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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin lands with a right hand.
Reed connects with a high kick.
Reed works over Griffin's head and body with a nice combination.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Reed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Reed counters with a head kick. That will keep Griffin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rashad Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a two punch combo.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Reed counters by moving into the clinch.
Reed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reed works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Reed stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Reed drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Griffin dives on top into guard.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Reed keeping busy on the bottom but Griffin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Griffin tries to stand and escape but Reed is controlling the position.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffin blocks the strikes from Reed.
Reed is looking to improve his position.
Griffin blocks the strikes from Reed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Griffin wants to control but Reed is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffin throws an off balance right hand
and Reed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Reed works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Reed breaks from the clinch.
Reed walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Reed misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Reed throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a one-two to the body.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reed.
Reed shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Reed finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Griffin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Reed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reed tries to pull guard but Griffin holds him up against the cage and eventually Reed drops back down to his feet.
Reed 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.
Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reed counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin throws a one two combo.
Reed clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Reed pushes Griffin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed tries to pull guard but Griffin won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Reed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffin counters with a three punch combo that has Reed backing up. Reed nods at Griffin to acknowledge the strikes.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reed counters by moving into the clinch.
Reed breaks the clinch.
Reed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griffin misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick Reed off! Reed jumps back into Griffin's guard.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reed drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reed jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reed prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Reed forces his way into half guard.
Griffin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Reed.
Griffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Reed isn't so interested in that idea.
Reed is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reed drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick Reed off! Reed jumps back into Griffin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reed throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reed misses with a wild combination.
Reed pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reed thows a body kick. Griffin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good shot there by Reed.
Reed misses with a wild combination.
Reed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Reed dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Reed. Reed gets slowly back to his feet.
Reed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reed throws a series of strikes that have Griffin backpedaling.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed takes one to the side of the head.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Reed counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Reed drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Reed tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reed manages to break the clinch.
Reed lands a nice hook to Griffin's body. Griffin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Reed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reed breaks from the clinch.
Reed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffin swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reed counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reed has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Griffin defend it? Reed steps over the head and cranks it - Griffin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Reed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ed Reed!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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