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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy MacLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLean comes into the arena with Another One Bites The Dust blaring out of the sound system. Griswold has chosen Hooking Up The Lights as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lemmy MacLean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Griswold!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacLean swivels and escapes.
MacLean takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griswold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacLean throws out the jab.
MacLean missing with a left hand there. Griswold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacLean takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griswold is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacLean sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
MacLean misses with a two punch combination.
Griswold lands a two punch combo.
MacLean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griswold moves away.
Griswold jabs MacLean right on the nose. MacLean blinks but takes it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Griswold.
Griswold is looking to take a break and control but MacLean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MacLean defending against the ground and pound.
Griswold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
MacLean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griswold on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold throws an elbow but MacLean slips to the side and avoids it well.
Griswold in side control, just content to control the action for now.
MacLean on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MacLean tries to get out of the position.
Griswold wants to control but MacLean is keeping him busy.
MacLean is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacLean is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griswold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacLean on the side of the head.
Griswold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacLean.
MacLean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacLean throws a right and a left that Griswold avoids nicely.
Griswold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacLean defends it nicely.
Lemmy MacLean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Griswold.
MacLean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griswold counters with a three punch combo that has MacLean backing up. MacLean nods at Griswold to acknowledge the strikes.
MacLean avoids the body shot from Griswold.
MacLean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MacLean lands a lovely overhand right.
Griswold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacLean.
Griswold swings for the body but MacLean moves out of range.
Griswold misses the jab.
Griswold bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Griswold throws an elbow but MacLean slips to the side and avoids it well.
MacLean managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Griswold.
Griswold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on MacLean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold controls the position.
Griswold throwing strikes but MacLean manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
MacLean tries to stand but Griswold is controlling his head.
MacLean wants to control but Griswold is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
MacLean misses with a straight left.
Lemmy MacLean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griswold slips a jab and a cross from MacLean.
Griswold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MacLean as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griswold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacLean is fending him off so far but Griswold persists. Nope, MacLean circles away and we're back to standing.
Griswold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping MacLean at a distance.
MacLean throws a combination that misses
and Griswold counters with a left and a right that stings MacLean.
MacLean misses with an uppercut.
Lemmy MacLean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griswold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacLean misses with the combination.
MacLean misses with a combination
and Griswold counters with a nice uppercut.
Griswold looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for MacLean!
MacLean working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacLean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Griswold avoids the attempt from MacLean to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Griswold dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacLean misses with a hook to the body
and Griswold counters with a three punch combo that has MacLean backing up. MacLean nods at Griswold to acknowledge the strikes.
Griswold moves away from the strike by MacLean.
MacLean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griswold counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griswold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MacLean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griswold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Griswold is looking to work some ground and pound but MacLean has wrist control.
Griswold trying to control the position from guard on top but MacLean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacLean is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Griswold working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold throwing strikes but missing.
MacLean keeping moving, preventing Griswold from controlling successfully.
Griswold is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
MacLean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griswold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacLean works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griswold is looking to work some ground and pound but MacLean has wrist control.
Griswold won't allow MacLean to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griswold bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
MacLean is trying to improve his position.
Griswold trying to control the position but MacLean is working away.
MacLean avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Griswold.
The ground and pound from Griswold seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLean is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Griswold crashes against the mat.
Griswold is looking to take a break and control but MacLean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griswold in side control, throwing shots but MacLean defends.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griswold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griswold connects with a looping right hand.
MacLean looks to score with a jab to the body but Griswold is just out of range.
MacLean throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griswold on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MacLean walks into a straight right hand from Griswold.
MacLean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griswold digs a good body shot into MacLean's ribs.
A big right from MacLean misses.
A jab from MacLean misses.
MacLean swinging wildly here.
No joy there for MacLean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griswold.
Griswold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacLean pinned against the cage. MacLean gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Griswold cracks MacLean with a right hand to the side of the head.
MacLean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lemmy MacLean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griswold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacLean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griswold cracks MacLean with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Griswold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacLean thows a body shot but no joy.
Griswold slips a straight right by MacLean.
Griswold connects with a jab.
Griswold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacLean is fending him off so far but Griswold persists. Nope, MacLean circles away and we're back to standing.
Griswold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griswold looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for MacLean!
MacLean keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
MacLean tries to lock up and control but Griswold gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Griswold connects with a massive shot to the dome!
MacLean is squirming around, avoiding Griswold's attempts to control the action.
Griswold sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLean wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Griswold.
MacLean tries to lock up and control but Griswold gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griswold controlling the position easily from mount.
MacLean sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Griswold wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacLean keeps working.
