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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen IT WASNT ME as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jesus Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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176 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Griffin avoids the head kick by Santos.
An inside leg kick lands from Santos.
Griffin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.
Santos swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Griffin down.
Jesus Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a body kick that stops Griffin in his tracks momentarily.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Griffin 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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Griffin moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
Santos misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a nice body kick.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos throws a combination that misses
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
A jab from Griffin misses.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Griffin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santos's guard.
Santos trying to control the position here.
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.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Griffin is having none of it.
Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Griffin!
Santos trying to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Santos stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin trying to control from half guard but Santos is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Griffin is looking for a kimura but Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Griffin to get the leverage.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Griffin is very close to passing his half guard.
Griffin wants to free his trapped foot but Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Santos trying to control here.
Griffin trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santos throws a push kick but Griffin slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Griffin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Jesus Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but Griffin avoids it.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Griffin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Griffin lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
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 Chris Griffin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Griffin lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
Griffin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffin is fighting to break Santos's control of his arms but Santos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Griffin being controlled here momentarily.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Griffin is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Griffin defends it.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos slows the pace down in half guard.
Griffin tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos not doing much here.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jesus Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griffin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griffin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Donk. Griffin catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffin swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griffin in his tracks.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griffin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos moves away from the strike by Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Griffin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Santos misses with a body shot
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Santos 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. This is the final round!
Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Griffin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griffin walks into a left hand.
Santos cracks Griffin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffin drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos throws a front kick aimed at Griffin's knee but Griffin avoids it well.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a two punch combo.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffin jabs at Santos's body.
Griffin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin jabs at Santos's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin slips a straight right by Santos.
Griffin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Santos throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffin in the body.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos lands with a straight right. Griffin didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.
Griffin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos slips under a jab from Griffin.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos keeping hold of Griffin's head, controlling as best he can.
Griffin tries to pass to full mount but Santos defends it.
Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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