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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tyson griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudy Perry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, tyson griffin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry scores with a takedown into griffin's guard.
griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
griffin has Perry pulled in close to control his posture.
griffin working a defensive guard here.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
griffin keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.
Perry lands a couple of elbows.
Perry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
griffin working a defensive guard here.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. griffin is keeping the position for now.
griffin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there.
Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but griffin is retaining full guard.
griffin controlling Perry's posture.
griffin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perry lands a couple of elbows.
griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
griffin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Perry drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and griffin dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
griffin stays in close to Perry's body and controls the position.
griffin looking to pass the guard.
Perry looking to control.
Perry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. griffin defends it easily.
griffin content to stall in guard here.
griffin wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. griffin manages to get himself to full guard.
Perry working some strikes from top position.
griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but griffin is retaining full guard.
griffin working a defensive guard here.
griffin has his foot on Perry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perry works his way back into a safe position though.
griffin has his feet on Perry's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Perry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perry.
Perry moves forwards but griffin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Perry is working for a guillotine from mount but griffin frees his head quite easily.
Perry is breathing heavily.
Perry with shots to the head and body - griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
griffin regains half guard.
griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
griffin wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.
griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Perry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
griffin throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
griffin stuffs the takedown.
Perry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with griffin but griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry gets a takedown into half guard.
Perry is thwarting griffin's attempts to control the position.
Perry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
griffin is positioning himself well to prevent Perry advancing to mount.
griffin manages to get to full guard.
Perry stands up over griffin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
griffin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Perry thows a big elbow that misses.
Perry throws and elbow that misses. griffin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by griffin!
Perry is looking for a triangle but griffin pushes his legs off easily.
griffin wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
griffin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Perry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perry keeping moving, preventing griffin from controlling successfully.
Perry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perry has his foot on griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
griffin trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
Perry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
griffin working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, griffin has managed to get both his arms back between Perry's legs - danger averted.
griffin wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
griffin looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
griffin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Perry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
griffin manages to get back to half guard.
griffin is holding on to half guard well.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
griffin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
griffin trying to hold on to Perry's head to control him but Perry postures up.
griffin manages to get to full guard.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. griffin is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rudy Perry will probably get the nod.
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 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from griffin does it's job there.
Perry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
griffin tries to hold on but Perry postures up.
Perry looking to finish griffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for griffin!
griffin is desperately trying to improve his position but Perry has a good base and remains in mount.
griffin tries to hold on but Perry pushes him away.
Perry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
griffin tries to hold on but Perry postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
griffin is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Perry.
Perry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. griffin looks a forlorn figure.
griffin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Perry throwing shots but griffin is blocking nicely.
Perry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
griffin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
griffin trying to hold on to Perry's head to control him but Perry postures up.
griffin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry won't allow griffin to sweep him here.
griffin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perry tries for a takedown but griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
griffin looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt.
Perry shoots in for a double leg but griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
griffin lands with a shot to the body.
griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Perry has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Perry!
griffin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
griffin working the ground and pound effectively.
griffin scoring with strikes but Perry is staying in there.
griffin controlling the position easily from mount.
griffin prevents Perry from getting the reversal.
griffin avoids the attempt from Perry to control.
griffin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Perry?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
griffin controlling the pace for now.
Perry working to try and regain half guard.
griffin controlling the pace for now.
griffin lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! griffin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rudy Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
griffin content just to control the position here.
Perry is trying desperately to improve position.
griffin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rudy Perry did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Perry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perry trying to keep a closed guard but griffin is proving a slippery customer.
griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
griffin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Perry is proving hard to escape from.
Perry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
griffin wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from griffin.
Perry scores with a takedown into griffin's guard.
Perry scoring with some ground and pound.
griffin controls Perry momentarily but Perry frees himself.
Perry pushes down on griffin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Perry working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on griffin's thigh. griffin counters though and makes it back to full guard.
griffin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
griffin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Perry passes griffin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
griffin is trying to control but can't.
Perry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Perry there.
griffin is trying to get back to full guard.
griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
griffin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
griffin wants to sweep but Perry has passed to side control!
griffin wants to control but Perry postures up.
Perry tries to move to mount but griffin blocks the move with his legs.
Perry is chipping away with strikes.
Perry tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Perry working the head and body with strikes.
I wouldn't like to be where griffin is right now.
Perry misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
griffin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Perry prevents griffin from improving his position.
griffin is looking to control Perry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can griffin avoid being mounted?
Perry working over griffin with some ground and pound. griffin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
griffin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. griffin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perry.
Perry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Perry had his way with tyson griffin in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Perry misses with a takedown
and griffin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
griffin throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry misses with a takedown
and griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
griffin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Perry to see if he's OK.
Perry is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as griffin stalls from top position.
griffin trying to control the position but Perry is working away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
griffin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Perry!
That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
griffin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
griffin trying to control but Perry is having none of it.
Perry tries to hold on but griffin postures up.
Rudy Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
griffin controlling the pace for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, tyson griffin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
griffin looks to land a left hand but Perry moved out of range nicely.
griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Perry gets a takedown into half guard.
Perry is controlling the pace.
Perry is trying to control the action in half guard but griffin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin wants to get back to full guard.
Perry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
tyson griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perry is trying to control. griffin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perry trying to mount his opponent but griffin defends it.
Perry trying to control the action but griffin is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perry shoots and misses
and griffin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Perry's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
griffin wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Perry wants to sweep but no luck.
Perry is trying to keep griffin in close.
Perry keeping moving, preventing griffin from controlling successfully.
Perry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
griffin stands up from Perry's guard - griffin perhaps looking for a knockout.
griffin throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
griffin misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
tyson griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Perry!
Rudy Perry retains his welterweight title!
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