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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles de Gaule (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Gaule comes to the cage accompanied by Amsterdam by Jaques Brel. Griffin has chosen I'm the Scatman as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 cm
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189 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
23
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles de Gaule! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Honest Griffin! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! de Gaule misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de Gaule is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin. de Gaule misses with a hook. de Gaule shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griffin pinned against the cage. Griffin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Griffin tries to clinch up but de Gaule circles away and keeps his distance. de Gaule looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but de Gaule persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing. de Gaule misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming. de Gaule is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles de Gaule. That's going to take a lot out of him. A telegraphed takedown attempt from de Gaule is defended easily by Griffin. Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Gaule paws at him with a jab and circles away. Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. de Gaule circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin is looking to clinch but de Gaule is avoiding it.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. de Gaule swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Griffin tries to clinch but de Gaule is having none of it. Griffin is looking to clinch. A punch combination from de Gaule misses. de Gaule tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from de Gaule. Charles de Gaule seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. de Gaule keeps the fight on the outside. Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Gaule swats him away and circles back towards the center. Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from de Gaule. Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch. de Gaule changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. de Gaule throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - de Gaule circles away.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but de Gaule swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. de Gaule has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with de Gaule's head. Griffin wants to clinch. de Gaule throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from de Gaule. Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - de Gaule circles away.
de Gaule tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from de Gaule. de Gaule throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range. Griffin wants to clinch. de Gaule loads up on a big right hand but Griffin slips the punch. de Gaule throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. de Gaule scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. de Gaule swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin defending well as de Gaule loads up on a big left hand. de Gaule throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin. de Gaule avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honest Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from de Gaule. Griffin slips a jab and a cross from de Gaule.
That's three minutes gone in the round. de Gaule thows a left - swing and a miss! de Gaule looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Griffin closes the distance and clinches. Griffin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite de Gaule's efforts to push away. de Gaule tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griffin just stands there and leans against the cage. Griffin cracks de Gaule with a nice body shot. Griffin prevents de Gaule from breaking the clinch. de Gaule pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. de Gaule jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
de Gaule throws a wild combination but nothing lands. de Gaule avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch. Griffin slips a straight right by de Gaule. A combination from de Gaule does no damage. Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Gaule swats him away and circles back towards the center. A swing and a miss from de Gaule. de Gaule circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Gaule paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. de Gaule walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin. de Gaule is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. de Gaule misses with a straight right. Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but de Gaule swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A punch combination from de Gaule misses. de Gaule tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch. de Gaule is trying to break free. A short right from Griffin. de Gaule trying to stall but Griffin improves his position.
Griffin prevents a takedown attempt there.
de Gaule tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Griffin smiles and moves away.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet. de Gaule is breathing heavily. de Gaule ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away. de Gaule misses with a looping left. de Gaule avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Gaule throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range. Griffin connects with a body shot. Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Honest Griffin dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Griffin is looking to clinch but de Gaule is avoiding it.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin is looking to clinch. Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. de Gaule fails miserably with a takedown attempt. de Gaule throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Griffin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of de Gaule backwards. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griffin as de Gaule tries to tie him up. de Gaule tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage. A short uppercut from Griffin. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. de Gaule's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
de Gaule is rocked! Griffin dips a shoulder and cracks de Gaule with a mighty uppercut! de Gaule falls back against the cage and Griffin unloads with a barrage of strikes! de Gaule is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Griffin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honest Griffin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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