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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Griffin (ranked 3359 p4p, 2709 weight class) and Gabe Rouhini (ranked 365 p4p, 306 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Ordinary Man (Ozzy Osbourne ft. Elton John). Benjamin Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Rouhini!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rouhini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rouhini swings widly with a right hand
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Rouhini avoids them all with ease.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rouhini.
Rouhini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rouhini misses the body punch
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rouhini has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rouhini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rouhini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rouhini has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rouhini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rouhini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gabe Rouhini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Griffin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rouhini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rouhini throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Rouhini.
Rouhini misses with a combination
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Rouhini misses with a lunging right hand
and Rouhini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rouhini throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rouhini takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rouhini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Rouhini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rouhini shoots and misses
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabe Rouhini.
Rouhini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouhini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rouhini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rouhini misses with a double jab
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Rouhini falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Rouhini's ribs.
Rouhini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rouhini throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rouhini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rouhini is rocked!
Rouhini misses with a body punch
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Benjamin Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rouhini looks winded!
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Rouhini misses with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouhini misses with a combination
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin works Rouhini's body with a nice hook.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Rouhini's body.
Griffin scores with a sloppy right hand. Rouhini should have avoided that one.
Rouhini misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rouhini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rouhini tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rouhini shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rouhini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rouhini. Rouhini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin stuns Rouhini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rouhini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rouhini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rouhini misses with a hook to the body
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Griffin.
Rouhini is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Rouhini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Rouhini looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Griffin misses its target.
Rouhini seems to have recovered his senses.
Rouhini misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rouhini has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Rouhini. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rouhini throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
Rouhini misses with a body shot
and Rouhini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gabe Rouhini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rouhini lands a jab to the nose.
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.
Nice defenses there by Rouhini.
Rouhini falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Rouhini misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffin misses the target.
Rouhini throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rouhini misses with a left hand
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rouhini misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rouhini throws an off balance right hand
and Griffin counters with a huge left! Rouhini is in big trouble! He's backing up but Griffin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rouhini from any more damage. A dominating finish by Griffin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Griffin!
Benjamin Griffin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vegan Gains for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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