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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by New York. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alonzo Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronaldo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie controls Griffin momentarily but Griffin frees himself.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Griffin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has Griffin pulled in close to control his posture.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Griffin from standing up.
Griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Griffin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie wants to stand but Griffin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has a closed guard, preventing Gracie from standing up.
Griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Gracie wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie looks gassed!
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Ronaldo Gracie has been cut.
Griffin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ronaldo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Griffin does it's job there.
Griffin connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Griffin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Griffin! Gracie is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Griffin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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