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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iokua Mikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandell Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Original Techno Viking kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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205 cm
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245 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iokua Mikala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wandell Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin motions for Mikala to come forward. Griffin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffin lands a head shot.
Griffin checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Mikala circles away.
Mikala takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Mikala blocks a low kick nicely.
Griffin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mikala throws a head kick that misses.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Mikala throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin lands a head shot.
Mikala scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Mikala misses with a low kick.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Mikala is avoiding it.
Griffin moves in looking to clinch but Mikala pushes him off.
Mikala staying out of range there.
Mikala shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Mikala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
Griffin tries to clinch but Mikala moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mikala - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mikala.
Griffin looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Griffin misses.
Mikala throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mikala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Mikala shoots in and bounces Griffin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mikala looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikala tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
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.
Mikala not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mikala preventing the sweep.
Mikala sitting in guard here, content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffin can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mikala postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iokua Mikala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mikala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mikala throws a chopping leg kick but Griffin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Griffin throws a push kick but Mikala slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick by Mikala misses
and Griffin counters with a left and a right that stings Mikala.
Griffin throws a leg kick
and Mikala counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mikala ducks right into an uppercut from Griffin.
Horrible takedown by Mikala or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin which made him look bad.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffin stuns Mikala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mikala throws a solid leg kick but Griffin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mikala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iokua Mikala is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mikala tries to land a leg kick but Griffin saw it coming and moves away.
Griffin darts in trying to clinch
and Mikala counters with a leg kick.
Mikala tries to score with a low kick but Griffin moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Griffin blocks the leg kick.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Mikala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Mikala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mikala avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikala is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Mikala throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mikala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mikala manages to break the clinch.
Mikala tried to score with a low kick but Griffin checks it.
Mikala throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Wandell Griffin has been cut.
Wandell Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin throws a leg kick
and Mikala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mikala throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mikala looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Mikala lands a head shot.
Griffin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mikala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mikala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mikala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mikala checks the leg kick.
Mikala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mikala throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mikala.
Mikala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Mikala throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Mikala.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mikala tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffin is able to avoid easily.
Mikala misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikala is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Mikala misses
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mikala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mikala connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Mikala.
Griffin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mikala slips a jab from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mikala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mikala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikala wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iokua Mikala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wandell Griffin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mikala throws a head kick that Griffin semi-blocks.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mikala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mikala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mikala.
Mikala tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Mikala.
Mikala misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Griffin.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mikala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikala throws a push kick but Griffin slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mikala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
Mikala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mikala.
Griffin looks to clinch
and Mikala counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mikala connects with the punch.
Griffin moves in looking to clinch but Mikala pushes him off.
Mikala works over Griffin's head and body with a nice combination.
That has opened up Wandell Griffin's cut even more.
Wandell Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mikala misses with a body kick.
Wandell Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin tries to clinch but Mikala moves away
and Mikala counters with a low kick, right behind Griffin 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mikala throws a leg kick but Griffin moved away.
Mikala tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mikala, right into the meat.
Mikala lands a head kick. Griffin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mikala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mikala scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mikala is taking a breather. Griffin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Griffin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wandell Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Griffin is trying to stand up here but Mikala is controlling him well.
Mikala is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Griffin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mikala tries to pass to full mount but Griffin defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Mikala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Mikala takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mikala moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Griffin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iokua Mikala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mikala, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iokua Mikala!
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energy
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hype
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