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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lincoln has chosen Hail To The Chief 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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202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold closes the distance and clinches up with Lincoln, looking for a takedown. Griswold pushes Lincoln against the cage but Lincoln circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Griswold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lincoln swivels and escapes.
Griswold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Griswold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lincoln is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lincoln can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lincoln tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griswold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lincoln throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lincoln is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griswold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griswold being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griswold shoots in looking for a takedown. Lincoln tries to sprawl out of it but Griswold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lincoln manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Griswold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lincoln keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Griswold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lincoln is looking to get back to full guard here but Griswold has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lincoln is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lincoln is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griswold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lincoln wants to control but Griswold is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Lincoln tries to get to full guard but Griswold has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griswold.
Lincoln swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griswold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lincoln sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griswold somewhat.
Lincoln swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincoln lands the left hand.
Griswold shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lincoln napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lincoln is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Griswold looking to control but instead Lincoln has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Griswold is looking to take a break and control but Lincoln is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lincoln punching from the bottom.
Lincoln is not content to let Griswold control the position.
Lincoln is trying to get back to full guard.
Griswold is pressing down on Lincoln's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lincoln is holding on for now.
That's four 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griswold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lincoln pinned against the cage. Lincoln gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln stuns Griswold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griswold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griswold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lincoln circles away.
Lincoln swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griswold.
Griswold shoots in for a takedown but Lincoln shows good takedown defense.
Griswold is breathing heavily.
Griswold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lincoln thows a body shot but no joy.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griswold manages to avoid it.
Lincoln lands a with a good body shot.
Griswold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Griswold lands in his opponent's guard.
Griswold throws a strike but Lincoln rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Rusty Griswold 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.
Lincoln slaps away a takedown attempt from Griswold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griswold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Griswold trying to control but Lincoln is working from the bottom.
Lincoln wants to sweep but no luck.
Lincoln scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Griswold wants to control from the top but Lincoln keeps moving.
Griswold scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lincoln will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lincoln trying to keep a closed guard but Griswold is proving a slippery customer.
Griswold postures up in Lincoln's guard and throws a big left but Lincoln blocks it.
Griswold trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincoln is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griswold scores with a takedown into Lincoln's guard.
Lincoln manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Griswold keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a heavy elbow.
Griswold is working to get back to half guard.
Lincoln lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lincoln pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lincoln trying to control but Griswold is having none of it.
Lincoln controlling the pace for now.
Lincoln lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln landing strikes from the mount and Griswold is in trouble!
Griswold can't escape the position.
Lincoln lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Griswold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Griswold is working hard here to advance position.
Lincoln is landing with some decent strikes but Griswold is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Griswold tries to reverse the position but Lincoln maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griswold in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Griswold is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griswold wants to hold on but Lincoln pushes him away.
Lincoln lands a big elbow.
Griswold is trying to escape the mount.
Lincoln landing strikes from the mount and Griswold is in trouble!
Lincoln breaks from Griswold's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lincoln pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Lincoln showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Griswold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lincoln as he avoids it easily.
Griswold shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lincoln is trying to defend but Griswold finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lincoln is pressing down on Griswold's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lincoln is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lincoln not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lincoln stalling.
Griswold is trying to get back to full guard.
Lincoln drops an elbow to the side of Griswold's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold wants to get back to full guard.
Griswold is not content to let Lincoln control the position.
Lincoln working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Griswold regains full guard. Nicely done.
Griswold throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lincoln stopping the sweep attempt from Griswold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griswold keeping moving, preventing Lincoln from controlling successfully.
Griswold manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griswold tries to control but Lincoln wriggling away.
Lincoln is looking to improve his position but Griswold isn't that keen on the idea.
Griswold misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lincoln is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Griswold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lincoln hang on?
Griswold thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Griswold misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Griswold landing punches.
Griswold putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rusty Griswold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griswold looking to ground and pound but Lincoln is blocking nicely.
Lincoln is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Griswold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lincoln looks a forlorn figure.
Lincoln can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln wants to control but Griswold is having none of it.
Griswold has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lincoln regains half guard.
Griswold is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Griswold prevents Lincoln from improving his position.
Lincoln is refusing to be controlled, as Griswold sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Griswold showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griswold has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Griswold!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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