacob Hugh's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt pushes Hugh away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burt scoring well with a low kick there.
Burt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hugh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burt finds it's way round the side to connect with Hugh's head.
Burt with a jab.
Burt cracks Hugh with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hugh looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Burt finish him?
The fighters circle, before Burt throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hugh's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Burt lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ed Burt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mercy shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mercy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evans takes the fight into the clinch.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Mercy misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richard Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Mercy.
Evans steps into range and cracks Mercy with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Mercy flops backwards and Evans dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Sebastian Mercy has been cut.
Evans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mercy working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
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!
Mercy working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
Mercy looks gassed!
Evans won't allow Mercy to sweep him here.
Evans wants to stand but Mercy is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercy trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wanted to stand there but Mercy had control of the position.
Evans decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mercy, up you get!
Evans clinches with his opponent.
Mercy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans gets a clinch.
Evans lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mercy, pushing him back against the cage.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans clinches up with Mercy and pushes him back against the cage.
Mercy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Evans fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Evans takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Evans.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evans lands a hook that snaps the head of Mercy backwards.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evans has Mercy up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Evans.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Evans.
Mercy is rocked!
Evans unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mercy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Evans is unloading with more strikes now! Mercy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Evans!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Winkletoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel has chosen Imma Do It as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Winkletoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Samuel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Samuel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Winkletoe is fending him off so far but Samuel persists. Nope, Winkletoe circles away and we're back to standing.
Samuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samuel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winkletoe tries to avoid it but Samuel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winkletoe to the ground. Winkletoe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Winkletoe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Samuel avoids the body shot from Winkletoe.
Winkletoe tries to bum rush Samuel with a series of wild strikes but Samuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winkletoe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Samuel is rocked!
Winkletoe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Samuel is still in real trouble! Can Winkletoe finish him?
Winkletoe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Samuel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samuel squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
BOOM! Winkletoe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Winkletoe lands a big elbow.
Samuel wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Samuel takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Winkletoe's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Winkletoe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wade Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Final Countdown by Europe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mike Gonzales has been cut.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Gonzales wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a good, hard body kick but Gonzales shrugs it off.
Williams drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.
Gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Williams drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzales or not.
Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams lands with a kick to the ribs.
Williams throws a push kick but Gonzales slaps the foot to one side.
Gonzales moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Gonzales avoids it.
Gonzales has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams closes the distance but Gonzales moves to the side
and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch.
Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Gonzales sprawls well.
Williams tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzales looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gonzales is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gonzales looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Williams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gonzales looks gassed!
Williams is looking to escape.
Williams is staying active underneath Gonzales, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Williams is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gonzales pulls his head out easily.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzales.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Gonzales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzales checks it well.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gonzales moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzales throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Gonzales scores with a nice strike.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Gonzales shrugs it off though.
Gonzales is looking to clinch.
Gonzales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzales tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gonzales gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Gonzales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams misses with a head kick.
Gonzales throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a good, hard body kick but Gonzales shrugs it off.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams looking to stall.
Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
Williams lands a front kick.
Gonzales wants to clinch.
Williams pushes Gonzales away with a front kick.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams clinches.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzales prevents a body shot from Williams.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzales is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gonzales down to the mat. Gonzales avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams has Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzales, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Gonzales against the cage but Gonzales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzales wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales wants to break free but Williams has control.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Gonzales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams looking to stall.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
Williams keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams works on Gonzales's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Mike Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonzales takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gonzales has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Williams pushes Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzales.
Gonzales moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Wade Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a head kick but Gonzales moves out of range.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzales didn't expect that.
Williams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales managing to control the position.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams pushing down on Gonzales's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gonzales is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Gonzales defends the submission attempt.
Gonzales gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Gonzales's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gonzales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Williams
and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzales.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams lands an elbow just above Gonzales 's eye.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Gonzales counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzales wants to break free but Williams has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzales prevents a body shot from Williams.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzales counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Gonzales pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzales fails to land.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
Gonzales sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gonzales clinches but Williams breaks the clinch
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a head kick. That will keep Gonzales thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gonzales walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzales drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gonzales fails with the takedown.
Gonzales dodges the punch combination from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Gonzales in the body.
Gonzales tries to clinch up.
Williams throws a head kick that Gonzales semi-blocks.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Williams wants to clinch but Gonzales slips to the side
and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzales.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gonzales up against the cage.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Gonzales looking to stall.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams lands a head kick!
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzales tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzales avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Gonzales will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gonzales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Mike Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gonzales is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzales stands up and beckons Williams to join him on the feet.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wade Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gonzales sprawls well initially but Williams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Wade Williams wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Joans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Soderstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soderstrom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Base 10 - new day. Magnus Soderstrom acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Joans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Soderstrom!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Soderstrom. No joy for Joans on that attempt.
