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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Miller's choice of entrance music: Killers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Griffiths tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffiths lands a slapping body shot.
Miller defending well as Griffiths loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
A counter left hand to the body from Griffiths misses its target.
Griffiths throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a head kick but Griffiths moves out of range.
Miller cracks Griffiths with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miller throws a head kick that misses
and Griffiths counters with a nice body shot.
Miller throws a lazy head kick
and Griffiths counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griffiths dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Griffiths looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Griffiths tries to land a leg kick but Miller saw it coming and moves away.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
Archie Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Miller tries to move into range but Griffiths moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffiths bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miller's head.
Griffiths clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffiths lands with a left to the head.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Griffiths improves position.
Griffiths lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffiths blocks a head kick by Miller.
Griffiths fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Griffiths lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Griffiths.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
Griffiths gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Griffiths lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griffiths stalling the fight.
Griffiths throws a head punch that misses.
Griffiths throws a head punch that misses.
Griffiths trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Griffiths into the cage.
Miller lands a right hand.
Griffiths wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Miller.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
A short right from Griffiths on the inside.
Griffiths tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Griffiths misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffiths tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffiths lands with a straight right. Miller didn't see that one coming.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Griffiths tries to counter by clinching up but Miller breaks away and moves out of range.
Griffiths misses with a combination
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths 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.
Griffiths wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Griffiths takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Griffiths is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Griffiths is stalling here.
Miller is trying to push Griffiths away but Griffiths has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griffiths blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Griffiths takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Griffiths has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A lazy left from Griffiths finds it's target.
Griffiths jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Griffiths misses.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Griffiths moves into the clinch.
Griffiths tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffiths working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffiths moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Miller misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffiths.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
Griffiths takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miller defending well as Griffiths loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Miller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Griffiths misses the body punch
and Miller counters with a two punch combo.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
A lazy left from Griffiths finds it's target.
Griffiths moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Griffiths.
Griffiths pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Griffiths misses with a double jab.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Griffiths is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griffiths walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Griffiths slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
Sloppy strikes from Griffiths. Those never looked like landing.
Miller lands a jab to Griffiths's midsection.
Archie Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffiths takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Griffiths catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Griffiths pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths misses with a hook.
Griffiths pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffiths lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Miller tries to work over Griffiths's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffiths.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Griffiths moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Griffiths throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Griffiths throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a two punch combo.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miller throws a head kick but Griffiths moves out of range.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffiths.
Griffiths tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffiths connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Griffiths finds it's way through Miller's defenses.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffiths.
Griffiths moves away from the strike by Miller.
Griffiths misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Griffiths has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffiths.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Griffiths doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffiths taking a breather.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Griffiths misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griffiths.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Griffiths seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Griffiths's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffiths is looking to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch.
Jeffrey Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths lands a head shot.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths avoids the head kick by Miller.
Griffiths jabs at Miller's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griffiths avoids the head kick by Miller.
Griffiths will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller throws a big counter head kick but Griffiths avoids it with no problem.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffiths looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Griffiths manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffiths lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
Miller scores with a nice strike.
Miller misses with a body punch
and Griffiths counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
Griffiths pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths moves into the clinch.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller presses Griffiths against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Griffiths.
Miller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Griffiths avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths looking to slow down the pace here.
Griffiths content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Griffiths fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffiths breaks the clinch.
Griffiths throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Griffiths misses.
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!
Griffiths misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Miller misses.
Griffiths moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffiths blocks a head kick by Miller.
Griffiths scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Griffiths showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffiths 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
A less than humble Archie Griffiths misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Jeffrey Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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hype
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