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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MSgt Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MSgt Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Green!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Green throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Griffin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Griffin lands some shots froms side control.
Griffin working away.
Green is looking to reverse the position.
Griffin avoids the strikes from the bottom by Green.
Griffin working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Green's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've been hearing that Griffin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Griffin working the ground and pound.
Green is trying to control Griffin's posture but Griffin avoids it.
Griffin grinds an elbow into Green's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands some shots froms side control.
Green can't do much from the bottom here.
Griffin trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Green takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Green struggling a bit here.
Griffin is working Green over with some ground and pound from side control.
Green is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Griffin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Griffin working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green taking a bit of punishment here - Griffin scoring with strikes.
Griffin cracks Green with a big right hand but Green just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Green is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Green is working to avoid the ground and pound but Griffin connects with a decent elbow.
Griffin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Green's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Griffin lands a nice forearm strike.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Green misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Griffin lands an elbow.
Griffin scores with punches from side control.
Griffin lands some shots froms side control.
Green can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to get back to half guard.
Green takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Green wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin grinds an elbow into Green's temple.
Green throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Green is looking for a sweep.
Green wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Green down.
Green striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Green gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Griffin controlling the pace.
Griffin lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green has hold of Griffin's hands but Griffin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Green wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy.
Griffin slips a nice elbow through Green's hands, connecting with Green's forehead.
Griffin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Green with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Griffin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Green with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Green regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Green will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MSgt Griffin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Griffin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Green to the ground. Griffin is now in Green's guard.
MSgt Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing Griffin any problems.
Griffin works over Green with some ground and pound from guard.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing Griffin any problems.
Griffin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head.
Green is trying to keep Griffin in close.
Green might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Griffin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Griffin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head.
Green throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Green throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Green has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Green throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Green doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Griffin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Green trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Griffin scoring with some ground and pound.
Griffin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to strike from the bottom.
Green working a defensive guard here.
Griffin landing some decent shots from guard.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Griffin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Griffin lands a couple of digs.
Griffin lands a couple of digs.
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
Green controls Griffin momentarily but Griffin frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Green throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.
Griffin scoring with some ground and pound.
Green 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.
Griffin lands a couple of digs.
Griffin connects with a couple of short punches.
Griffin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Green trying to strike off his back.
Green will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to keep Griffin in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing Griffin any problems.
Green will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Griffin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin postures up and lands a big shot to Green's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Griffin landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MSgt Griffin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Green throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Green.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Green to the mat! Green manages to get full guard.
Green trying to control the position.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griffin content to stall in guard here.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green has hold of Griffin's hands but Griffin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Griffin lands a nice short elbow.
Griffin working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Griffin lands a nice short elbow.
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 Green's temple.
Green trying to hold on to Griffin's head to control him but Griffin postures up.
Green punching from the bottom.
Griffin is trying to control. Green wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Griffin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Griffin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Green does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Griffin there.
Green punching from the bottom.
Green wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Griffin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin winds up and cracks Green with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Green throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Green on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Green trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Griffin.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Griffin is very close to passing his half guard.
Griffin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Griffin is controlling the pace.
Green throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with punches from the bottom.
Green is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Griffin blocks the strikes from Green.
Green wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy.
Green is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Griffin is staying active.
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.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Griffin winds up and cracks Green with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Green punching from the bottom.
Green trying to control here.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Green with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Green misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Green throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Griffin manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green seems a little lost for a moment, as Griffin dominates the positioning.
Griffin working away.
Green tries to control but Griffin manages to take his back.
Griffin punishes Green with strikes from the back mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Griffin is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Griffin gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Griffin gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Griffin apologises and we restart here on the feet.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Green has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griffin is working away from the top position though.
Green is looking for a sweep. Griffin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
MSgt Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MSgt Griffin!
MSgt Griffin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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