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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Leblanc!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblanc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Griffin.
Leblanc gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griffin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Leblanc trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leblanc on the ground.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leblanc throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Leblanc has wrist control.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Leblanc tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Leblanc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leblanc pushes Griffin off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leblanc tries to clinch
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leblanc shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leblanc gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcus Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Leblanc.
Leblanc throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffin's waist but Griffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leblanc off to one side.
Griffin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leblanc.
Leblanc looks winded!
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Griffin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Griffin is trying to control. Leblanc wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Leblanc dodges it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leblanc is trying to control but can't.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Leblanc is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.
Griffin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leblanc trying to control here.
Griffin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Griffin there.
Leblanc has hold of Griffin's hands but Griffin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Griffin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Griffin connects with a nice short shot to Leblanc's temple.
Griffin is trying to control the action in half guard but Leblanc is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leblanc on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leblanc taking some punishment here, with Griffin in his half guard.
Griffin working Leblanc over with strikes.
Griffin is pressing down on Leblanc's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leblanc is holding on for now.
Griffin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Griffin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leblanc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leblanc knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leblanc keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Griffin wants to pass to mount but Leblanc is defending the position.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Griffin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin wants to take a breather but Leblanc is having none of it.
Griffin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Griffin working Leblanc over with strikes.
Griffin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Griffin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griffin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leblanc wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leblanc is rocked!
Griffin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leblanc is still in real trouble! Can Griffin finish him?
Griffin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leblanc keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Leblanc seems to have recovered his senses.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Leblanc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Leblanc from controlling successfully.
Griffin is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcus Griffin just wasn't active enough.
Leblanc tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Griffin duly obliges.
Leblanc looks to clinch
and Griffin counters with a right hand to the body.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leblanc can do to turn this around?
Leblanc is breathing heavily.
Leblanc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Leblanc's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leblanc sprawls well initially but Griffin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Leblanc on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Griffin connects with a nice short shot to Leblanc's temple.
Griffin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Griffin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Griffin wants to control but Leblanc is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leblanc wants to improve his position but Griffin is controlling well.
Griffin drops an elbow to the side of Leblanc's head.
Leblanc is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Griffin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin wants to control but Leblanc is keeping him busy.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leblanc's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leblanc looks like he's trying to stand up.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Griffin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Griffin moves nicely into side control.
Griffin working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Leblanc taking punishment in the form of punches.
Griffin lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Griffin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Leblanc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leblanc scrambles back to his feet.
Leblanc doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Griffin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Leblanc tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Griffin is in Leblanc's guard.
Leblanc looking for a guillotine here but Griffin defends easily.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Leblanc has wrist control.
Leblanc being controlled here, momentarily.
Leblanc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leblanc wants to sweep but no luck.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leblanc is keeping the position for now.
Marcus Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin scoring with some ground and pound.
Griffin distracts Leblanc with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leblanc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griffin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leblanc has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griffin has managed to get both his arms back between Leblanc's legs - danger averted.
Griffin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leblanc working a defensive guard here.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Leblanc is working from the bottom.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leblanc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leblanc should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Griffin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin trying to control but Leblanc is working from the bottom.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leblanc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin landing some decent shots from guard.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Leblanc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin is pulling down on Leblanc's head to control his posture.
Leblanc trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Leblanc wasn't active enough on the ground.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leblanc takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin trying to control the action but Leblanc is working from the bottom.
Griffin working the head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Griffin!
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FIGHT
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