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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Envy on the Coast - Southern Comfort. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrell Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Griffin.
Griffin is trying to get an arm triangle but Davis is defending well.
Griffin tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Davis is trying to improve his position.
Griffin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Griffin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davis, who protects the arm well.
Griffin tries to score with some ground and pound. Davis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to control Griffin's posture but Griffin avoids it.
Griffin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Davis is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Griffin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Griffin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Griffin looks gassed!
Davis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Griffin drags him back down.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Davis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Davis tries to reverse the position but Griffin maintains control.
Griffin 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.
Griffin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Davis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griffin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Griffin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Davis is looking to improve his position but Griffin isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis holds on, trying desperately to control.
Griffin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four 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.
Griffin avoids the attempt from Davis to control.
Griffin wants to finish this one by submission but Davis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Griffin.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.
Griffin looking to secure an arm triangle but Davis defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Griffin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Davis.
Griffin tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffin drops back down to his feet.
Griffin tries to score a body lock takedown but Davis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Griffin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darrell Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Griffin.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffin's defenses.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis working Griffin over with knees to the body.
Davis lands an elbow that stopped Griffin in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Griffin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Davis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis leaves Griffin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Griffin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffin somewhat.
Davis is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griffin, pushing him back against the cage.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.
Griffin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Griffin's ribcage.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffin's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Griffin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
Darrell Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darrell Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis is looking to clinch.
That's four 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.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis leaves Griffin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Griffin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Griffin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Davis drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Davis dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darrell Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Griffin.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Griffin takes an elbow to the temple.
Davis has Griffin pressed against the cage, preventing Griffin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis is pressed up against the cage. Griffin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davis down to the mat. Davis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davis tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin connects with a jab.
Davis clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Griffin is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Griffin is trying to maintain a safe position but Davis gets an underhook and turns Griffin into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffin is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Griffin is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Griffin has his back to the cage.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffin takes an elbow to the temple.
Griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis lands an elbow inside.
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Griffin has Davis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.
Davis lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Griffin can't get the takedown.
Griffin tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
Griffin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Griffin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davis tries to clinch
and Griffin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis's guard.
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griffin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Griffin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Davis tries to bench press Griffin off him but Griffin keeps the position.
Griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Davis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davis tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin is trying to get an arm triangle but Davis is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Griffin!
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