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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Griffin had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) in the buildup to the fight.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Carvalho avoids them all with ease.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin clobbers Carvalho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Griffin lands the left hand.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carvalho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Griffin.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho.
Nice straight punches there by Griffin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Griffin.
Griffin throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
Griffin tries to clinch
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin lands a high kick!
Griffin takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carvalho! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodolfo Carvalho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Carvalho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carvalho throws out a counter right but Griffin avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
Nice jab there from Carvalho.
Griffin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griffin tries to clinch but Carvalho is having none of it.
Griffin slips under a jab from Carvalho.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carvalho tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griffin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin slips a straight right by Carvalho.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Griffin duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin tries to clinch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin shoots and misses
and Carvalho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Carvalho avoids them all with ease.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Carvalho keeps it at a distance.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Carvalho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griffin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
Carvalho has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carvalho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chris Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
A little jabbing left from Carvalho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carvalho throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Carvalho misses with a straight left.
Carvalho looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Griffin lands a jab.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carvalho swivels and escapes.
Griffin throws an off balance right hand
and Carvalho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carvalho, pushing him back against the ropes.
Carvalho has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but Carvalho blocks with his arms.
Carvalho stops a takedown attempt from Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to break the clinch but Griffin has him pressed against the ropes.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but Carvalho blocks with his arms.
Carvalho tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the ropes.
Carvalho has Griffin pressed against the ropes, preventing Griffin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Carvalho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
A head kick by Griffin misses
and Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffin darts in trying to clinch
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin tries to clinch but Carvalho is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodolfo Carvalho will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Griffin moves into range and clinches up with Carvalho.
Griffin has Carvalho pressed against the ropes, preventing Carvalho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carvalho stops a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Griffin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carvalho's efforts to push away.
Griffin keeps control of Carvalho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Carvalho is controlling the position.
Carvalho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Carvalho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin wants to get back to striking at distance but Carvalho won't allow it.
Griffin lands a damaging elbow.
Carvalho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Griffin throws an elbow but misses.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but Carvalho blocks it.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Carvalho has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Griffin misses with an elbow over the top.
Carvalho is trying to push Griffin away but Griffin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Carvalho tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Carvalho avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin tries to break free but Carvalho pushes him back against the ropes.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carvalho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffin somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin throws a lazy head kick
and Carvalho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Carvalho counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Carvalho.
It looked like Griffin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carvalho lands the left hand.
Griffin needs to keep his hands up - Carvalho had a free shot at his head there.
Carvalho stuffs the takedown.
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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin rushes Carvalho and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Carvalho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Carvalho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Carvalho scores with the left hand. Griffin knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Griffin misses with a double jab
and Carvalho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodolfo Carvalho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin throws a hook but Carvalho avoids it easily.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Griffin goes for a double leg but Carvalho avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Carvalho continues to drive forward.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Carvalho lands a lovely overhand right.
Danga de danga de dang - Griffin scores with a four punch combination!
Carvalho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Carvalho keeps it at a distance.
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carvalho counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Carvalho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Carvalho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin needs to keep his hands up - Carvalho had a free shot at his head there.
Griffin tries to clinch but Carvalho is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodolfo Carvalho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carvalho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carvalho throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Carvalho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffin slips under a jab from Carvalho.
Griffin clinches with his opponent.
Carvalho is trying to push Griffin away but Griffin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Carvalho wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffin won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griffin.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carvalho's elbow.
Griffin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffin won't allow it.
Carvalho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but Carvalho blocks it.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carvalho manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho drops his hands momentarily and Griffin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carvalho.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin walks into a straight right hand from Carvalho.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carvalho circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Carvalho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carvalho stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffin. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Carvalho throws out a counter right but Griffin avoids it with no problem.
Chris Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin slips a straight right by Carvalho.
Carvalho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Carvalho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griffin moves out of range as Carvalho strikes.
A jab from Griffin misses.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Carvalho circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carvalho blocks it with crossed arms.
Carvalho is trying to force a seperation but Griffin has the dominant position.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Carvalho has double underhooks.
Carvalho working hard to break the clinch.
Carvalho is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
Carvalho has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carvalho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Carvalho is trying to break the clinch but Griffin has him pressed against the ropes.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carvalho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carvalho is trying to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling him.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chris Griffin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carvalho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carvalho breaks the clinch.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Carvalho there.
Carvalho lands an overhand right.
Carvalho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Carvalho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Griffin tries to clinch up
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Griffin tries to clinch but Carvalho moves away
letting Carvalho counter with a right hand.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Carvalho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown but Carvalho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Griffin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carvalho counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carvalho circles away quickly and effectively.
Carvalho lands with an overhand left.
Griffin looks to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Carvalho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carvalho tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carvalho manages to break the clinch.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Carvalho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carvalho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Carvalho!
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energy
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hype
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