Joans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soderstrom is fending him off so far but Joans persists. Nope, Soderstrom circles away and we're back to standing.
Joans gets a takedown into half guard.
Soderstrom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Soderstrom wants to control the position but Joans says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Soderstrom is refusing to be controlled, as Joans sits in half guard.
Soderstrom wants to get back to full guard but Joans has mounted him!
Soderstrom is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Joans avoids the attempt from Soderstrom to control.
Joans breaks from Soderstrom's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Joans controlling the position easily from mount.
Soderstrom wants to control but Joans is having none of it.
Soderstrom regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joans lands a nice short elbow.
Soderstrom is looking to control Joans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soderstrom avoid being mounted?
Soderstrom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soderstrom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joans wants to take a breather but Soderstrom is having none of it.
Joans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soderstrom's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Soderstrom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Joans thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soderstrom trying to keep a closed guard but Joans is proving a slippery customer.
Joans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soderstrom throws the left hand but Joans avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Soderstrom catches Joans right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Mikey Joans has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soderstrom but Soderstrom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Joans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soderstrom.
Joans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joans is breathing heavily.
Joans staying out of range there.
Soderstrom works the jab nicely.
Soderstrom lands with a straight right. Joans didn't see that one coming.
Joans is rocked!
Mikey Joans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joans moves out of range as Soderstrom strikes.
Good leg kick by Soderstrom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soderstrom drops Joans with a huge uppercut! Joans drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Soderstrom is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Soderstrom!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Riddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ike Riddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Wagstaff!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagstaff lands a slapping body shot.
Riddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagstaff throws a right hand that Riddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddell also avoids with ease.
Riddell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Riddell is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagstaff throws a lazy head kick
and Riddell counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Wagstaff.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff pushes off an throws an elbow but Riddell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Riddell's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wagstaff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riddell's brow.
Wagstaff prevents Riddell from breaking the clinch.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ike Riddell has been cut.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riddell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wagstaff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riddell's brow.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riddell blocks an elbow strike from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riddell backwards.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Riddell's ribcage.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Riddell's ribcage.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riddell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wagstaff lands a nice knee to the body.
Riddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riddell.
Wagstaff avoiding damage as Riddell throws knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wagstaff throws an elbow that misses.
Riddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff prevents a body shot from Riddell.
Riddell is trying to stall.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riddell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff misses with an elbow over the top.
Wagstaff throws an elbow but it misses.
Wagstaff misses with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riddell backwards.
Riddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff missing with knees to the body.
Wagstaff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riddell tries to land a knee to the head but Wagstaff blocks with his arms.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Riddell's ribcage.
Riddell misses with the head strike.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Riddell is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Riddell blocks with his arms.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Riddell breaks from the clinch.
Riddell throws a sloppy head kick
and Wagstaff counters with a straight right hand.
Riddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagstaff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddell.
A head kick by Wagstaff misses
and Riddell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddell misses with a head kick.
Riddell misses with a body shot.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lester Wagstaff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wagstaff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagstaff throws a leg kick
and Riddell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Riddell content to control rather than advance.
Wagstaff works his way to full guard. Good work.
Riddell stands and throws Wagstaff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Riddell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wagstaff keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddell is really struggling to control Wagstaff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff struggling a bit here.
Riddell is looking to take a break and control but Wagstaff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wagstaff can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riddell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagstaff trying to control but Riddell flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Wagstaff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike Riddell'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.
Riddell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ike Riddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagstaff throws a front kick that sends Riddell stumbling back into the cage.
Wagstaff throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riddell.
Riddell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wagstaff uses from the top position.
Wagstaff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wagstaff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riddell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wagstaff is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wagstaff looking to pass the guard.
Wagstaff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell keeping moving, preventing Wagstaff from controlling successfully.
Riddell looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wagstaff has picked Riddell up and slammed him! Riddell can't keep hold of the triangle and Wagstaff manages to pass to side control!
The referee asks Wagstaff politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wagstaff prefers to stall for the moment though.
Riddell defending against the ground and pound.
Wagstaff moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Riddell is not content to let Wagstaff control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagstaff tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wagstaff landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell is trying to get back to half guard.
Riddell is letting Wagstaff control him for a moment.
Wagstaff throwing strikes but Riddell manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ground and pound from Riddell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Riddell working away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lester Wagstaff just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagstaff circles away.
A head kick misses from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff looks to throw the jab but Riddell is out of range.
Wagstaff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riddell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wagstaff counters with a stiff right hand.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wagstaff avoids the head kick by Riddell.
Riddell tries to clinch but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but Riddell is having none of it.
Wagstaff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Riddell misses
and Wagstaff counters by moving into the clinch.
