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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Gabriel Suchet (ranked 2052 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Matthew Griffin (ranked 248 p4p, 386 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Gabriel Suchet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin lands a jab to Suchet's midsection.
Suchet takes one to the chin there.
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griffin scores with a punch to the head.
Suchet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthew Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Suchet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suchet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suchet with a poor takedown
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griffin's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Griffin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
Suchet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suchet avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Suchet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a shoulder strike.
Suchet working aggressively here.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Griffin throws a good cross that connects.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
A cross from Griffin lands.
Griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suchet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matthew Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffin punishes Suchet's body with a nice straight punch.
Suchet takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griffin is looking to slow Suchet down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Gabriel Suchet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suchet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suchet doesn't seem phased though.
Suchet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Suchet slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Suchet avoids it well.
Suchet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Griffin's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin missing with punches from the bottom.
Suchet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin is looking to escape.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as Suchet sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control from the bottom.
Suchet prevents Griffin from standing back up.
Suchet seems to be working for a kimura but Griffin defends the submission attempt.
Suchet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Griffin trying to control here.
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. Suchet connects with a nice short shot to Griffin's temple.
Suchet 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.
Griffin is trying to stand back up but Suchet is controlling him
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suchet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suchet works his way into side control.
Suchet scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Griffin to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Suchet asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Suchet trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Suchet lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Griffin is trying to buck Suchet off.
Suchet lands a decent elbow from side control.
Suchet is working Griffin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Griffin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Suchet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Griffin down.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Suchet is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Griffin 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 scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Suchet shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Suchet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Griffin.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin lands an overhand right.
Suchet needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Griffin scores with a four punch combination!
Griffin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suchet misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suchet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suchet looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griffin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin lands an overhand right.
Suchet shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Suchet looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Gabriel Suchet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suchet takes one to the chin there.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suchet circles away quickly and effectively.
Suchet appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Griffin gets caught napping as Suchet dives in and scores a takedown. Griffin manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suchet wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Suchet won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suchet prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchet wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Suchet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Suchet is controlling him.
Suchet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
Griffin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Suchet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suchet is defended easily by Griffin.
Suchet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin closes the distance and pushes Suchet back into the cage.
Suchet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suchet tries to pull guard but Griffin holds him up against the cage and eventually Suchet drops back down to his feet.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Suchet shoots in looking for a takedown but Griffin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suchet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Griffin thumps Suchet with a low kick.
Suchet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suchet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griffin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suchet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Griffin scores with a jab. Suchet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suchet drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Suchet trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Suchet's best efforts.
Suchet performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Suchet lands strikes from half guard.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Suchet fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Griffin lands a really nice looking cross but Suchet seems unphased.
Griffin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suchet backs up against the cage.
Suchet ducks right into an uppercut from Griffin.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Louis Gabriel Suchet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suchet darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Suchet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin pushes Suchet off looking to stand but Suchet dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suchet lands a nice short elbow.
Suchet slips a nice elbow through Griffin's hands, connecting with Griffin's forehead.
Suchet trying to pass the guard but Griffin defending well.
Suchet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Griffin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suchet stops Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Griffin has hold of Suchet's hands but Suchet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suchet trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Suchet is pressing down on Griffin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Griffin is holding on for now.
Suchet prevents Griffin from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Suchet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Suchet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Suchet controlling the action here.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Suchet is looking to advance position but Griffin won't allow it.
Suchet is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suchet stops Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Suchet wants to take a breather but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin is looking to escape.
Griffin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Griffin connects with a right hand. Suchet shakes it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Griffin.
Suchet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Suchet persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Suchet is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Griffin.
Matthew Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suchet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Gabriel Suchet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suchet feinted with a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suchet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchet shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Suchet tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suchet tries for a takedown but Griffin manages to get underhooks.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped Suchet's head back.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffin connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suchet is struggling to control the position.
Suchet is working Griffin over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Griffin 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Griffin!
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