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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (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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140 lbs
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158 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrd.
Griffin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Byrd did well to prevent Griffin getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Byrd wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Byrd keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Griffin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Byrd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griffin pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byrd keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Griffin jumps into side control!
Byrd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Byrd struggling a bit here.
Griffin working the ground and pound but Byrd is defending the strikes.
Byrd manages to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Griffin in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Byrd is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.
Byrd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrd actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffin prevents Byrd from improving his position.
Byrd trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Byrd digs a good body shot into Griffin's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd checks a leg kick.
Byrd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chris Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
A big head kick from Byrd and Griffin is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Griffin is rocked!
It looks like Chris Griffin has been cut.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Byrd isn't so interested in that idea.
Griffin is still in real trouble! Can Byrd finish him?
Byrd is stalling in the full guard.
Byrd drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Griffin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Byrd has Griffin in his guard.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Byrd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
Byrd isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Griffin stacks Byrd on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Griffin!
Griffin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jolly Leg Byrd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Griffin's cut.
That's time! Byrd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griffin wants to clinch
and Byrd counters with a head kick.
Griffin cracks Byrd with an open hand slap.
Griffin blocks the body kick.
Griffin wants to clinch but Byrd slips to the side
and Byrd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffin thinking.
A low kick from Griffin is predictable there
and Byrd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Griffin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Byrd tries to avoid it but Griffin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Byrd to the ground. Byrd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Byrd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Griffin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Byrd circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd misses with a body kick.
Griffin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Byrd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin walks into a stiff left hand from Byrd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Griffin checks it well.
Griffin is looking for the big counter here.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jolly Leg Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrd avoids the head kick by Griffin.
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.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Jolly Leg Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Griffin.
Nice body punch from Byrd.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Byrd quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chris Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
Byrd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Jolly Leg Byrd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byrd throws out a powerful jab.
Griffin pushes Byrd up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd pushes Griffin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrd tries a head kick but it misses.
Byrd connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Griffin to the floor! Byrd dives in looking for the finish!
Well, if Byrd is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin is trying to get back to full guard.
Byrd performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Byrd tries to pass to full mount but Griffin defends it.
Byrd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Byrd works his foot free and advances to mount.
Byrd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin is trying to stand up.
Byrd looking for a guillotine from mount but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Chris Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin tries to lock up and control but Byrd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Byrd looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Byrd.
Byrd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Byrd moves out of range as Griffin throws a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Byrd. No joy for Griffin on that attempt.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Byrd keeps it at a distance.
Byrd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Byrd slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Byrd dips to his left and cracks Griffin with an uppercut!
That has opened up Chris Griffin's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd lands a body shot.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Griffin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byrd.
Byrd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Griffin is out of range and Byrd settles back down.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick
and Byrd counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a head kick but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Griffin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Byrd is out of range and Griffin settles back down.
Byrd half committed to a counter leg kick.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Byrd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin throws a push kick but Byrd slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Byrd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrd lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Byrd scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Byrd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Whack! Byrd lands a heavy head kick that drops Griffin. The ref tackles Byrd to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Griffin was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jolly Leg Byrd!
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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
53% |
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