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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sully Griffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen You Won't Know as his entrance music. The key to victory for Sully Griffen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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192 lbs
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195 cm
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190 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 Las Vegas, Sully Griffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Griffen in a clinch.
Griffen has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Griffen misses with some punches.
Griffen tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Griffen blocks nicely.
Anderson stands up and waves to Griffen to follow him.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson prevents Griffen from breaking the clinch.
Griffen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson wants the takedown. Griffen is fighting it off but Anderson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Griffen's guard against the cage.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Griffen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffen keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson pushing down on Griffen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Griffen is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Griffen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffen is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Griffen is trying to get back to full guard.
Griffen landing rabbit punches to the side of Anderson's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Griffen missing with punches from the bottom.
Griffen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffen misses with a hook.
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Griffen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Griffen to his feet.
Griffen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson swings for the body but Griffen moves out of range.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Griffen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Griffen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Griffen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in close to Griffen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Griffen is having none of it.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura but Griffen is defending well.
Anderson looks gassed!
Griffen wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson blocks the strikes from Griffen.
Anderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Griffen is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffen can't escape the position.
Griffen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Anderson trying to control but Griffen is having none of it.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Griffen taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griffen's face.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson pushes Griffen up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffen backs up against the cage.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anderson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Griffen is avoiding damage well.
Anderson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Griffen's legs.
Anderson stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griffen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Griffen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffen misses with a hook.
Griffen misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griffen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson works over Griffen with some ground and pound from guard.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Griffen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Griffen blocks nicely.
Anderson is in close to Griffen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griffen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Griffen's guard.
Anderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Anderson trying to control but Griffen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffen is looking to get to half guard.
Griffen taking shots to the head.
Anderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson prevents Griffen from getting the reversal.
Griffen is working hard here to advance position.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson working for a submission but Griffen is keeping him at bay.
Griffen tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson controlling from mount.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griffen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Anderson. What's that going to do exactly?
Anderson avoids the attempt from Griffen to control.
Griffen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffen tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Griffen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griffen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Griffen sees coming a mile off.
Griffen jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson trying to control the action but Griffen is working from the bottom.
Griffen is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Griffen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffen sees it coming and defends easily.
Griffen is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Griffen tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Anderson cracks Griffen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffen hang on?
Anderson landing punches.
Anderson working Griffen over with strikes here.
Griffen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Anderson.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson working Griffen over with strikes here.
Griffen is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Griffen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Griffen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Griffen is having none of it.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson working for a submission but Griffen is keeping him at bay.
Griffen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Griffen is in trouble!
Anderson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Griffen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Griffen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Anderson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Griffen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Griffen is squirming around nicely.
Griffen is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson is going olschool here, as he tries to force Griffen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Griffen shrugs it off.
Griffen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sully Griffen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Anderson!
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energy
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