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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elizondo Tacos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elizondo Tacos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tacos.
Griffin stalks Tacos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tacos's face. Tacos staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Elizondo Tacos has been cut.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Griffin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tacos throws a body kick that misses.
Tacos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Griffin tries to clinch but Tacos is having none of it.
Griffin moves out of range of the strikes.
Tacos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tacos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tacos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffin is able to avoid easily.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tacos moves away.
Griffin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tacos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griffin stuns Tacos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin throws an overhand right that lands on Tacos's shoulder, as Tacos tries to avoid the shot.
Griffin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tacos is breathing heavily.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Tacos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Griffin catches Tacos right on the button with a cross.
Griffin tries to clinch but Tacos moves out of range.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good shot there by Griffin.
Tacos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tacos avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Tacos avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Tacos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tacos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tacos scores with a shot to the body.
Tacos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tacos thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Tacos.
Tacos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Tacos avoids them all with ease.
Tacos throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Tacos misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tacos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tacos throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Griffin duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tacos is looking to chop away at Griffin's legs.
Tacos is looking to land body kicks.
Tacos swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Tacos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tacos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Griffin tries to lock up and control but Tacos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tacos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tacos looking to finish with strikes here!
Tacos lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griffin is looking to escape.
Tacos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tacos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tacos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Griffin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tacos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tacos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Griffin because Tacos loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tacos landing strikes from the mount.
Tacos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tacos thowing shots but they're missing.
Griffin is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tacos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Griffin because Tacos loaded up on that one.
Griffin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tacos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin is squirming around, avoiding Tacos's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elizondo Tacos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tacos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Tacos.
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - Tacos circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tacos.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tacos.
Tacos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Tacos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Tacos throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Tacos lands with a shot to the body.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Tacos misses with a body kick.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick from Tacos.
Tacos misses with a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Griffin misses with a body punch
and Tacos counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacos scores with a jab to the body.
Tacos lands a nice shot to the body.
Forrest Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Tacos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Griffin is trying to defend but Tacos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tacos passes to full mount!
Tacos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tacos with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffin working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin wants to hold on but Tacos pushes him away.
Griffin is bucking up trying to escape but Tacos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tacos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tacos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tacos tries to control but Griffin wriggling away.
Tacos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Griffin because Tacos loaded up on that one.
Tacos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tacos throws some wild stikes that Griffin manages to avoid easily.
A nice elbow there by Tacos.
Tacos throws some wild stikes that Griffin manages to avoid easily.
Tacos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Griffin because Tacos loaded up on that one.
Tacos with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tacos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tacos breaks from Griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tacos 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.
Tacos working Griffin over with strikes here.
Griffin is rocked!
Tacos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tacos unloads with some shots from mount but Griffin bucks and avoids them well.
Tacos wants to control the pace but Griffin is squirming around nicely.
Tacos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tacos working Griffin over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tacos.
Tacos 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.
Tacos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffin hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tacos working Griffin over with strikes here.
Griffin is still in real trouble! Can Tacos finish him?
Tacos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.
Tacos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Griffin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Griffin shrugs it off.
Tacos landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tacos misses with a head shot.
Tacos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elizondo Tacos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elizondo Tacos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tacos.
Griffin moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Griffin.
Griffin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tacos tries to pull guard but Griffin won't allow it.
Tacos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from Tacos.
A short right from Griffin on the inside.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tacos shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Tacos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elizondo Tacos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tacos. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin feints and then cracks Tacos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tacos down.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Tacos is looking to wear down Griffin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacos blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tacos keeps the fight on the outside.
Tacos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tacos was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Tacos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Griffin.
Tacos takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Tacos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Tacos moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tacos throws out the jab.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Tacos throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacos staying out of range there.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Tacos avoids them all with ease.
Griffin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tacos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffin misses with a hook to the body
and Tacos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tacos trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Tacos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tacos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tacos is thwarting Griffin's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has one foot on Tacos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Griffin slips under a jab from Tacos.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Tacos.
Tacos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tacos shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Tacos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tacos 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 takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to stall.
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from Tacos.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Tacos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Tacos jumps guard but Griffin stands there with Tacos around his waist. Tacos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tacos letting Griffin take a breather here.
Tacos has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike.
Griffin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tacos tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Tacos back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacos stalling.
Griffin is leaning against Tacos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tacos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tacos misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin tries a body shot but Tacos blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elizondo Tacos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tacos drops his hands momentarily and Griffin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tacos.
Tacos lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tacos.
Tacos takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Tacos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin looks for the body kick but Tacos saw that one coming.
Forrest Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tacos misses with a kick to the body.
Tacos misses the body punch
and Tacos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
Tacos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tacos slips a nice elbow through Griffin's hands, connecting with Griffin's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Elizondo Tacos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
Tacos is working for a submission of some sort.
Tacos moves into full mount! Griffin won't be happy about that!
Tacos is working for a guillotine from mount but Griffin frees his head quite easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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.
Tacos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tacos 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.
Tacos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tacos swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elizondo Tacos!
Elizondo Tacos is the new light heavyweight champion!
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