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.
Griswold content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Griswold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
MacLean moves into full guard.
MacLean is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griswold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLean is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Griswold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacLean will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
MacLean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
MacLean is pulling down on Griswold's head. It's preventing any offense from Griswold, at least for the moment.
Griswold thows a big elbow that misses.
Griswold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griswold looks to score with a jab to the body but MacLean is just out of range.
MacLean misses with a series of wild punches.
MacLean misses with a double jab
enabling Griswold to counter with a crisp jab.
Griswold scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Griswold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacLean throws a combination that misses
and Griswold counters with a single leg into guard. MacLean didn't expect that.
MacLean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacLean wants to stand up but Griswold is controlling him.
Rusty Griswold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griswold passes MacLean's left leg - he's now in half guard.
MacLean is controlling Griswold's trapped leg to prevent Griswold from advancing to side control.
Griswold is just content to waste time from the top position. MacLean takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Griswold really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griswold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
MacLean throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griswold on the side of the head.
It looks like Rusty Griswold has been cut.
Griswold lands a jab to the head.
MacLean lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
MacLean looks to score with a jab to the body but Griswold is just out of range.
Griswold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griswold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griswold misses with a hook.
MacLean with a jab.
Griswold ducks under a wild hook from MacLean.
MacLean throws a series of punches but Griswold avoids them all with ease.
MacLean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griswold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacLean thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griswold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacLean throws out a powerful jab.
Griswold closes the distance and clinches up with MacLean, looking for a takedown. Griswold pushes MacLean against the cage but MacLean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Griswold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacLean.
MacLean loads up on a big right hand but Griswold slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLean throws a body punch but Griswold moves out of range.
Griswold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
MacLean moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Griswold scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Griswold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
MacLean keeping moving, preventing Griswold from controlling successfully.
MacLean scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold blocks a jab.
MacLean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Griswold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacLean.
Griswold slips under a jab.
Griswold lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Lemmy MacLean has been cut.
A swing and a miss from MacLean.
MacLean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lemmy MacLean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Griswold.
MacLean lands a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Griswold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacLean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griswold shoots in for a takedown but MacLean shows good takedown defense.
Griswold throws a body punch but MacLean moves out of range.
MacLean misses with a double jab
and Griswold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griswold ducks under a wild hook from MacLean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griswold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griswold scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Griswold cracks MacLean with an elbow. That is naaassty.
MacLean pushes Griswold away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Griswold gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Griswold in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
MacLean tries to improve position but can't.
MacLean parries the strikes from Griswold easily there. Griswold is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable MacLean to escape.
MacLean stops Griswold from passing to mount.
Griswold is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold in side control, throwing shots but MacLean defends.
Griswold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but MacLean is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on MacLean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MacLean is trying to improve his position.
Griswold throws an elbow but MacLean slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacLean is trying to get back to half guard.
Griswold lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lemmy MacLean will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
MacLean looks to throw the jab but Griswold is out of range.
Griswold avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacLean tests Griswold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griswold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from MacLean misses.
Griswold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griswold tries to bum rush MacLean with a series of wild strikes but MacLean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griswold slips under a jab.
Griswold misses with a takedown attempt - MacLean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
MacLean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Griswold.
MacLean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griswold looks to throw the jab but MacLean is out of range.
Griswold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griswold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacLean misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from MacLean misses.
Horrible takedown by Griswold or perhaps it was just good defense by MacLean which made him look bad.
Lemmy MacLean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Griswold.
Griswold slips a jab from MacLean.
Griswold throws a hook but MacLean avoids it easily.
Griswold feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
MacLean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griswold is controlling him.
Griswold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griswold wants to control from the top but MacLean keeps moving.
MacLean is trying to control the position but Griswold postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but MacLean manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
MacLean trying to control the position from guard on top but Griswold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemmy MacLean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacLean wants to stand but Griswold has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
MacLean wants to stand and escape but instead Griswold has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Griswold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griswold is pushing down on MacLean's leg trying to pass to half guard. MacLean is fighting to maintain full guard but Griswold has managed to sneak the leg through.
Griswold wants to pass the guard but MacLean is defending well.
Griswold with the ground and pound but MacLean uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Griswold wants to control from the top but MacLean keeps moving.
MacLean trying to keep a closed guard but Griswold is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Griswold slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Griswold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Griswold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacLean works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griswold thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griswold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacLean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacLean throws out a loose jab but Griswold uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacLean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griswold.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lemmy MacLean.
Well Griswold 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Griswold!
Rusty Griswold is the new super heavyweight champion!
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