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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Mutiny as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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267 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Summers gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Summers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Summers dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Summers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Summers avoids nicely.
Griffin looks gassed!
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Griffin won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Griffin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Summers.
Summers tries for a kimura but Griffin is defending well.
Summers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to escape but Summers is in control.
Summers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Griffin is avoiding damage well.
Summers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Summers throws an elbow but Griffin slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers prevents Griffin from escaping the position.
Summers stands up and beckons Griffin to his feet.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a double jab
letting Summers counter with a right hand.
Summers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Summers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summers is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Summers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Summers counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Summers.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Summers throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Summers is in Griffin's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Summers prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Summers 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.
Summers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but Summers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Griffin tries to bum rush Summers with a series of wild strikes but Summers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
letting Summers counter with a right hand.
Griffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Summers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Summers.
Luke Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Summers counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Summers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Griffin is not content to let Summers control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Summers thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Summers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luke Summers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Summers moves nicely into side control.
Summers throwing strikes but Griffin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin stands up and beckons Summers to his feet.
Summers shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Summers counters with a three punch combo that has Griffin backing up. Griffin nods at Summers to acknowledge the strikes.
Griffin misses with a double jab
and Summers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin is trying to stand back up but Summers is controlling him
Summers is trying to control. Griffin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Summers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Summers is trying to control the action in half guard but Griffin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Summers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Griffin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Luke Summers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Summers thuds a left hand into Griffin's body.
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phil Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin misses with a double jab
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Summers trying to control from half guard but Griffin is working away.
Summers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin is trying to stand up here but Summers is controlling him well.
Summers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Summers dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Summers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Summers avoids them all with ease.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin gets tackled into the cage by Summers. Summers maintains the clinch.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Summers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Summers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffin avoids it really well and circles away.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Summers shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Summers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Griffin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Summers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Griffin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Summers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Phil Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking to control but instead Griffin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Summers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Summers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Summers uses his free foot to push down on Griffin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Griffin.
Summers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Summers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Griffin has worked his arm free - good work by Griffin!
Luke Summers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers laying and praying for a moment but Griffin takes advantage and regains half guard.
Summers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Griffin's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Summers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Summers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Summers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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