Wagstaff landing knees to the head.
Wagstaff is breathing heavily.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff blocks an elbow strike from Riddell.
Wagstaff is leaning against Riddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riddell misses with the head strike.
Riddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagstaff prevents a body shot from Riddell.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Riddell is blocking nicely.
Riddell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riddell looking to slow down the pace here.
Wagstaff throws a punch but it's blocked by Riddell.
Riddell throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Wagstaff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ike Riddell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wagstaff has Riddell up against the cage in a clinch.
Riddell avoids a wild elbow strike from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riddell tries to land a knee to the head but Wagstaff blocks with his arms.
Riddell blocks an elbow strike.
Riddell stalling in the clinch but Wagstaff improves position.
Riddell blocks the elbow strike.
Wagstaff scores with a shot to the side of Riddell's head.
Wagstaff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riddell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riddell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wagstaff's brow.
Wagstaff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wagstaff swings wildly with an uppercut but Riddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wagstaff missing with knees to the body.
Riddell has Wagstaff pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Riddell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wagstaff tumbling to the mat - Riddell dives into Wagstaff's guard.
Wagstaff has Riddell pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Riddell manages to get himself to full guard.
Wagstaff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wagstaff trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddell looking to control.
Riddell keeping moving, preventing Wagstaff from controlling successfully.
Riddell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Riddell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wagstaff puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Riddell is staying active underneath Wagstaff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wagstaff throws a sloppy head kick
and Riddell counters by moving into the clinch.
Riddell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wagstaff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Riddell has a couple of punches blocked by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff scores with a shot to the side of Riddell's head.
Wagstaff lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff digs a right hand into Riddell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riddell's gas tank.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Wagstaff avoiding damage as Riddell throws knees to the body.
Riddell throws a punch but it's blocked by Wagstaff.
Riddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagstaff has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riddell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riddell avoiding damage as Wagstaff throws knees to the body.
Riddell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wagstaff blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riddell.
Riddell blocks a body shot from Wagstaff.
Riddell manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riddell.
Riddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester Wagstaff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wagstaff lands with a nice body kick.
Wagstaff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagstaff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lester Wagstaff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagstaff tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riddell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wagstaff avoiding damage as Riddell throws knees to the body.
Riddell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ike Riddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagstaff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riddell.
Riddell looking to stall.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff struggles to land a body shot inside as Riddell controls his hands.
Wagstaff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester Wagstaff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wagstaff pushes Riddell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wagstaff keeps control of Riddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riddell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ike Riddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wagstaff scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Wagstaff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wagstaff winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Lester Wagstaff!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!
Lester Wagstaff wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wiggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wiggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mackenzie wants to clinch.
Wiggs moves out of range of the body kick from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wiggs lands with a straight right. Mackenzie didn't see that one coming.
Mackenzie throws a wild body kick that Wiggs sees coming a mile off.
Mackenzie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mackenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mackenzie moves in looking to clinch but Wiggs pushes him off.
Mackenzie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wiggs tries to avoid it but Mackenzie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wiggs to the ground. Wiggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mackenzie feints and as Wiggs raises his hands in defense, Mackenzie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mackenzie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wiggs has his feet on Mackenzie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mackenzie throws a nice looking combination but Wiggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jesse Mackenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggs dodges the punch combination from Mackenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wiggs as Mackenzie shoots in.
Wiggs lands a jab.
Wiggs lands a jab.
Wiggs connects with a looping right hand.
Mackenzie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wiggs as he avoids it easily.
John Wiggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Mackenzie.
Mackenzie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mackenzie looks gassed!
Mackenzie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mackenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiggs avoids a kick to the body.
Mackenzie is looking to clinch.
Wiggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Mackenzie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs scores with the left hand. Mackenzie knows he should have avoided that one.
Wiggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Mackenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wiggs throws a lazy right hand but Mackenzie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggs lands the left hand.
A big left from Mackenzie misses.
Wiggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wiggs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mackenzie is rocked!
Mackenzie shoots for a takedown but Wiggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wiggs.
Mackenzie is still on wobbly legs! Can Wiggs finish him?
Wiggs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wiggs cracks a nice hook into Mackenzie's ribs.
Wiggs drops Mackenzie with a naaaaasty hook - Mackenzie is in real trouble here! Wiggs dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wiggs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin takes a swing at Friedmon's ribcage but misses.
Friedmon tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Friedmon's head but Friedmon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin throws a leg kick which misses Friedmon's front leg but catches the back leg as Friedmon tries to avoid it.
Griffin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Friedmon.
Friedmon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Friedmon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Griffin sprawls well initially but Friedmon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Friedmon.
Griffin trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Griffin is looking for a sweep. Friedmon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Friedmon in particular looking to stall.
