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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago De Lima (ranked 1784 p4p, 2006 weight class) and Matthew Griffin (ranked 220 p4p, 241 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Lima was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
De Lima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Matthew Griffin has been cut.
De Lima throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Lima thinking.
De Lima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Lima misses with a body shot.
De Lima throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Griffin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Lima tries to sprawl but Griffin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Griffin passes to full mount!
Griffin controlling the position easily from mount.
De Lima gets back to half guard.
Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Lima has managed to free his arm - good work.
Griffin escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow De Lima down.
De Lima gets tackled into the cage by Griffin. Griffin maintains the clinch.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but De Lima has him pressed against the cage.
De Lima swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
De Lima looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Lima swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but De Lima has the dominant position.
De Lima has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Griffin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Lima has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lima.
De Lima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Lima swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffin.
De Lima keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to De Lima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Lima is pushing Griffin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Griffin working aggressively here.
Griffin wants to break free but De Lima has control.
Griffin takes a shot to the head.
Griffin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Lima has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griffin being controlled against the cage.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but De Lima is controlling the position.
De Lima has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin scores with a jab to the head.
No luck for Griffin with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Griffin lands in his opponent's guard.
De Lima is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago De Lima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Griffin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin staying out of range there.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Lima.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Lima misses with a straight left.
Griffin lunges at De Lima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Lima's hand.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
De Lima lands a jab to Griffin's midsection.
De Lima misses with a few strikes there.
De Lima with a nice cross.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but De Lima is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffin as he connects with a hook.
Thiago De Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
Griffin scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima cracks Griffin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but De Lima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matthew Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Griffin as he checks the leg kick.
Griffin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griffin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thiago De Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Lima's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Lima trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Griffin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Griffin gets to his feet - De Lima follows without any prompting.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Lima.
De Lima throws a low kick but Griffin avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
De Lima throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
De Lima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin is looking to score with low kicks.
De Lima avoids the body shot from Griffin.
De Lima slips under a jab from Griffin.
De Lima throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin throws the left hand but De Lima avoids the punch easily.
Griffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Lima at a distance.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Lima misses with a straight right.
De Lima shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Griffin eats them both and turns towards De Lima to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Lima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Lima throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin counters with a two punch combo.
De Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
De Lima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lima.
Griffin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Thiago De Lima has been cut.
De Lima misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a one two combo.
Thiago De Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Griffin catches De Lima right on the button with a cross.
Jab, jab by Griffin - just one landing.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from De Lima.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lima on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good work by Griffin as he checks the leg kick.
De Lima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Griffin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Lima connects with a body shot.
Griffin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
De Lima defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Griffin does it's job there.
De Lima throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griffin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but De Lima moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from De Lima misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. De Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Lima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but De Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin throws a nice head kick!
De Lima throws a leg kick but Griffin moved away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffin.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Griffin coming out on top.
Griffin moves out of range as De Lima strikes.
A jab lands there for Griffin.
De Lima lands a nice looking body shot.
De Lima ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
De Lima scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Lima to the ground. Griffin is now in De Lima's guard.
De Lima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matthew Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
De Lima trying to control the position.
Griffin wants to stand but De Lima is controlling his posture from full guard.
Griffin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Lima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but De Lima moved out of range.
De Lima fires out a quick counter leg kick but Griffin just manages to avoid it.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Lima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
No joy there for De Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lima.
Sloppy strikes from De Lima. Those never looked like landing.
De Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Some bone on bone action there as De Lima checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Lima.
De Lima throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
De Lima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Lima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Lima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griffin clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lima blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima taking a breather.
De Lima swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Lima misses with a punch on the inside.
De Lima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Lima misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Lima avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Lima throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Griffin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Lima has him pressed against the cage.
De Lima stalling in the clinch.
De Lima keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thiago De Lima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Lima stalling against the cage.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
De Lima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thiago De Lima.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
De Lima throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped De Lima's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthew Griffin.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Griffin!
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energy
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hype
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