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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Claw. Dettman has chosen Nazareth - Hair of the Dog as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bobby Dettman enters the cage!
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157 lbs
25 - 14 - 2 |
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150 cm
32
146 lbs
26 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Dettman! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dettman fails in his attempt to clinch. Dettman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Griffin checks the leg kick. Griffin closes the distance and clinches. Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dettman avoids it. Dettman misses with some punches.
Dettman stalling in the clinch but Griffin improves position. Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Griffin is trying to break free. Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body. Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Dettman has double underhooks. Dettman is trying to stall.
Griffin dodges an elbow strike from Dettman.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body. Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dettman lands a hook to the side of the head. Griffin tries to work over Dettman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Griffin jabs Dettman to the body, keeping him at a distance. Dettman moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Dettman's head back.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Dettman in a clinch.
Dettman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dettman avoids it. Dettman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards. Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section. This has been an exciting period of action! Dettman pushes off an throws an elbow but Griffin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dettman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dettman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A kick lands to the mid section there for Griffin. Griffin throws out a leg kick but Dettman moves out of range and Griffin only half commits. Dettman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffin. Dettman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Dettman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Dettman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin. Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dettman can pounce on him.
Dettman tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance. Dettman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griffin to score with a decent uppercut. Griffin tries to land a leg kick but Dettman saw it coming and moves away.
Griffin pushes Dettman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dettman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffin backwards. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Griffin throws a leg kick that misses. Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dettman. That did some damage! Griffin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Dettman blocks a leg kick. An inside leg kick lands from Griffin. A low kick from Griffin misses and Dettman counters by clinching up. Griffin blocks a body shot from Dettman. Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dettman avoids it. Dettman pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Dettman misses with a punch on the inside.
Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dettman takes a knee to the side of the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dettman thuds his shin into the meat of Griffin's side. Dettman clinches with his opponent.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Dettman has double underhooks. A right hand to the body from Dettman.
Dettman just leaning against Griffin, taking a breather. Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Dettman. Dettman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Griffin clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Dettman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dettman lands a hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin dominated that round. 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.
Dettman missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Dettman misses with a low kick. Dettman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffin is able to avoid easily. Griffin moves into the clinch. Griffin connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bobby Dettman has been cut. Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Dettman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dettman thuds his shin into the meat of Griffin's side. Dettman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. A slapping body kick lands there for Dettman. Griffin rushes Dettman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body. Dettman takes a knee to the side of the body. Dettman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Griffin manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Dettman. Dettman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dettman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Griffin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Griffin checks a leg kick. Jason Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Griffin rushes Dettman and presses him up against the cage. Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Griffin throws the left hand but Dettman avoids the punch easily. Dettman scores with a nice head shot. Jason Griffin is winning the standup battle so far. Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffin pushes Dettman away with a front kick. Dettman is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Griffin is looking to wear down Dettman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dettman throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dettman checks a leg kick. Dettman misses with a wild body shot. Griffin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. An inside leg kick lands from Griffin. A low kick from Griffin is predictable there and Dettman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dettman. Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dettman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dettman. Griffin darts in and clinches Dettman up against the cage. Griffin avoids the elbow strike from Dettman, against the cage.
Dettman has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dettman.
Griffin tries to break free but Dettman pushes him back against the cage. Jason Griffin has scored more points in the clinch so far. Dettman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Griffin lands a nice knee to the body. Dettman is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dettman's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dettman lands with an overhand left. Dettman tries to land a front kick but Griffin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Griffin misses with a leg kick and Dettman counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Dettman is controlling him. Dettman blocks a body shot from Griffin. Dettman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Dettman misses with a short punch on the inside. Dettman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dettman landing knees to the head.
Dettman being controlled against the cage. Dettman is looking to control Griffin's arms but Griffin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dettman has his back to the cage. Dettman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dettman lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dettman lands a right hand. Dettman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dettman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Dettman throws a head punch that misses. Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin is working Dettman over against the cage. Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
Dettman slows down the pace here.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Dettman will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Bobby Dettman's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Dettman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griffin scores with a kick to the midsection. Griffin misses with a kick to the body.
Dettman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griffin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Griffin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Griffin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A jab from Dettman does it's job there. Griffin's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Griffin thuds a left hand into Dettman's body. Dettman throws out a leg kick but Griffin moves out of range and Dettman only half commits. Griffin darts in and clinches Dettman up against the cage. Dettman has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dettman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Griffin's brow. Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Griffin being controlled against the cage. Griffin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dettman backwards. Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
Griffin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Dettman 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. Griffin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Dettman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dettman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Dettman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dettman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dettman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Dettman darts in and clinches Griffin up against the cage. Dettman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dettman controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Griffin lands an uppercut. Griffin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Griffin blocks a body shot from Dettman. Griffin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A nice glancing elbow lands by Dettman. Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dettman blocks it with crossed arms. Dettman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Griffin up against the cage. Dettman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Dettman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin. Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Griffin is looking to slow Dettman down with leg kicks. Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dettman moves away. Dettman forces Griffin back against the cage and clinches. Dettman avoids a wild elbow strike from Griffin. Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Dettman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dettman throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin. Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dettman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Dettman throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin. Dettman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Dettman throws a wild body kick that Griffin sees coming a mile off. Griffin tries to land a leg kick but Dettman saw it coming and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Griffin blocks the leg kick.
Dettman gets tackled into the cage by Griffin. Griffin maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Dettman - that landed with a thud.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage. Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Dettman avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dettman is defending well for now. Dettman managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Dettman avoids the damage to the body. Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dettman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Griffin scores a nice knee to the body.
Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dettman's elbow. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dettman keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Dettman swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it. Griffin breaks from the clinch.
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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Griffin! An out of breath and clearly excited Jason Griffin thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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