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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hornink Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hornink Griffin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hornink Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Velazquez shoots in.
Griffin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Velazquez.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Velazquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Hornink Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Velazquez.
Velazquez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Velazquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffin defends it nicely.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velazquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Velazquez shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Velazquez.
Velazquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Velazquez 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velazquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velazquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Velazquez avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Antonio Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velazquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Velazquez 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 throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Velazquez.
Horrible takedown by Velazquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin which made him look bad.
Velazquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Velazquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Velazquez avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Velazquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Velazquez.
Velazquez shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Velazquez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Velazquez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Velazquez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Velazquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griffin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Griffin tries to get out of the position.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velazquez.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Griffin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
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.
Velazquez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Griffin has hold of Velazquez's hands but Velazquez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Griffin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Velazquez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velazquez working Griffin over with strikes.
Velazquez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Velazquez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez lands a heavy elbow.
Velazquez lands with some strikes.
Griffin bucks Velazquez off and manages to get back to his feet!
Griffin throws a series of punches but Velazquez avoids them all with ease.
Velazquez shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Velazquez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velazquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Velazquez misses with a takedown attempt - Griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Velazquez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffin avoids it really well and circles away.
Velazquez fails with the takedown.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Velazquez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Velazquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velazquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Griffin scores with a three punch combo!
Griffin throws a series of punches but Velazquez avoids them all with ease.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Velazquez avoids nicely.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Velazquez. Velazquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hornink Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Velazquez.
Velazquez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Velazquez somewhat.
Velazquez fails with the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Velazquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velazquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velazquez fails with the takedown.
Velazquez misses with a takedown attempt - Griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin gets caught flat footed, as Velazquez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Velazquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffin wants to stand up but Velazquez is controlling him.
Velazquez throws a strike but Griffin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Velazquez lands a decent shot there.
Velazquez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Velazquez striking off his back but it's not causing Griffin any problems.
Griffin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Velazquez is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Velazquez is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to stand up but Velazquez is controlling him.
Velazquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Velazquez looking to pass the guard.
Velazquez throws a strike but Griffin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Velazquez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griffin's guard.
Velazquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Velazquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin pushes Velazquez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Velazquez avoids it well.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velazquez scores a takedown into full mount!
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Velazquez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Velazquez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Griffin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Velazquez landing strikes from the mount and Griffin is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Velazquez lands a big elbow.
Velazquez won't let Griffin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Velazquez scoring with strikes but Griffin is staying in there.
Velazquez landing shots from mount.
Velazquez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Griffin looks a forlorn figure.
Velazquez landing strikes from the mount.
Velazquez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Velazquez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Velazquez working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Velazquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Velazquez shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Antonio Velazquez has been cut.
Griffin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Griffin throws a series of strikes that have Velazquez backpedaling.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Velazquez is defended easily by Griffin.
Hornink Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Velazquez.
Velazquez fails to land the takedown.
Hornink Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Velazquez.
Velazquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velazquez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Velazquez isn't so interested in that idea.
Velazquez distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Velazquez.
Griffin wriggles free and stands up.
Velazquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Velazquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hornink Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Velazquez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but Velazquez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Velazquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Velazquez fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Velazquez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Griffin sprawls well initially but Velazquez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velazquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez wants to pass to mount but Griffin is defending the position.
Velazquez lands strikes from half guard.
Velazquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Velazquez working the head and body with strikes.
Griffin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Velazquez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Velazquez lands strikes from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Griffin leaves Velazquez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Velazquez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velazquez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Velazquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Velazquez throwing shots but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Antonio Velazquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Velazquez.
Velazquez working the ground and pound but Griffin is defending the strikes.
Griffin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Velazquez connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez prevents Griffin from escaping the position.
Griffin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Velazquez connects with a decent elbow.
Griffin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Griffin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Velazquez cracks Griffin with a big elbow.
Griffin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Velazquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velazquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Griffin throws a combination. Velazquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hornink Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Velazquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Velazquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Velazquez 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Velazquez!
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hype
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