Griffin tries to roll over but Friedmon keeps him under control.
Griffin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedmon thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Friedmon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Griffin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Friedmon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Friedmon connects with a nice short shot to Griffin's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Friedmon is looking to stall here but Griffin recovers full guard.
Friedmon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
Friedmon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Friedmon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friedmon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Friedmon is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griffin throws a head kick but Friedmon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Friedmon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Friedmon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Friedmon wants a takedown but no success here.
Friedmon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Griffin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Friedmon wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Friedmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friedmon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Friedmon.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Friedmon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Friedmon looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Friedmon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Friedmon moves forwards but Griffin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Friedmon tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Friedmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friedmon tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Friedmon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chris Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Friedmon's head but Friedmon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Stanton Friedmon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Friedmon shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffin looks to land a combination. Friedmon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Friedmon misses with a takedown attempt - Griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Friedmon takes one to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Friedmon.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Friedmon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Friedmon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Friedmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Friedmon avoids nicely.
Friedmon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Friedmon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Friedmon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Friedmon blocks a low kick nicely.
Stanton Friedmon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin throws a body punch but Friedmon moves out of range.
Friedmon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffin's waist but Griffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Friedmon off to one side.
Griffin digs a good body shot into Friedmon's ribs.
Friedmon takes one to the chin there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Friedmon checks a leg kick.
Friedmon tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Friedmon.
Chris Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friedmon gets a clinch.
Friedmon prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Friedmon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Friedmon lands with a left to the head.
Friedmon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Griffin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Friedmon misses with some punches.
Friedmon is working Griffin over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Friedmon.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Friedmon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffin avoiding damage.
Friedmon stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Friedmon has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Friedmon.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Friedmon lands a right hand.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Friedmon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Friedmon has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Friedmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friedmon stalls.
Friedmon tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Friedmon back against the cage.
Friedmon working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Friedmon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Friedmon circles away quickly and effectively.
Friedmon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Friedmon shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Friedmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin misses with a hook.
Friedmon throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Friedmon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Friedmon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Friedmon.
Friedmon is pushing Griffin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Friedmon can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Friedmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Friedmon as the two fighters clinch.
Friedmon is pushing Griffin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friedmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Friedmon tries to score a body lock takedown but Griffin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Friedmon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Griffin stalling in the clinch but Friedmon improves position.
Friedmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Friedmon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Friedmon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Friedmon.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Friedmon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Friedmon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffin.
Friedmon tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Friedmon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Friedmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin motions for Friedmon to come forward. Griffin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Friedmon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Friedmon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Friedmon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Griffin.
Griffin swings for the body but Friedmon moves out of range.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Friedmon counters by clinching up.
Griffin prevents the takedown attempt.
Friedmon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffin prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Friedmon is working for takedown but Griffin is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Griffin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Griffin lands a head kick. Friedmon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Friedmon darts in and clinches Griffin up against the cage.
Friedmon goes for a takedown attempt but Griffin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Friedmon moved out of range nicely.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Friedmon avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Friedmon's head but Friedmon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffin, right into the meat.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Friedmon is out of range.
Friedmon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Friedmon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Friedmon blocks a jab.
Friedmon ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Friedmon's head backwards.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a head kick that half lands.
Friedmon is rocked!
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Friedmon saw that one coming.
Friedmon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Friedmon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Friedmon.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin throws a leg kick
and Friedmon counters by clinching up.
Griffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Friedmon.
Friedmon misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Friedmon.
Griffin is pressed up against the cage. Friedmon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griffin down to the mat. Griffin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Friedmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Friedmon dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Friedmon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but Friedmon moved out of range.
Griffin misses with a shot to the body
and Friedmon counters with a series of strikes. Griffin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Friedmon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffin as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Friedmon fails to land with a series of punches.
Friedmon moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Friedmon tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friedmon moves away.
Friedmon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Griffin dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Friedmon misses with a double jab.
Friedmon slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Friedmon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friedmon tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedmon wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Friedmon walks into a left hand.
Chris Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Friedmon's body.
Friedmon wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Friedmon.
Friedmon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Friedmon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin throws a body punch but Friedmon moves out of range.
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.
Griffin swings for the body but Friedmon moves out of range.
Friedmon wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffin is looking to chop away at Friedmon's legs.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Friedmon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Friedmon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a left and a right that stings Friedmon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffin's waist but Griffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Friedmon off to one side.
Griffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Friedmon pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Friedmon is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Friedmon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Griffin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Friedmon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Friedmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Friedmon wants to clinch
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Friedmon counters with a straight right hand.
Friedmon clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Chris Griffin!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Chris Griffin!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Chris Griffin!
Chris Griffin wins by unanimous decision! Chris Griffin retains his lightweight title!
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