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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm the Scatman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Honest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffin counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griffin takes one on the button.
Thompson misses with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a solid body kick.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thompson tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Griffin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Griffin throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffin.
Griffin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Griffin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Griffin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Griffin.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Griffin fails to land.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Griffin misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Thompson.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Thompson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin working aggressively here.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson'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.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin lands with a short shot to the head.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griffin.
Thompson tries to break free but Griffin pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Griffin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson presses Griffin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Thompson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Thompson moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffin.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson has Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Griffin as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Jet Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griffin.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin lands a left hand.
Griffin tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Griffin.
A head punch on the inside from Griffin fails to land.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Thompson avoids it.
Griffin scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jet Thompson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Griffin tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin counters with a good, hard body kick but Thompson shrugs it off.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Jet Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Thompson moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffin.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thompson does it's job there.
Griffin thumps Thompson with a low kick.
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
Griffin is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Griffin pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Thompson pushes Griffin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Griffin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Thompson.
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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Griffin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Griffin throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Honest Griffin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jet Thompson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Griffin.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Griffin fails to land.
Griffin tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thompson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffin.
Honest Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Griffin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Griffin clinches up against the cage.
Griffin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Griffin.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Griffin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Griffin.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jet Thompson.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Thompson!
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