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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Griggs (ranked 3343 p4p, 5184 weight class) and Gordon Godson (ranked 335 p4p, 438 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 5 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Godson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godson throws a lazy uppercut
and Griggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Griggs jabs Godson right on the nose. Godson blinks but takes it well.
Godson walks into a straight right hand from Griggs.
Godson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griggs throws a hook but Godson avoids it easily.
Godson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Godson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griggs.
Godson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Godson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godson misses with a lunging right hand
and Griggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Godson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griggs throws a hook but Godson avoids it easily.
Godson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Godson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godson scores with a shot to the body.
Griggs drops his hands momentarily and Godson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godson. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godson thows a leg kick but Griggs checks it
and Griggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Griggs scores with a three punch combo!
Godson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Godson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Godson connects with a body shot.
Godson throws a body shot but no joy.
Griggs is looking to counter punch.
Godson catches Griggs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Griggs misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godson lands a jab.
Griggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Godson throws the left hand but Griggs avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Griggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godson. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griggs moves away.
Godson swings for the body but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs misses with a hook.
Godson misses with an uppercut. Griggs saw that one coming.
That kick from Godson tenderised Griggs's leg. Griggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Godson slips a jab from Griggs.
Griggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Godson on the side of the head.
Godson misses with a hook
and Griggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Godson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Griggs tries to move into range but Godson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Godson finds it's way through Griggs's defenses.
Griggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab from Godson.
Godson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godson moves away from the strike by Griggs.
Godson misses with a left hand
and Griggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Godson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griggs.
Godson thuds a left hand into Griggs's body.
Godson scores with a jab.
Griggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griggs thuds a left hand into Godson's body.
Godson misses with an uppercut
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.
Godson throws a leg kick
and Griggs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Godson with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griggs lands with a hook. Godson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Godson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Godson scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Godson finds it's target.
Godson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Godson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griggs lands an overhand right.
Godson takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
Godson works the jab nicely.
Godson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Godson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godson connects with an inside leg kick.
Griggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godson.
A little feinted left hand from Griggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Godson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Godson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griggs.
Godson takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griggs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Godson.
Godson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Griggs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A left and a right from Griggs both land. Nice combination.
Frank Griggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Godson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Godson lands a body shot.
Griggs defending well as Godson loads up on a big left hand.
Griggs throws a big shot that misses.
Godson tests Griggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gordon Godson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griggs blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Griggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Godson looks to score with a jab to the body but Griggs is just out of range.
A slow jab from Godson misses its intended target.
Godson throws a right hand that misses
and Griggs counters with a three punch combo that has Godson backing up. Godson nods at Griggs to acknowledge the strikes.
Godson takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Griggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Godson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Godson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godson 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.
Godson misses with an uppercut
letting Griggs counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Godson moves out of range.
Frank Griggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Griggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Godson avoids them all with ease.
Godson throws a sloppy body shot
and Griggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godson throws an off balance right hand
and Griggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Godson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griggs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Godson is rocked!
Godson throws out a powerful jab.
Godson is still on wobbly legs! Can Griggs finish him?
Godson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Godson seems to have recovered his senses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Godson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Griggs has got the better of the exchanges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godson takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
Griggs is looking to counter punch.
Griggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Griggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Godson throws a poor cross that misses
and Griggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godson misses with a hook to the body
and Griggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Godson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griggs moves away.
Griggs takes one to the side of the head.
Griggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griggs cracks Godson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Godson throws an off balance right hand
and Griggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godson.
Griggs throwing a counter right hand but Godson manages to avoid it.
Griggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab lands there for Griggs.
Griggs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Godson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griggs.
As Godson looks to move away, Griggs throws a big counter combo but Godson just gets out of the way.
Griggs sends Godson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Griggs is motioning to the referee to let Godson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Griggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godson.
Griggs throws a right and a left that Godson avoids nicely.
Griggs moves out of range as Godson strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godson throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Godson.
Godson misses with a body shot
enabling Griggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Godson lands with a shot to the body.
Godson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Griggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Godson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griggs tries to bum rush Godson with a series of wild strikes but Godson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Godson lands a jab to Griggs's midsection.
Godson lands a leg kick that knocks Griggs off balance momentarily.
Griggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Godson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Godson.
Godson cracks Griggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Griggs.
Griggs checks a low kick from Godson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godson feints and then cracks Griggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griggs down.
Godson connects with the punch.
Godson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Godson ducks under a wild hook from Griggs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Godson lands with a straight right. Griggs didn't see that one coming.
Godson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping body kick lands there for Godson.
Griggs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griggs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griggs lands a nice shot that snaps Godson's head back.
Godson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Griggs misses.
Godson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Godson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Griggs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Godson with a hook.
Godson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godson moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
Griggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Godson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godson throws a jab but it's blocked by Griggs.
Godson takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
Griggs throwing a counter right hand but Godson manages to avoid it.
Godson slips under a jab from Griggs.
Godson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Godson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Godson is looking to slow Griggs down with leg kicks.
Godson scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Godson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Godson.
Griggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godson scores with a leg kick.
Griggs lands a nice hook to Godson's body. Godson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Godson finds it's way through Griggs's defenses.
Griggs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Godson's head backwards.
Godson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griggs.
Godson lands a slapping body shot.
Griggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Godson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griggs counters with a series of strikes. Godson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Godson slips under a jab from Griggs.
Godson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
Griggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Godson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Godson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Griggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Godson lands a shot to the body.
Griggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Godson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Godson fails to land.
Godson keeps control of Griggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godson misses with a punch to the body.
Godson throws a punch but it's blocked by Griggs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griggs.
Godson working aggressively here.
Godson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griggs.
Godson scores with a shoulder strike.
Godson working aggressively here.
Godson throws a head punch that misses.
Godson misses with some punches.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Godson has him pressed against the cage.
Godson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Godson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Godson.
Griggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Godson lands a shot to the body.
Godson throws a punch but it's blocked by Griggs.
Godson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griggs blocks a body shot from Godson.
A right handed body shot lands from Godson.
Griggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Godson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godson presses Griggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Godson pushes Griggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godson tries to work over Griggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griggs.
Godson working aggressively here.
Godson misses with a body punch.
Godson is working Griggs over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Godson.
Godson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Godson fails to land.
Godson tries to work over Griggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Godson.
Godson tries a body shot but Griggs blocks it.
Gordon Godson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Griggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Godson can't find room to land a body shot as Griggs controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Godson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griggs 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Griggs!
Our winner, Frank Griggs, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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