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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Griffin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stanton Friedmon's chin.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a jab when Friedmon was well out of range.
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Friedmon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Friedmon is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Friedmon tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Friedmon slips under a jab.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Friedmon.
Friedmon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Friedmon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Friedmon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Friedmon moves out of range.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Friedmon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin wants to land a leg kick but Friedmon is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Friedmon.
Friedmon throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to de liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Chris Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Friedmon saw that one coming.
Griffin scores with a jab. Friedmon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friedmon moves away.
Friedmon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Chris Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friedmon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Friedmon throws a wild body kick that Griffin sees coming a mile off.
Friedmon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Chris Griffin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedmon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Friedmon slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friedmon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
A low kick from Friedmon is predictable there
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Friedmon wants to land a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Griffin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Friedmon saw that one coming.
Friedmon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Friedmon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Friedmon slips the punch.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Friedmon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Friedmon tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Friedmon.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Friedmon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Friedmon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Friedmon throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Griffin's cut.
That's time! Friedmon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griffin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Friedmon misses.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Friedmon is looking to chop away at Griffin's legs.
Friedmon slips under a jab.
Friedmon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Friedmon throws a low kick but Griffin avoids it.
Friedmon tries to score with a low kick but Griffin moves his leg out of the way.
Griffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Friedmon throws a wild body kick that Griffin sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
Friedmon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Friedmon avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedmon dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedmon is just out of range.
Friedmon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedmon is just out of range.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Friedmon moved out of range nicely.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
Friedmon misses with a takedown attempt
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin throws a hook but Friedmon blocks it.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! Friedmon slams his shin into Griffin's torso.
Griffin checks a low kick from Friedmon.
Friedmon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a body punch but Friedmon moves out of range.
Friedmon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffin is able to avoid easily.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Friedmon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chris Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin punishes Friedmon's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Friedmon.
Griffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 misses with a body shot.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friedmon manages to avoid it.
Friedmon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Friedmon persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Friedmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friedmon tries to land a front kick but Griffin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Friedmon tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Friedmon moves into the clinch successfully.
Friedmon lands a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Friedmon. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
A clash of legs there as Friedmon blocks the low kick.
Friedmon thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Griffin's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Griffin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griffin avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin throws a hook but Friedmon avoids it easily.
Friedmon ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Friedmon motions for Griffin to come forward. Friedmon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Friedmon is out of range and Griffin settles back down.
Friedmon takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedmon tries to land a body kick
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Friedmon.
Friedmon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedmon is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon slips a straight right by Griffin.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Friedmon slips a straight right by Griffin.
Griffin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Friedmon on the side of the head.
Friedmon fails to land the takedown.
Griffin takes a swing at Friedmon's ribcage but misses.
Friedmon scores with a push kick.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Friedmon slips under a jab from Griffin.
Friedmon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Friedmon avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin moves out of range as Friedmon throws a body kick.
Friedmon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Friedmon is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Friedmon.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Friedmon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Friedmon connects with a high kick.
Friedmon throws a lazy body kick
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Friedmon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedmon was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin lands the left hand.
Friedmon ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
Friedmon rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Friedmon goes for a takedown attempt but Griffin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Friedmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friedmon lands a nice looking body kick.
Friedmon misses with a kick to the body
and Friedmon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Friedmon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Chris Griffin!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Chris Griffin!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Chris Griffin!
Chris Griffin wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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