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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bezerra da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Big Punisher- Beware. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bezerra da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva closes the distance and pushes Griffin back into the cage.
Griffin drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffin is on top in guard.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
da Silva wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on da Silva, up you get!
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of da Silva's head but da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Forrest Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin moves in looking to clinch but da Silva pushes him off.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bezerra da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Silva looks to clinch
and Griffin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva clinches but Griffin breaks the clinch
and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
da Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
da Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
da Silva wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Griffin counters with a nice body shot.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown. da Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin postures up in da Silva's guard and throws a big left but da Silva blocks it.
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffin trying to stand up but can't free himself from da Silva's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin postures up in da Silva's guard and throws a big left but da Silva blocks it.
da Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
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.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
da Silva tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin tries to score a power double leg takedown but da Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffin somewhat.
da Silva clinches but Griffin breaks the clinch
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Griffin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. da Silva smiles and moves away.
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Griffin dives in and grabs da Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. da Silva pushes down on Griffin's head and hops out.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
da Silva tries to clinch but Griffin moves away
and Griffin counters with a single leg into guard. da Silva didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin trying to control but da Silva is working from the bottom.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
da Silva clinches but Griffin breaks the clinch
and Griffin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. da Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
da Silva wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Griffin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin avoiding damage as da Silva throws knees to the body.
Griffin wants a takedown.
Griffin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
da Silva tries to clinch but Griffin moves away
and Griffin moves into the clinch.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva clinches but Griffin breaks the clinch
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Griffin.
da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
da Silva misses with an elbow strike.
da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of da Silva backwards.
Griffin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and Griffin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in da Silva's guard now.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but da Silva blocks nicely.
Griffin wants to get up but he can't break da Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Griffin prevents da Silva from getting back to his feet.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin won't allow da Silva to get back to his feet.
da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griffin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin throws an elbow that misses.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griffin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike.
da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by da Silva.
Griffin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Griffin is working for takedown but da Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griffin avoiding damage as da Silva throws knees to the body.
Griffin successfully pulls guard.
Griffin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
Forrest Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
da Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Griffin is proving hard to escape from.
Griffin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in da Silva's guard.
That's four 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.
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
da Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if da Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.
da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
da Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
da Silva wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. da Silva defending well though.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
da Silva is trying to stand.
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.
Griffin lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch.
Griffin tightens his grip and picks da Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. da Silva manages to land in guard.
Griffin stops da Silva from standing up.
da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
da Silva wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
da Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffin. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
da Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Griffin moves into the clinch.
da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Griffin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Griffin drops down looking for an ankle pick but da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griffin counters by clinching up.
Griffin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griffin tries to pull guard but da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffin drops back down to his feet.
Griffin looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Griffin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Griffin tries to pull guard but da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffin drops back down to his feet.
Griffin successfully pulls guard.
Griffin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Griffin wants to sweep here but da Silva controlling him for the moment.
Griffin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin working for a submission but da Silva is keeping him at bay.
Griffin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Griffin.
Griffin throwing strikes here but da Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Griffin punching from mount but da Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Griffin looking to finish with strikes here!
Griffin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bezerra da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Forrest Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Griffin!
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