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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Rollins!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rollins momentarily.
Rollins throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Rollins tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Griffin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rollins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rollins doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Rollins looks for the body kick but Griffin saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin avoids the head kick by Rollins.
Rollins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Rollins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins connects with a high kick.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollins throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
Rollins doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Griffin with a hook.
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stephen Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins misses with a hook. Griffin ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Rollins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Rollins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rollins looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Griffin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rollins. Rollins obviously looking to wear him down.
Rollins is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rollins tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Rollins misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Rollins misses
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins misses with a combination
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rollins shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Griffin is defended easily by Rollins.
Rollins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rollins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rollins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin distracts Rollins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin stops Rollins from standing up.
Rollins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rollins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rollins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rollins looks gassed!
Rollins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griffin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rollins avoids it really well and circles away.
Rollins misses with a combination
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Rollins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab by Griffin.
Rollins wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rollins connects with a jab.
Rollins misses with a combination
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Griffin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rollins dodges the ground and pound from Griffin.
Griffin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rollins down.
Griffin scoring with punches from side control.
Griffin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rollins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Griffin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins pushes Griffin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Griffin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Griffin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Griffin is trying to get an arm triangle but Rollins is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Check out the look on Griffin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rollins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Griffin.
Griffin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Griffin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rollins is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Griffin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Griffin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rollins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rollins wants to get back to his feet.
Rollins is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rollins won't be happy with that.
Griffin is trying to get an arm triangle but Rollins is defending well.
Rollins prevents Griffin from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Rollins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Griffin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rollins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rollins wants to get back to his feet.
Rollins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griffin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rollins pushes Griffin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Griffin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rollins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a single leg into guard. Rollins didn't expect that.
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Griffin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rollins is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Rollins circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rollins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Rollins.
Rollins misses with a double jab
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rollins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griffin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Griffin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rollins taking some punishment here, with Griffin in his half guard.
Griffin tries to pass to full mount but Rollins defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rollins trying to control here.
Rollins wants to get back to his feet.
Rollins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Rollins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Rollins trying to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griffin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
Griffin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Griffin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rollins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffin somewhat.
Rollins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin shoots in and drives through. Rollins sprawls well.
Rollins throws a left and a right that both miss
so Griffin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rollins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rollins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working some strikes from top position.
Griffin won't allow Rollins to sweep him here.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rollins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rollins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Rollins working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rollins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Griffin sprawls well initially but Rollins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rollins throwing shots but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rollins pulls his head out easily.
Rollins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Griffin!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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