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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Morris!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morris fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin misses with a hook
and Morris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Griffin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin striking off his back but it's not causing Morris any problems.
Griffin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Griffin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morris with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffin pushes Morris off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Michael Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griffin pinned against the cage. Griffin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chester Morris.
Morris looks gassed!
Oooooh!!! Griffin has knocked Morris down with a huge combo! Griffin steps away and waves a wobbly Morris back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Chester Morris has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin sends Morris crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Griffin is motioning to the referee to let Morris up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Morris is rocked!
Griffin fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Morris square on the jaw! Damn, Morris is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Griffin!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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