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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by The Claw. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Peppers.
Peppers throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peppers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Griffin. That one must have hurt.
Griffin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffin closes the distance and pushes Peppers back into the cage.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffin.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Peppers blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Peppers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin connects with a knee to the head.
Griffin slowing the pace effectively.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peppers avoids it.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peppers is defending well for now.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peppers misses with an elbow over the top.
Griffin leaning against his opponent.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peppers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peppers.
Peppers throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peppers blocks a body shot from Griffin.
A bit of stalling here from Griffin.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peppers blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peppers avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griffin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Peppers is blocking nicely.
Griffin leaning against his opponent.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin is looking to control Peppers's arms but Peppers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Griffin has his back to the cage.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peppers avoids it.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
Peppers lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jason Griffin has been cut.
Peppers tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin has Peppers pressed against the cage, preventing Peppers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peppers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin trying to stall but Peppers improves his position.
Griffin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Peppers is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A short right from Peppers.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peppers is defending well for now.
Peppers avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Griffin lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin misses with the head strike.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peppers.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers lands a nice uppercut.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Griffin effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peppers looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Peppers.
Griffin thows a body kick. Peppers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Peppers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Griffin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peppers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griffin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jason Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppers connects with a jab.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffin lands a head kick. Peppers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Griffin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peppers takes a step back to recover.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peppers cracks Griffin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peppers misses with a hook. Griffin ducked under it nicely.
Peppers has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Griffin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peppers's efforts to push away.
Peppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peppers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin taking a breather.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but Peppers blocks with his arms.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Griffin has Peppers pressed against the cage.
Peppers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Griffin.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peppers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Griffin is trying to stall.
Peppers throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Peppers scores with a shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peppers avoids it.
Griffin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Griffin is stalling here.
Peppers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peppers's elbow.
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peppers's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Peppers fails to land.
Peppers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peppers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Griffin trying to control the position but instead, Peppers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Griffin into the cage.
Griffin with a knee to the head.
Griffin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peppers manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peppers throws a body kick that misses.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Peppers misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
Griffin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Peppers avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Peppers down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peppers feints and then cracks Griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffin down.
Griffin slips under a jab from Peppers.
Peppers closes the distance and clinches.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Peppers blocks the elbow strike.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin prevents Peppers from breaking the clinch.
Griffin looking to slow down the pace here.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peppers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin crunches a lovely knee into Peppers's ribcage.
Griffin is trying to stall.
Peppers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Griffin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jason Griffin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peppers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peppers's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin working Peppers over with knees to the body.
Peppers blocks an elbow strike from Griffin.
Griffin digs a right hand into Peppers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peppers's gas tank.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
Peppers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Griffin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peppers is looking to control Griffin's arms but Griffin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peppers has his back to the cage.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Griffin prevents Peppers from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peppers obliges.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Peppers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers misses with some punches.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peppers avoids it.
Griffin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffin.
Peppers blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Peppers avoids the damage to the body.
Brian Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peppers misses with the head strike.
Peppers letting Griffin take a breather here.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peppers is defending well for now.
Peppers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Jason Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peppers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brian Peppers has been cut.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peppers can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin blocks the elbow strike.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Peppers avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Griffin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jason Griffin thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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