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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ciprian Mukesha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mukesha's entrance music is Sound of Madness. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ciprian Mukesha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mukesha feints and as Griffin raises his hands in defense, Mukesha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mukesha won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Mukesha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Griffin trying to keep a closed guard but Mukesha is proving a slippery customer.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mukesha is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mukesha won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
Griffin looks gassed!
Mukesha tries to stand but Griffin is controlling from the bottom.
Griffin looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Mukesha circles away easily
and Mukesha counters with a nice uppercut.
Mukesha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mukesha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mukesha stands up and beckons Griffin to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukesha connects with the punch.
Griffin feints and as Mukesha raises his hands in defense, Griffin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffin wants to stand but Mukesha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Griffin gets to his feet - Mukesha follows without any prompting.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mukesha counters with a two punch combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Mukesha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Griffin's guard now.
Mukesha wants to pass the guard but Griffin is keeping the position.
Griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Mukesha isn't so interested in that idea.
Mukesha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but Mukesha is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukesha throws a strike but Griffin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffin has his takedown stuffed
and Mukesha counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Griffin!
Ciprian Mukesha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Griffin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mukesha prevents Griffin from getting the reversal.
Griffin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Griffin wants to control but Mukesha is having none of it.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Griffin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Griffin tries to hold on but Mukesha pushes him away.
Griffin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to control but Mukesha is keeping busy.
Mukesha trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Mukesha gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Griffin gets caught flat footed, as Mukesha shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mukesha is looking to stand up but Griffin won't let him.
Mukesha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mukesha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mukesha pushes down on Griffin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Griffin moves into full guard.
Griffin is trying to keep Mukesha in close.
Mukesha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukesha stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mukesha cracks Griffin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Mukesha counters with a low kick, right behind Griffin 's knee.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Mukesha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Mukesha manages to break the clinch.
Griffin forces Mukesha back against the cage and clinches.
Mukesha breaks the clinch.
Mukesha misses with a combination
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin stays in close to Mukesha's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mukesha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciprian Mukesha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mukesha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mukesha lands in his opponent's guard.
Mukesha wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Griffin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mukesha clinches up against the cage.
Mukesha drags the fight down to the ground.
Ciprian Mukesha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffin won't allow Mukesha to get back to his feet.
Mukesha pushes Griffin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mukesha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mukesha stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mukesha keeps the fight on the outside.
Mukesha lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukesha drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mukesha trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mukesha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Griffin, up you get!
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mukesha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Griffin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mukesha lands with a nice combination. Griffin backs away looking to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mukesha, right into the meat.
Mukesha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Griffin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mukesha off and has taken his back!
Mukesha is trying to get back to his feet but Griffin has full control of the position and if anything, Mukesha has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mukesha prevents Griffin from getting a body triangle.
Griffin scores with punches to the body.
Mukesha wants to escape the position.
I would not like to be Mukesha right now.
Mukesha has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin doesn't have the hooks in and Mukesha manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mukesha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Griffin, up you get!
Griffin misses with a takedown
and Mukesha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mukesha throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Mukesha throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mukesha can pounce on him.
Mukesha has Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Mukesha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mukesha manages to break the clinch.
Mukesha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mukesha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Griffin sprawls well initially but Mukesha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Griffin is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mukesha sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mukesha connects with a couple of short punches.
Mukesha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mukesha wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Mukesha landing some decent shots from guard.
Mukesha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mukesha trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Mukesha won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Griffin kicks Mukesha off and gets to his feet.
A left and a right from Mukesha both land. Nice combination.
Griffin gets caught flat footed, as Mukesha shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Griffin being controlled here, momentarily.
Mukesha won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
Griffin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mukesha controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Mukesha from controlling successfully.
Mukesha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciprian Mukesha dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mukesha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mukesha manages to break the clinch.
Mukesha throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
Mukesha throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Mukesha.
Mukesha keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Mukesha decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griffin's guard.
Mukesha works over Griffin with some ground and pound from guard.
Mukesha stops Griffin from standing up.
Mukesha with a nice head shot there.
Mukesha decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mukesha moves out of range of the body kick.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mukesha.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Mukesha circles away easily
and Mukesha counters with a left to the body.
Griffin tries to clinch but Mukesha moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mukesha counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Griffin!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukesha controlling the position easily from mount.
Mukesha trying to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Mukesha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukesha cracks Griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mukesha working the ground and pound effectively.
Griffin is rocked!
It looks like Forrest Griffin has been cut.
Mukesha looking for a guillotine from mount but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin is still in real trouble! Can Mukesha finish him?
Griffin tries to hold on but Mukesha pushes him away.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.
Griffin is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Griffin is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
Mukesha lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griffin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Griffin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mukesha dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukesha content just to control the position here.
Mukesha unloading with bombs!
Griffin is working to get back to half guard.
Griffin is squirming around, avoiding Mukesha's attempts to control the action.
Griffin regains half guard.
Mukesha wants to work for an arm triangle but Griffin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mukesha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Griffin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Griffin trying to control but Mukesha postures up.
Mukesha controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukesha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mukesha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mukesha decides to stand and escape the position.
Mukesha lands with a nice combination. Griffin backs away looking to recover.
Mukesha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mukesha shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mukesha showed some decent athleticism there.
Mukesha wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin gets back to full guard.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mukesha trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukesha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mukesha counters with a two punch combo.
Mukesha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Mukesha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ciprian Mukesha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Griffin.
Mukesha gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mukesha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Griffin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mukesha has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Griffin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Griffin is holding on to half guard well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciprian Mukesha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mukesha 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciprian Mukesha!
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