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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Griggs (ranked 4036 p4p, 3845 weight class) and Usain Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Usain Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison forces Griggs back against the cage and clinches.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griggs looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison wants to counter the offense by Griggs and move into the clinch position.
Morrison fails with the takedown.
Morrison slips under a jab from Griggs.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Griggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griggs thinking.
Griggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
Griggs throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison is looking for the big counter here.
Morrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown but Griggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrison. Morrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Morrison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands a glancing blow to the side of Griggs's head.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Griggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Griggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frank Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usain Morrison.
Griggs misses with a double jab.
Griggs moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Griggs.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griggs as he jumps to the side.
Griggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griggs blocks the elbow strike.
Griggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Griggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Griggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morrison has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Griggs uses from the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griggs stands up and waves to Morrison to follow him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Griggs, as that shot connected.
Morrison slips under a jab from Griggs.
Morrison is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Griggs misses with a hook
and Morrison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morrison.
Morrison decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is pulling down on Griggs's head to control his posture.
Morrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griggs defends well.
Morrison controlling Griggs's posture.
Griggs is looking to stand up but Morrison won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrison is pulling down on Griggs's head to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griggs is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
Morrison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griggs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Griggs is trying to force a seperation but Morrison has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Griggs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Griggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
Griggs avoids the elbow strike from Morrison, against the cage.
Morrison keeps control of Griggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrison.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griggs misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Morrison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morrison jumps guard and drags Griggs to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs wanted to stand there but Morrison had control of the position.
Morrison trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrison is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison striking off his back but it's not causing Griggs any problems.
Griggs stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Morrison pulls Griggs in to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Griggs slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Morrison.
Morrison holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griggs throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frank Griggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griggs works the jab nicely.
Frank Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griggs scores with a hook.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Morrison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Griggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Griggs is looking for a counter combo.
Morrison slips a jab from Griggs.
Griggs misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griggs missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morrison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griggs at a distance.
A jab from Griggs misses.
Griggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison darts in looking for a takedown but Griggs gets double underhooks and turns Morrison into the cage.
Griggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Griggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Frank Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usain Morrison.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Morrison moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
Griggs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison has closed the distance and engaged Griggs in a clinch.
Griggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Morrison won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison taking a breather.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Morrison is controlling him.
Morrison goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griggs prevents it.
Griggs is pressed up against the cage. Morrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griggs down to the mat. Griggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morrison has closed the distance and engaged Griggs in a clinch.
Morrison pulls guard effortlessly.
Morrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Griggs dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morrison takes one to the chin there.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griggs.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Griggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Usain Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Griggs misses.
Griggs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison slips a straight right by Griggs.
Morrison shoots for a takedown but Griggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Griggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morrison is defended easily by Griggs.
Frank Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usain Morrison.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griggs tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morrison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Griggs after a bit of a struggle.
Griggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griggs throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
A big left from Griggs misses.
Griggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Griggs scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Griggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrison doesn't seem phased though.
Griggs throws a combination that misses
and Morrison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morrison controlling the action here for a moment.
Morrison manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griggs throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Griggs defends well and Morrison ends up having to push Griggs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Griggs scores with a one two! Morrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griggs throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Griggs missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison takes one on the button.
Griggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Griggs.
Griggs throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Griggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griggs throws out the jab.
Morrison drives through and clinches with Griggs against the cage.
Griggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morrison has him pressed against the cage.
Griggs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griggs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morrison eats them both and turns towards Griggs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Griggs lands a head shot.
Morrison clinches with his opponent.
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Frank Griggs is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Griggs misses.
Morrison with a poor takedown
and Griggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrison on the side of the head.
Morrison is rocked!
Griggs avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Griggs finish him?
A swing and a miss from Griggs.
Griggs throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Griggs does it's job there.
Griggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griggs backing away here, and Morrison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot by Griggs.
Griggs rushes Morrison and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Morrison is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Griggs piles on the pressure and Morrison crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Griggs!
A very excited looking Frank Griggs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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