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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis has chosen Dude looks like a lady! 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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147 lbs
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138 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Ellis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griswold avoids the head kick by Ellis.
Ellis looks to land a combination. Griswold sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Griswold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griswold cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griswold.
Griswold pushes Ellis away with a front kick.
Griswold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griswold lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chris Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griswold closes the distance and pushes Ellis back into the cage.
Griswold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellis.
Come on Griswold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ellis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griswold has him pressed against the cage.
Ellis can't get the takedown.
Ellis throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Griswold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ellis misses with an elbow strike.
Griswold avoids the elbow strike from Ellis, against the cage.
The referee calls for Griswold to work.
Griswold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ellis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griswold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ellis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griswold pushes Ellis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis pushes off an throws an elbow but Griswold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is looking to break free of the clinch but Griswold has double underhooks.
Griswold has Ellis pressed against the cage.
Griswold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ellis looks gassed!
Griswold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elliss head.
Griswold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ellis's defenses.
Griswold lands a left hand.
Griswold lands a damaging elbow.
Griswold is pressed up against the cage. Ellis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griswold down to the mat. Griswold avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ellis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griswold cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg.
Ellis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ellis takes one to the side of the head.
Griswold lands a nice hook to Ellis's body. Ellis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griswold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Griswold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griswold.
Griswold takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Griswold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands an elbow just above Ellis 's eye.
Ellis wants to get back to striking at distance but Griswold won't allow it.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ellis's defenses.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Griswold lands an elbow just above Ellis 's eye.
Griswold lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Griswold to work.
Griswold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Ellis tries to score a body lock takedown but Griswold shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clark Griswold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Ellis.
Griswold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ellis takes an elbow to the temple.
Griswold lands a nice knee to the body.
Griswold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griswold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Griswold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griswold landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellis takes an elbow to the temple.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis takes an elbow to the temple.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Ellis shrugs off.
Griswold lands a shot to the body.
Griswold lands an elbow just above Ellis 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griswold obliges.
Griswold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griswold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Ellis in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Griswold as the two fighters clinch.
Griswold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ellis's defenses.
Ellis takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Griswold taking a breather.
Griswold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ellis takes a shot to the head.
Griswold lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Griswold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ellis.
Ellis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griswold avoids it.
Griswold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Ellis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Ellis is trying to break the clinch but Griswold has him pressed against the cage.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Ellis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griswold has him pressed against the cage.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Ellis shrugs off.
Ellis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griswold is pushing Ellis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Griswold seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ellis wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griswold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Ellis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Griswold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Griswold dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ellis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griswold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.
Griswold scores with a sloppy right hand. Ellis should have avoided that one.
Griswold ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griswold was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
Griswold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ellis's calf.
Ellis misses with a body shot
and Griswold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellis throws a head kick but Griswold moves out of range.
Clark Griswold is winning the standup battle so far.
Griswold tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ellis throws a combination that misses
and Griswold counters with a nice leg kick.
Griswold is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Griswold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griswold throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ellis.
Griswold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ellis will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griswold.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Griswold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold scores with a jab to the body.
Ellis tries to keep at a distance but Griswold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Griswold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Griswold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griswold stops a takedown attempt from Ellis.
Griswold digs a right hand underneath Ellis's ribcage. Ellis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellis takes an elbow to the temple.
Griswold holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Griswold working Ellis over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Griswold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griswold scores with a shot to the side of Ellis's head.
Griswold prevents the takedown attempt.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Ellis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griswold lands a damaging elbow.
Griswold missing with knees to the body.
Ellis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Griswold has Ellis pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Griswold.
Griswold keeps control of Ellis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griswold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellis.
Ellis is looking to break free of the clinch but Griswold has double underhooks.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Ellis takes an elbow to the temple.
Ellis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Griswold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ellis is trying to break the clinch but Griswold is controlling him.
Griswold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ellis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Griswold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griswold scores with a three punch combo!
A lazy body kick from Ellis
and Griswold counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ellis working hard to break the clinch.
Ellis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griswold prevents it.
Clark Griswold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Ellis.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands an elbow just above Ellis 's eye.
Griswold digs a right hand underneath Ellis's ribcage. Ellis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Griswold.
Ellis tries to break free but Griswold pushes him back against the cage.
Griswold lands a shot to the body.
Griswold lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Griswold.
Griswold lands a good knee to the midsection. Ellis won't want to take too many of those.
Ellis breaks the clinch.
Griswold ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis scores with a shot to the body.
Ellis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Griswold checks a leg kick.
Ellis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Griswold - that will leave a mark!
That's four 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.
Griswold smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ellis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griswold cracks a nice hook into Ellis's ribs.
Ellis thows a body shot but no joy.
Ellis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Griswold counter with a right hand.
Griswold looks to land a body kick but Ellis moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Griswold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griswold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griswold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ellis looks to land a left hand but Griswold moved out of range nicely.
A head kick by Ellis misses
and Griswold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ellis thinking.
Griswold scores with the left hand. Ellis knows he should have avoided that one.
Ellis throws a lazy head kick
and Griswold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griswold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griswold misses with a body kick.
Griswold instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Griswold dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Griswold throws the kick towards the body but Ellis avoids it.
Griswold walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ellis.
Griswold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griswold there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clark Griswold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griswold is looking to slow Ellis down with leg kicks.
Ellis ducks right into an uppercut from Griswold.
Griswold cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg.
Griswold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Griswold dodges the punch combination from Ellis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Griswold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellis scores with a body shot.
Ellis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ellis throws a jab but it's blocked by Griswold.
Ellis misses with the body kick
and Griswold counters with a good low kick that Ellis was not able to check.
A head kick by Ellis misses
and Griswold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griswold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griswold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis checks a leg kick nicely.
Ellis throws a right hand that Griswold ducks under and follows up with a left that Griswold also avoids with ease.
Ellis throws a combination that misses
and Griswold counters with an outside leg kick.
Griswold wants to clinch.
Ellis throws a leg kick
and Griswold counters with a stiff right hand.
Griswold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ellis scores with the left hand. Griswold knows he should have avoided that one.
Griswold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ellis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellis throws a sloppy head kick
and Ellis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ellis avoids a kick to the body.
Ellis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griswold counters with a nice leg kick.
Ellis lands with a nice combination. Griswold backs away looking to recover.
Griswold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griswold.
Ellis misses with the combination.
Griswold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ellis.
Clark Griswold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses the body punch
and Ellis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ellis misses with a few strikes there.
Ellis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griswold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Griswold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griswold plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ellis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griswold thuds his shin into the meat of Ellis's side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Griswold.
Griswold lands a head kick. Ellis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Griswold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellis can do to turn this around?
Griswold is looking to slow Ellis down with leg kicks.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griswold drives through and clinches with Ellis against the cage.
Griswold effectively controlling the action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold avoids the elbow strike from Ellis, against the cage.
Ellis can't get the takedown.
Griswold presses Ellis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ellis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ellis is trying to break the clinch but Griswold has him pressed against the cage.
Clark Griswold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Griswold stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ellis takes an elbow to the temple.
Griswold lands a body shot.
Ellis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Griswold is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Ellis is working for takedown but Griswold is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clark Griswold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Ellis.
That's four 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.
Griswold lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Griswold prevents the takedown attempt.
Griswold prevents Ellis from breaking the clinch.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Griswold lands a damaging elbow.
Ellis is trying to stall.
Chris Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griswold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellis avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griswold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griswold has Ellis pushed against the cage.
Good body shot from Griswold.
Ellis trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clark Griswold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griswold has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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... Clark Griswold!
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