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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blair did well to prevent Griffiths getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Griffiths is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffiths is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Griffiths is trying to control the action in half guard but Blair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blair looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blair has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Griffiths escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Griffiths!
Blair is not content to let Griffiths control the position.
Blair is looking for a sweep.
Griffiths is trying to get an arm triangle but Blair is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair struggling a bit here.
Griffiths is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blair has escaped the position, nice work there.
Griffiths working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Griffiths working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Griffiths tries for a kimura but Blair is defending well.
Griffiths thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair is looking to reverse the position.
Blair is working hard here to advance position.
Griffiths wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blair, who protects the arm well.
Blair struggling a bit here.
Blair tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffiths is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blair knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Blair is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stephen Griffiths!
Stephen Griffiths bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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