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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Griffin's choice of entrance music: The Claw. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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170 cm
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168 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kassidy Cullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cullen.
Cullen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griffin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cullen avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Cullen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cullen throws a shot to the body.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cullen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffin is able to avoid easily.
Cullen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cullen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cullen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Griffin.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Cullen swinging wildly here.
Cullen works Griffin's body with a nice hook.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Cullen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffin.
Griffin throws a shot to the body.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cullen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Griffin quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cullen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cullen prevents Griffin from improving his position.
Cullen is trying to work for a kimura but Griffin is defending well.
Cullen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griffin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cullen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cullen's back!
I really don't envy Cullen right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cullen is working hard here to advance position.
Griffin biding his time, controlling Cullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen turns into Griffin and is now in his guard.
Cullen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cullen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cullen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen 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.
Cullen won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
Cullen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cullen postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cullen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen scoring with some ground and pound.
Cullen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cullen throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cullen postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Cullen postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Griffin's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Griffin is pressing down on Cullen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassidy Cullen dominated that 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.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cullen shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cullen misses with a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cullen thinking.
Cullen lands with a kick to the temple. Griffin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cullen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cullen throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
Cullen shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a body kick that stops Cullen in his tracks momentarily.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Cullen swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen blocks a low kick nicely.
Cullen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Griffin checks it.
Griffin keeps Cullen at a distance using the push kick.
Cullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cullen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cullen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffin walks into a stiff left hand from Cullen.
Cullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen checks a leg kick.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin throws a low kick but Cullen avoids it.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cullen.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Cullen. Cullen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen digs a good body shot into Griffin's ribs.
A low kick from Cullen misses
and Griffin counters with a body kick.
Cullen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Cullen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cullen fails with a takedown attempt.
Cullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cullen.
Jason Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cullen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but Cullen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cullen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin moves out of range of the leg kick from Cullen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick by Cullen misses
and Griffin counters with a good low kick that Cullen was not able to check.
Cullen cracks the inside of Griffin's front leg.
Kassidy Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cullen, right into the meat.
Griffin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffin.
Cullen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Griffin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cullen.
Cullen is looking to wear down Griffin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Griffin moved away.
Cullen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
Griffin stuffs the takedown.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Griffin throws a head kick but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen feints and then cracks Griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffin down.
A low kick from Cullen is predictable there
and Griffin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Griffin scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cullen's calf.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Griffin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Cullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffin.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Cullen.
Cullen misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffin thows a body kick. Cullen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Cullen avoids it.
Cullen throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Cullen scores with a nice strike.
Griffin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cullen moves out of range as Griffin throws a body kick.
Cullen misses with a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Griffin moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griffin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Griffin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin throws a leg kick which misses Cullen's front leg but catches the back leg as Cullen tries to avoid it.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cullen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cullen checks a leg kick.
Cullen blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Cullen throws a body kick that misses
and Griffin counters with a nice leg kick.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cullen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cullen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Cullen. Cullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Cullen's head but Cullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Jason Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
Cullen throws a low kick, looking for Griffin's leg but Griffin calmly moves out of range.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cullen lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
Cullen moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cullen.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
Cullen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cullen somewhat.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cullen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from Cullen misses
and Griffin counters with a nice body shot.
Griffin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cullen looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin moves out of range as Cullen strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Griffin throws a head kick but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Griffin. No joy for Cullen on that attempt.
Griffin lands a nice hook to Cullen's body. Cullen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cullen shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Cullen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Griffin moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen throws the kick towards the body but Griffin avoids it.
Cullen shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Cullen's body.
A low kick from Cullen is predictable there
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen connects with a body shot.
Cullen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cullen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cullen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griffin.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cullen misses with a low kick as Griffin jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Cullen misses.
Griffin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cullen thows a body kick. Griffin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cullen throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cullen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cullen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
Oh Cullen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin digs a good body shot into Cullen's ribs.
Cullen tries to score with a low kick but Griffin moves his leg out of the way.
Griffin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cullen seems to have got his legs back now.
Cullen throws a solid leg kick but Griffin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cullen.
A lazy body kick from Cullen
and Griffin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cullen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Griffin avoids the head kick by Cullen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Cullen.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin is looking to slow Cullen down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Griffin looks for the body kick but Cullen saw that one coming.
Cullen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cullen thinking.
Cullen lands a high kick!
Cullen punishes Griffin's body with a nice straight punch.
Cullen misses with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a nice body kick.
Griffin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cullen is out of range.
Cullen shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Griffin checks it.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Griffin moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a low kick but Griffin moves out of range easily.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cullen misses with the ground and pound.
Griffin struggling a bit here.
Cullen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Griffin is trying to get back to half guard.
Cullen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cullen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griffin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kassidy Cullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cullen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Griffin tries to improve position but can't.
Cullen lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen with the ground and pound but Griffin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
Cullen working Griffin over with strikes.
Cullen works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin gets back to half guard.
Griffin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
Cullen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Griffin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cullen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kassidy Cullen!
Kassidy Cullen retains his lightweight title!
Kassidy Cullen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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