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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CJ Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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157 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, CJ Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Becker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffin defends it nicely.
Becker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Becker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Becker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffin can pounce on him.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Becker throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Becker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Becker duly obliges.
Griffin avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jason Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Becker throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Becker lands a two punch combo.
Becker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffin lands with a kick to the temple. Becker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like CJ Becker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Becker dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Becker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffin looks gassed!
Becker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Becker throws a one two combo.
Becker feints a jab promting Griffin to slip. Becker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Becker misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
No luck for Becker with that takedown attempt.
Becker is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Becker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin takes one on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Becker scores with a four punch combination!
Becker tries a head kick but it misses.
Becker feints a jab promting Griffin to slip. Becker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Becker tries to clinch up.
Becker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Becker thumps Griffin with a low kick.
Griffin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Becker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Becker scores with a four punch combination!
Becker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Becker scores with a jab to the head.
Becker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Becker, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Becker lands with a nice combination. Griffin backs away looking to recover.
Becker throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Becker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Becker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Becker punishes Griffin's body with a nice straight punch.
Becker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Becker.
Becker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Becker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffin's calf.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Becker keeps it at a distance.
Griffin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Becker.
Becker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Becker tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Becker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.
Becker looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Becker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Becker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Griffin pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Griffin back to the cage. Becker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Griffin takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffin has Becker pressed against the cage.
Griffin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Becker tries to pull guard but Griffin won't allow it.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin wants to stall.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Becker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Becker is trying to drag Griffin to the mat but Griffin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Becker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left and a right from Becker both land. Nice combination.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Becker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Becker connects with a leg kick. Griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Becker looks to land a combination. Griffin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Becker throws a series of strikes that have Griffin backpedaling.
Becker lands a jab.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Becker can pounce on him.
Becker scores with a one two! Griffin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Becker tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Becker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffin as he avoids it easily.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Becker throws a series of strikes that have Griffin backpedaling.
Becker stalks Griffin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Griffin's face. Griffin staggers backwards, shaken.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Griffin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Griffin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Becker.
Becker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Becker is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Griffin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Becker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Becker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CJ Becker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Becker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Griffin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Becker throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Becker throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Becker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Becker both land. Nice combination.
A solid body kick from Becker.
Left hook, right uppercut from Becker.
Becker motions for Griffin to come forward. Becker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
CJ Becker is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin avoids the head kick by Becker.
Becker works over Griffin's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Griffin avoids the head kick by Becker.
Griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Becker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Becker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Becker throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Becker moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Becker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Becker throws a head kick that misses.
Becker throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Becker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Griffin back to the cage. Becker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Becker looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Griffin throws a lazy body kick
and Becker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Griffin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Becker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Becker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Becker swinging wildly here.
Griffin tries to clinch but Becker is having none of it.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Becker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Becker.
CJ Becker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Becker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Becker keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Becker avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Becker.
Left hook, right uppercut from Becker.
Becker clinches.
Griffin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Becker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Becker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Griffin pushes off an throws an elbow but Becker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Griffin gets underhooks to prevent Becker's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Becker prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from Becker.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Becker tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Becker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker letting Griffin take a breather here.
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Becker successfully pulls guard.
Griffin is posturing up here but Becker has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Griffin tries to roll out but it's too tight and Griffin has to tap! Slick submission there by Becker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CJ Becker!
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