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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bakari Lawal (ranked 4240 p4p, 5388 weight class) and Matthew Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bakari Lawal!
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, Matthew Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Griffin controls the position.
Griffin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lawal is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Lawal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Griffin landing a few strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lawal's shoulder. That is not cool.
Griffin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Griffin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Griffin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lawal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Griffin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lawal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lawal wants to get back to his feet but Griffin passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin seems to be looking for submissions.
Griffin is nestled in close to Lawal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Griffin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Griffin throwing shots but Lawal is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Griffin seems to be working for a kimura but Lawal defends the submission attempt.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Griffin in particular looking to stall.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawal defending well though.
Griffin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Griffin seems content to control.
Lawal trying to control from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Lawal dodges it nicely.
Griffin not doing much here.
Lawal wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Griffin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Griffin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Griffin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matthew Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin prevents Lawal from escaping the position.
Griffin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lawal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Griffin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin looks up at the clock and then as Lawal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Griffin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin scoring with punches and elbows.
Griffin taking a breather here.
Lawal taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lawal trying to remain calm as Griffin controls from the top position.
Griffin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Griffin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Griffin lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffin tries for a kimura but Lawal is defending well.
Lawal taking punishment in the form of punches.
Griffin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lawal some visible discomfort.
Griffin controls the position.
Griffin throws an elbow but Lawal slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lawal taking a bit of punishment here - Griffin scoring with strikes.
Lawal is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin cracks Lawal with a big elbow.
Griffin is chipping away with strikes.
Lawal takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Griffin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawal, who protects the arm well.
Griffin lands some shots froms side control.
Lawal managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Griffin.
Griffin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Griffin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Griffin scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands some shots froms side control.
Griffin controlling from side mount.
Lawal wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin scoring with punches and elbows.
Griffin grinds an elbow into Lawal's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin working the ground and pound.
Griffin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lawal is rocked!
We've been informed that Griffin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lawal scores with the left hand. Griffin knows he should have avoided that one.
Griffin looking to score a takedown here. Lawal is defending well but Griffin drives through and ends up in Lawal's guard.
Lawal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin passes into half guard.
Griffin slips a nice elbow through Lawal's hands, connecting with Lawal's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin stalling.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lawal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lawal taking some punishment here, with Griffin in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bakari Lawal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but Lawal defending well.
Nice strikes from Griffin there.
Griffin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Griffin lands strikes from half guard.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Griffin slips a nice elbow through Lawal's hands, connecting with Lawal's forehead.
Oh Lawal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin controlling the pace.
Griffin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lawal!
Griffin postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Lawal badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Griffin around the waist but Griffin pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Griffin is the winner by TKO! Griffin jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Griffin!
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