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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Cod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cod comes into the arena with All I Do Is Win blaring out of the sound system. Griffin has chosen Big Punisher- Beware as his entrance music. Forrest Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
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205 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Cod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin shoots in and drives through. Cod sprawls well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Griffin.
Cod holds on to Griffin's head and controls the position momentarily.
Cod struggling a bit here.
Cod is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Griffin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cod is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Griffin off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Griffin showing good submission defense here.
Cod is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffin tries to roll but Cod sticks to his back.
Griffin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cod's guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
Cod scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cod drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cod tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cod has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cod is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cod is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cod lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cod decides to stand back up. Cod steps back and let's Griffin get back to his feet.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Cod lands a head kick. Griffin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cod shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Griffin is trying to defend but Cod finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cod takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cod looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Griffin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back.
Griffin is trying to get back to full guard.
Griffin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cod is looking for a kimura but Griffin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cod to get the leverage.
Cod lands with a punch from half guard.
Cod is working for a kimura but Griffin is defending it quite comfortably.
Cod is looking for a kimura but Griffin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cod to get the leverage.
Griffin is trying to stand up here but Cod is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cod is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cod is looking for a kimura here.
Cod wants to pass to mount but Griffin is defending the position.
Cod working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cod is working for a submission of some sort.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cod lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cod stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Cod dominated that 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.
Griffin avoids the head kick by Cod.
Cod lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick by Griffin misses
and Cod counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Griffin!
Cod gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Manny Cod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cod goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Griffin slaps away a takedown attempt from Cod, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cod paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cod misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Cod.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Cod is avoiding it.
Cod lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cod misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cod.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cod looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Cod persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Cod moved out of range nicely.
Griffin throws a lazy head kick
and Cod counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Griffin's guard now.
Cod scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cod decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cod misses with a takedown
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Cod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin cracks Cod with a solid left hand.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cod works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin working some strikes from top position.
Cod on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cod tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cod keeping full guard, as Griffin tries to pass.
Cod uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cod shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Griffin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Griffin tries to bench press Cod off him but Cod keeps the position.
Griffin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cod is looking for a kimura but Griffin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cod to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cod is looking for a kimura but Griffin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cod to get the leverage.
Griffin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Griffin.
Cod landing with the ground and pound.
Cod landing some decent shots from guard.
Cod drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick Cod off! Cod jumps back into Griffin's guard.
Cod is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin striking off his back but it's not causing Cod any problems.
Cod has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cod distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Cod controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Cod dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cod.
An inside leg kick lands from Cod.
Forrest Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cod gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griffin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cod!
Cod regains half guard.
Griffin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cod is trying is best to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cod is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griffin pulls his head out easily.
Cod blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Cod trying to control but Griffin postures up.
Cod wants to improve his position but Griffin is controlling well.
Griffin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cod knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cod is controlling Griffin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Cod moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cod shoots in and bounces Griffin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cod working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cod decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Griffin, up you get!
Griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cod counters with a takedown into side control.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Cod thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cod wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Griffin, who protects the arm well.
Cod is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Griffin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cod thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cod working the ground and pound from side control.
Cod working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Griffin throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
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.
Cod tries for a kimura but Griffin is defending well.
Griffin is looking to regain half guard here but Cod keeps moving and retains side control.
Cod looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Griffin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cod lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cod lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Forrest Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Cod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cod stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Cod showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cod 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Cod!
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hype
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RATING
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