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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waltteri Waara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Fight Me by Breaking Benjamin. Caleb Griffin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waltteri Waara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - Waara circles away.
Griffin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Waara's head.
Waara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffin wants to stand but Waara has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Griffin stops Waara from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Griffin seems content to control.
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.
Griffin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Waara shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A leg kick checked by Waara.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waara wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Griffin counters with a nice body shot.
Nice jab there from Griffin.
Griffin wants to clinch but Waara slips to the side
and Waara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Waara.
Waara avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Griffin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Waara regains guard.
Waara is striking off his back. Griffin thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Griffin trying to mount his opponent but Waara defends it.
Griffin is controlling the pace.
Griffin is looking to take a break and control but Waara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Waara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Waara is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Griffin wants to stand up but Waara is controlling the position.
Waara looking for subs from the bottom but Griffin mounts him!
Griffin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Waara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Waara is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a heavy elbow.
Griffin controlling his opponent.
Waara regains half guard.
Waara manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Griffin clinches but Waara breaks the clinch
and Waara counters with a good low kick that Griffin was not able to check.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waara can pounce on him.
Waara shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin scoring well with a low kick there.
Griffin gets a clinch.
Griffin lands a knee to the body.
Griffin pulls Waara into guard.
Griffin is trying to control the position but Waara postures up.
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.
Waara tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Waara kicks off Griffin and gets to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waara tries to clinch
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Griffin.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Waara lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.
Waara can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waltteri Waara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waara tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from Waara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Griffin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Waara breaks the clinch.
Griffin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Waara counters by moving into the clinch.
Waara lands an elbow just above Griffin 's eye.
Waara pushes off an throws an elbow but Griffin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Waara looking for a takedown.
Waara avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Griffin looking to slow down the pace here.
Waara lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Caleb Griffin has been cut.
Waara lands a nice elbow.
Waara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Waara can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waltteri Waara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Waara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Waara managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin slows down the pace here.
Waara prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Waara missing with knees to the body.
Waara has picked Griffin up - he's going for a ride! Waara dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Waara wants to pass the guard but Griffin is defending well.
Griffin is trying to stand up here but Waara is controlling him well.
Griffin trying to control from the bottom.
Waara is keen to just control but Griffin is a slippery customer.
Griffin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Waara passes Griffin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as Waara sits in half guard.
Waara 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 Waara.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back.
Griffin is in trouble now - Waara has advanced to mount!
Waara wants to take Griffin's back here but Griffin is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waara avoids the attempt from Griffin to control.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Waara not doing much here.
Waara passes to full mount!
Waara prevents Griffin from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waara looking to control but Griffin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Waara avoids the attempt from Griffin to control.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Waara tries to control but Griffin wriggling away.
Griffin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Waara is retaining full guard.
Waara keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Waara dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waltteri Waara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Griffin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Waara gets a clinch.
Waara is looking to control Griffin's arms but Griffin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waara has his back to the cage.
Griffin pulls Waara into guard.
Waara is fighting to break Griffin's control of his arms but Griffin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Waara preventing the sweep.
Griffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Waara preventing the sweep.
Waara prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Griffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Waara is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waara shoots and misses
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown. Waara fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waara working a defensive guard but Griffin passes into half guard.
Griffin content to control rather than advance.
It looks like Griffin is going to stand back up.
Griffin controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Griffin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but Waara defending well.
Griffin prevents Waara from improving his position.
Caleb Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Waara moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Waara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him.
Griffin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Waara is on top in guard.
Waara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Waara stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waara stands and steps away. Griffin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Waara darts in trying to clinch
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Waara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Griffin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Waara's guard.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Waara keeps moving.
Griffin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Griffin!
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energy
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hype
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