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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopoldo Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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278 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leopoldo Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kale Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews has closed the distance and engaged Griffith in a clinch.
Andrews successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Griffith has passed into side control.
Andrews tries to buck Griffith off but Griffith is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is not content to let Griffith control the position.
Andrews gets back to half guard.
Andrews punching from the bottom.
Andrews is looking for a sweep. Griffith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Griffith is looking to take a break and control but Andrews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kale Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andrews clinches.
Griffith has a couple of punches blocked by Andrews.
Andrews breaks the clinch.
Andrews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griffith pinned against the cage. Griffith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andrews tries for a takedown but Griffith circles away easily
and Griffith counters with a left and a right that stings Andrews.
A left lands for Andrews.
It looks like Leopoldo Griffith has been cut.
Griffith doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrews circles away.
Andrews throws a counter combo.
Andrews shoots and misses
and Griffith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leopoldo Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kale Andrews.
Andrews looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith leaves Andrews with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Andrews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Andrews's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Andrews slips a jab and a cross from Griffith.
Andrews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Griffith.
Andrews shoots in looking for a takedown but Griffith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andrews's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Griffith tries to clinch up.
Andrews instigates a clinch.
Andrews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griffith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrews is keeping busy.
Griffith manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andrews defends it nicely.
Andrews slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griffith shoots in but Andrews avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andrews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffith avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andrews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrews drives through with a takedown into Griffith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kale Andrews will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leopoldo Griffith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Griffith feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Andrews seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Andrews is looking to stand back up but Griffith counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Andrews.
Andrews preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Andrews trying to hold on to Griffith's head to control him but Griffith postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith is looking to take a break and control but Andrews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Andrews fails to land the takedown.
Griffith is looking to clinch but Andrews is avoiding it.
Andrews is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Andrews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffith's waist but Griffith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andrews off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffith misses the target.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Griffith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrews's waist but Andrews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffith off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andrews shoots in but no luck this time.
Leopoldo Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kale Andrews.
Andrews has a takedown stuffed.
Griffith clinches up with Andrews and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffith has had enough of the clinch but Andrews keeps him there for the moment.
Andrews tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griffith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andrews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffith is trying to break the clinch but Andrews has him pressed against the cage.
Griffith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Griffith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Griffith has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews moves into the clinch successfully.
Andrews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffith defends it nicely.
Griffith moves in looking to clinch but Andrews pushes him off.
Griffith forces Andrews back against the cage and clinches.
Griffith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrews goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffith prevents it.
Andrews prevents the takedown attempt.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leopoldo Griffith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Andrews. No joy for Griffith on that attempt.
Griffith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andrews shoots for a takedown but Griffith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Griffith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but Griffith shows good takedown defense.
Andrews tries to sprawl but Griffith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Griffith trying to control the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffith wants to take a breather but Andrews is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopoldo Griffith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leopoldo Griffith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Griffith shoots in and bounces Andrews off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andrews striking off his back but it's not causing Griffith any problems.
Andrews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andrews is trying to keep Griffith in close.
Griffith stops Andrews from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith is fighting to break Andrews's control of his arms but Andrews is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Griffith is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Andrews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffith avoids it really well and circles away.
Andrews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Griffith as Andrews shoots in.
As Andrews tries to get set, Griffith tries to push him back and clinch up but Andrews manages to avoid the attempt.
Leopoldo Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kale Andrews.
Griffith moves in looking to clinch but Andrews pushes him off.
Griffith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andrews can do to turn this around?
Griffith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrews but Andrews pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leopoldo Griffith is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews takes the fight into the clinch.
Andrews goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffith prevents it.
Griffith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrews gets underhooks to prevent Griffith's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griffith.
Andrews has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Griffith after a bit of a struggle.
Griffith swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffith shoots in for a double leg but Andrews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andrews doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Andrews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Griffith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andrews stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffith. Griffith gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith closes the distance and clinches up with Andrews, looking for a takedown. Griffith pushes Andrews against the cage but Andrews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Griffith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andrews shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Griffith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leopoldo Griffith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andrews is one step ahead there.
Andrews controlling from the top position.
Griffith looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andrews has gone for a leg lock! Griffith slips out almost immediately though and dives into Andrews's guard.
Griffith stays in close to Andrews's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leopoldo Griffith.
Well Griffith 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leopoldo Griffith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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