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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewie Griffin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stewie Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Griffin moves in looking to clinch but Nichols pushes him off.
Nichols throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin counters with an inside leg kick.
Nichols really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nichols throws a nice head kick!
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Nichols throws a head kick that misses
and Nichols takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nichols throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin counters with a good, hard body kick but Nichols shrugs it off.
Nichols shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols throws a lazy head kick
and Nichols takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Nichols misses
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Nichols is avoiding it.
Griffin clinches up against the cage.
Nichols lands a body shot in the clinch.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nichols avoids it.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nichols content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Griffin.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but Nichols blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nichols.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nichols.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nichols's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nichols avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Nichols is blocking nicely.
Nichols'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.
Griffin connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Griffin.
Nichols on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nichols works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Griffin scores with a knee to the head.
Griffin looks gassed!
Griffin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nichols lands a nice uppercut.
Nichols tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Nice body punch from Nichols.
Nichols lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
Come on Nichols - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Nichols.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nichols misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nichols has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nichols presses Griffin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nichols blocks an uppercut.
Nichols lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Griffin.
Nichols doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nichols digs a right hand underneath Griffin's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nichols lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols lands with a short shot to the head.
Griffin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffin has a couple of punches blocked by Nichols.
Nichols displaying some good clinch control by pressing Griffin up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Nichols.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griffin as Nichols tries to tie him up.
Nichols tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nichols manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike.
Nichols lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nichols blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffin obliges.
Nichols misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nichols is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nichols works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Griffin blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichols.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but Nichols blocks with his arms.
Nichols digs a right hand underneath Griffin's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nichols digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
Nichols can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Griffin misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Nichols.
Nichols tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nichols.
Nichols lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nichols scores with a hook to the body.
Nichols swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nichols throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
Nichols lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Nichols stalling in the clinch.
Nichols lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin.
Nichols lands a body shot.
Nichols misses with a punch to the body.
Nichols lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Nichols works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nichols looking to slow down the pace here.
Nichols softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nichols stalling against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nichols looking to slow down the pace here.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Nichols dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nichols throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Nichols throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nichols throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch.
Griffin lands a nice knee to the body.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffin lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nichols fails to land.
Nichols is looking to control Griffin's arms but Griffin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nichols has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin lands a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Griffin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nichols takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin tries a knee to the head but Nichols blocks it.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands a nice uppercut.
Nichols misses with a body punch.
Nichols can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Stewie Griffin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Griffin.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Nichols is blocking nicely.
Griffin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Nichols tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nichols on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nichols lands an uppercut.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nichols works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Nichols scores with a hook to the body.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Nichols throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
Nichols avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Nichols effectively controlling the action here.
Nichols lands a right hand.
Nichols stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Griffin.
Nichols throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nichols is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffin is keeping busy.
Griffin misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A hook to the body from Griffin.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Griffin as the two fighters clinch.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
Nichols lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nichols lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nichols goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nichols digs a right hand underneath Griffin's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Griffin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nichols.
Nichols blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nichols.
Nice body punch from Nichols.
Nichols cracks Griffin with a nice body shot.
Nichols is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nichols throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
Nichols lands a nice shot to the body.
Nichols lands a right hand.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nichols has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nichols lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin.
Nichols lands with a light punch inside.
Nichols is trying to stall.
Nichols works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nichols - that landed with a thud.
Nichols stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Nichols is blocking nicely.
Nichols throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffin obliges.
Nichols pushes Griffin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichols is looking to control Griffin's arms but Griffin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nichols has his back to the cage.
Nichols lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Nichols uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichols.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nichols works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nichols.
Nichols lands a nice shot to the body.
Nichols lands a left hand.
Nichols lands a body shot.
Nichols lands a right hand.
Nichols can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Nichols trying to control the position but instead, Griffin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nichols into the cage.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Nichols.
Nichols stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nichols digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
Nichols pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin.
Nichols lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nichols tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Nichols works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nichols lands a right hand.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Nichols.
Nichols lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
Nichols digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
Nichols pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nichols.
Nichols tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Nichols tries to stall but Griffin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nichols is working Griffin over against the cage.
Nichols works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Nichols displaying some good clinch control by pressing Griffin up against the cage.
Nichols lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nichols.
Griffin pushes Nichols back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichols.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nichols is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nichols pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nichols works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Nichols goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stewie Griffin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Griffin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Griffin is predictable there
and Nichols counters with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffin.
Nichols tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griffin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nichols gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nichols goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin with a knee to the head.
Griffin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nichols scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nichols digs a right hand underneath Griffin's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Nichols.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Nichols.
Nichols tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Nichols avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Nichols lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nichols looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Nichols.
Nichols is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nichols.
Nichols lands a shot to the body.
Nichols lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nichols scores with a hook to the body.
Nichols throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Nichols softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichols.
Nichols pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nichols pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nichols stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nichols as the two fighters clinch.
Griffin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Nichols presses Griffin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nichols pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nichols misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nichols creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nichols.
Nichols lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nichols stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nichols - that landed with a thud.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nichols scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichols.
Nichols scores with a shoulder strike.
Nichols digs a right hand underneath Griffin's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nichols.
Nichols lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nichols is stalling here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nichols here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Nichols uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nichols lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griffin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nichols lands with a right to the head.
Nichols lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nichols lands a body shot.
Nichols lands a body shot.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nichols blocks it with crossed arms.
Nichols taking a breather.
Nichols connects with a knee to the head.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nichols has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols lands with a right to the head.
Nichols lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Nichols avoids the damage to the body.
Nichols is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Nichols.
Nichols struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Nichols.
Nichols gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nichols lands a body punch.
Nichols lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Nichols works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Nichols.
Nichols lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Nichols.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nichols tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffin throws a punch but it's blocked by Nichols.
A right handed body shot lands from Nichols.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichols.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nichols scores with a hook to the body.
Nichols misses with a punch on the inside.
Nichols is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nichols tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Nichols'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.
Nichols misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working aggressively here.
Nichols doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nichols lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Nichols has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Nichols on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nichols makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Nichols.
Nichols scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nichols misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nichols scores with a shoulder strike.
Nichols lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nichols wants to stall.
Nichols misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Nichols as the two fighters clinch.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nichols avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Nichols working aggressively here.
Nichols trying to stall but Griffin improves his position.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but Nichols blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Nichols scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nichols takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nichols digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Nichols showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nichols 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Nichols!
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