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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karch Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Louis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karch Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Griffin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffin is on top in guard.
Griffin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Griffin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Karch Griffin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Louis shoots and misses
and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
Louis wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Louis keeps working.
Griffin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Louis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working the ground and pound from side control.
Griffin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Louis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Louis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Karch Griffin.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Louis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louis throws a sloppy head kick
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into Louis's guard.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karch Griffin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Griffin darts in and clinches Louis up against the cage.
Griffin prevents Louis from breaking the clinch.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Louis throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Louis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griffin counters with a single leg into guard. Louis didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin stands and throws Louis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Louis is trying to control Griffin's posture but Griffin avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karch Griffin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Louis tries to sprawl but Griffin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Louis tries to roll over but Griffin keeps him under control.
Well, if Griffin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Louis tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Griffin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Louis to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Louis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griffin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Louis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Griffin to the mat. Griffin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Griffin has a closed guard, preventing Louis from standing up.
Griffin is trying to keep Louis in close.
Louis preventing the sweep.
Louis tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Louis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to control.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Louis is controlling him.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Louis looking to sit in guard and control but Griffin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Louis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Louis tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Griffin trying to mount his opponent but Louis defends it.
Louis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Griffin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Louis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karch Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Louis fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
Louis working a defensive guard but Griffin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Louis is not content to let Griffin control the position.
Louis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griffin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Griffin working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ray Louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louis feints and as Griffin raises his hands in defense, Louis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Louis is aware though and is defending well.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Louis trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Louis thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Louis trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Louis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ray Louis just wasn't active enough.
Louis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Louis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Griffin is concentrating on defense, preventing Louis from advancing position.
Griffin trying to hold on to Louis's head to control him but Louis postures up.
Louis is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Louis is really struggling to control Griffin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Louis.
Louis wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.
We're going to have a standup here because Ray Louis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Louis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Griffin.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Louis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Griffin's guard now.
Ray Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karch Griffin.
Griffin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Louis is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Louis isn't so interested in that idea.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Louis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Griffin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ray Louis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Griffin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Louis did well to prevent Griffin getting side control.
Louis gets back to full guard.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Louis is wriggling around but Griffin manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ray Louis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Griffin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Louis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Louis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Louis wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Griffin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Louis's guard.
Louis is trying to hold Griffin in close to prevent damage but Griffin has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin escapes and gets back to his feet.
Louis fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Louis is avoiding it.
Griffin swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Louis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Griffin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Louis is thwarting Griffin's attempts to control the position.
Griffin gets full guard.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Louis is controlling him.
Louis tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Louis stands and throws Griffin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Louis lands an elbow.
Griffin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Louis wants to take a breather but Griffin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Louis.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Griffin's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griffin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin controlling Louis's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffin is on top in guard.
Louis is looking to stand up but Griffin isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin gets to his feet. Louis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Griffin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffin blocks a leg kick.
Louis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Griffin on his heels. He'll look to pass Griffin's guard now, I'm sure.
Louis throws and elbow that misses. Griffin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Louis's guard. Nice move by Griffin!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin gets to his feet. Louis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Karch Griffin!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Karch Griffin!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Karch Griffin!
Karch Griffin wins by unanimous decision!
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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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