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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forrest Griffin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hawk Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Griffin sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Henson to the ground! Griffin dives into full mount looking to finish!
Henson is rocked!
It looks like Hawk Henson has been cut.
Henson can't escape the position.
Oh Henson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin controlling his opponent.
Griffin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Henson seems to have got his legs back now.
Henson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Henson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henson stands up from Griffin's guard - Henson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a head kick but Henson moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Henson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henson throws and elbow that misses. Griffin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henson's guard. Nice move by Griffin!
Griffin is looking to stand up but Henson won't let him.
Griffin looks gassed!
Griffin trying to control but Henson is working from the bottom.
Henson is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henson is working hard here to advance position.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Henson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Griffin uses it to pass to side control.
Griffin controls the position from side control.
Henson looks to move to half guard but instead Griffin has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henson tries to improve his position but instead Griffin has taken his back!
Griffin tries to get the hooks in deep but Henson pushed the leg off.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Griffin trying to control momentarily.
Henson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Griffin is looking to control Henson but Henson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin missing with punches from the back.
Griffin is trying to stick to Henson's back but Henson is turning into Griffin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Griffin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Henson.
Henson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henson prevents Griffin from improving his position.
Henson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Griffin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Henson.
Henson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hawk Henson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hawk Henson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henson with a poor takedown
and Griffin counters with a head kick. That will keep Henson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Henson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Henson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Griffin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Henson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Griffin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Griffin is trying to stand up here but Henson is controlling him well.
Griffin gets full guard.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
Griffin working a defensive guard here.
Griffin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Henson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henson postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Henson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henson.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griffin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henson 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.
Henson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Griffin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Henson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Griffin is looking to get to half guard.
Griffin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Henson.
Henson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Henson throwing strikes here but Griffin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Henson working the ground and pound effectively.
Griffin wants to hold on but Henson pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Griffin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Griffin and Henson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Henson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Griffin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Henson prevents Griffin from escaping the position.
Henson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Griffin tries to buck Henson off but Henson is having none of it.
Griffin wants to control but Henson postures up.
Griffin regains half guard, as Henson was trying to land strikes.
Griffin is pressing down on Henson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henson 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.
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.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Henson tries to pass.
Henson postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin trying to control the position here.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Henson tries to pass.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hawk Henson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Henson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Griffin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Griffin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Henson, up you get!
Henson has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a head kick.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Henson tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Griffin sprawls well initially but Henson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Griffin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henson stops Griffin from standing up.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
Henson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henson throws a strike but Griffin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Griffin escapes and throws Henson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Henson 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.
Hawk Henson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Griffin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Henson to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Griffin lands with a right hand.
Henson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawk Henson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henson counters with a single leg into guard. Griffin didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Henson stops Griffin from standing up.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henson preventing the sweep.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Griffin is keeping the position.
Henson wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Henson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin trying to keep a closed guard but Henson is proving a slippery customer.
Henson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henson looking to pass the guard.
Griffin wants to stand up but Henson is controlling him.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson looking to sit in guard and control but Griffin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henson wants to improve his position but instead Griffin has moved into half guard.
Henson manages to get to full guard.
Griffin gets to his feet - Henson follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henson fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a big head kick but Henson shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Forrest Griffin.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Griffin!
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