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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keenan Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Griffin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keenan Coffey's chin.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Griffin.
Coffey wants to get back to his feet but Griffin drags him back down.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Griffin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Coffey is letting Griffin control him for a moment.
Coffey struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Griffin working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey is not content to let Griffin control the position.
Coffey tries to buck Griffin off but Griffin is having none of it.
Coffey is working hard here to advance position.
Griffin swings around for an armbar but Coffey sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Griffin's guard.
Griffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coffey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Griffin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Coffey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin rushes Coffey and presses him up against the cage.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Coffey is blocking nicely.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin gets the takedown into side control.
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 get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Griffin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Coffey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Griffin is taking a breather. Coffey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Griffin is keen to just control but Coffey is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Griffin lands a nice short elbow.
Coffey is looking to control Griffin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coffey avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffin controlling the pace.
Coffey wants to get back to his feet.
Coffey is looking for a sweep. Griffin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Griffin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Coffey wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Coffey wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin controlling the action here.
Coffey is doing well to control the position and prevent Griffin from advancing to side control.
That's four 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.
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Griffin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Coffey is not content to let Griffin control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coffey wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn 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 throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coffey.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Griffin.
Griffin working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin controls the position.
Coffey struggling a bit here.
Coffey wants to get back to his feet but Griffin drags him back down.
A lull in the action here.
Coffey is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Coffey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Griffin is staying tight to Coffey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Griffin landing strikes.
Coffey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Griffin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Griffin is thwarting Coffey's attempts to control the position.
Griffin wants to pass to mount but Coffey is defending the position.
Griffin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Coffey is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Coffey is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin is looking to take a break and control but Coffey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coffey tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Coffey circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Coffey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Griffin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Coffey is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin working the head and body with strikes.
Griffin is pressing down on Coffey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Coffey is holding on for now.
Coffey is staying active underneath Griffin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Griffin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Griffin's back!
Griffin tries to escape the position.
Griffin trying to get back to his feet but Coffey is in full control for now.
Griffin covering up well and avoiding damage.
Coffey misses with an elbow to the head.
Griffin is in bad spot here.
Coffey is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coffey somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Griffin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Coffey punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Coffey's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Griffin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Coffey missing with punches from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin wants to escape the position.
Griffin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Coffey.
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 Keenan Coffey 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. This is the final round!
Coffey closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Coffey pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Griffin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Griffin trying to control the position but Coffey is working away.
A lull in the action here as Griffin stalls from top position.
Coffey wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin is working Coffey over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coffey is trying to control Griffin's posture but Griffin avoids it.
Griffin wants to take a breather but Coffey manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Griffin.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Coffey is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin scoring with some ground and pound.
Coffey wants to sweep but no luck.
Coffey is trying to control the position but Griffin postures up.
Griffin lands a couple of elbows.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Coffey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Coffey managing to control the position.
Coffey is trying to control the position but Griffin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Coffey kicks Griffin off and gets to his feet.
Griffin tries to bum rush Coffey with a series of wild strikes but Coffey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - Coffey circles away.
Coffey shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Griffin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Coffey was covering up waiting for the punch and Griffin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Coffey keeps moving.
Griffin wanted to stand there but Coffey had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey looking for a sweep. Not yet Coffey, not yet.
Coffey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Griffin controls the pace.
Coffey controlling Griffin's posture.
Shawn Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coffey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coffey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Coffey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Coffey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Coffey wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
Coffey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coffey is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Griffin.
Well Griffin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Griffin!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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