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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neigh Tuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Griffey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neigh Tuh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Griffey Jr!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffey Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuh attempts a counter takedown but Griffey Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Tuh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffey Jr is fending him off so far but Tuh persists. Nope, Griffey Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffey Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffey Jr misses with an uppercut.
Griffey Jr lands with a hook. Tuh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffey Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Griffey Jr does it's job there.
We've been told by Tuh's head coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Griffey Jr connects with the punch.
Tuh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tuh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griffey Jr misses with a straight left.
Griffey Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuh manages to avoid it.
Tuh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griffey Jr sprawls and moves away.
Griffey Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffey Jr throws a looping overhand right but Tuh ducks down to avoid it.
Tuh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffey Jr.
A big left from Griffey Jr misses.
Griffey Jr lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffey Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Griffey Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griffey Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ken Griffey Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffey Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tuh on the side of the head.
Griffey Jr connects with a right hand. Tuh shakes it off.
Tuh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffey Jr throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuh. Griffey Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffey Jr clobbers Tuh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tuh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Griffey Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tuh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Griffey Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuh.
Tuh moves forwards but Griffey Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Griffey Jr!
Griffey Jr throws Tuh to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Griffey Jr there.
Tuh shoots in and gets a takedown into Griffey Jr's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Griffey Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
Tuh is pushing down on Griffey Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Griffey Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Tuh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tuh seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Griffey Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Griffey Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuh is looking for a kimura here.
Griffey Jr is looking to improve his position.
Griffey Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Tuh.
Griffey Jr preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tuh is looking for a kimura but Griffey Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tuh to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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.
Tuh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Griffey Jr defends it well.
Tuh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Griffey Jr is just riding it out for now. Tuh eventually gives up the hold.
Griffey Jr controlling the position for now.
Tuh is trying to work for a kimura but Griffey Jr is defending well.
Tuh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Griffey Jr 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.
Griffey Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Tuh slips under a jab.
Tuh tries to counter with a takedown but Griffey Jr is quick to defend against it.
Griffey Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Tuh slips under a jab from Griffey Jr.
Tuh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffey Jr lands a body shot.
Tuh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuh moves out of range as Griffey Jr strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Tuh.
Nice sprawl there from Griffey Jr as Tuh shoots in.
Griffey Jr throws a lazy right hand but Tuh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffey Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tuh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ken Griffey Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Griffey Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neigh Tuh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffey Jr with a hook.
Griffey Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griffey Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A lazy left from Griffey Jr finds it's target.
Griffey Jr misses with a straight right.
Tuh throws a hook to the side of Griffey Jr's head but Griffey Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffey Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tuh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griffey Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tuh under the eye.
Griffey Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Griffey Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffey Jr throws out a loose jab but Tuh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffey Jr lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr lands a jab to the head.
Griffey Jr cracks Tuh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Griffey Jr misses with an uppercut.
Griffey Jr connects with a single shot there.
Tuh walks into a left hand.
Griffey Jr wants to clinch up but Tuh keeps it at a distance.
Tuh attempts a counter takedown but Griffey Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Tuh slips under a jab from Griffey Jr.
We've been informed that Griffey Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Griffey Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Griffey Jr misses.
Griffey Jr misses with a wild combination.
Tuh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffey Jr as he jumps to the side.
Griffey Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuh. Griffey Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffey Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tuh momentarily.
Griffey Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Griffey Jr with a hook.
Griffey Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tuh.
Tuh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Griffey Jr connects with a body shot.
Tuh throws a right hand that Griffey Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffey Jr also avoids with ease.
Griffey Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tuh in his tracks.
Griffey Jr lands with a cross.
Griffey Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffey Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuh on the side of the head.
Tuh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffey Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffey Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Griffey Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Tuh misses.
Griffey Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuh lands a jab to Griffey Jr's midsection.
Tuh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr throws a shot from downtown. Tuh moves away and avoids it.
Tuh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griffey Jr sprawls and moves away.
Griffey Jr lands with a nice combination. Tuh backs away looking to recover.
Griffey Jr misses with a looping right.
Griffey Jr 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.
Tuh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griffey Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tuh feinted with a counter takedown.
Griffey Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffey Jr lands with a good body shot.
Griffey Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tuh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffey Jr swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neigh Tuh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffey Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffey Jr clobbers Tuh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Griffey Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tuh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Griffey Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Griffey Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griffey Jr misses the jab.
Tuh attempts a counter takedown but Griffey Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Tuh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tuh walks into a straight right hand from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tuh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffey Jr.
Nice jab there from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tuh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffey Jr defends it nicely.
Tuh is looking to wear down Griffey Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffey Jr leaves Tuh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Griffey Jr scores with a jab. Tuh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griffey Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffey Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Griffey Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Tuh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffey Jr lands a jab to the head.
Griffey Jr lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffey Jr misses the target.
Tuh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffey Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffey Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffey Jr lands a nice hook to Tuh's body. Tuh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffey Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuh. Tuh gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neigh Tuh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuh shoots in for a takedown but Griffey Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy left from Griffey Jr finds it's target.
Griffey Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tuh's head backwards.
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!
Griffey Jr lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffey Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuhs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ken Griffey Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffey Jr jabs Tuh right on the nose. Tuh blinks but takes it well.
Tuh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Griffey Jr does it's job there.
Griffey Jr lands a nice hook to Tuh's body. Tuh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffey Jr lands a jab to the head.
Griffey Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tuh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffey Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Tuh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffey Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Neigh Tuh has been cut.
Griffey Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tuh has time to react.
Griffey Jr cracks Tuh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Griffey Jr connects with a right hand. Tuh shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr misses with a looping right.
Griffey Jr lands with a hook. Tuh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Griffey Jr misses.
Tuh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griffey Jr sprawls and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Griffey Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tuh doesn't seem phased though.
Tuh is rocked!
Griffey Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Tuh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffey Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Tuh seems to have got his legs back now.
Griffey Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Tuh slips under a jab from Griffey Jr.
Tuh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griffey Jr sprawls and moves away.
Griffey Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Griffey Jr.
Tuh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tuh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griffey Jr sprawls and moves away.
Griffey Jr cracks Tuh with an open hand slap.
Griffey Jr lunges at Tuh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tuh's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffey Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tuh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Tuh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffey Jr throws out the jab.
Tuh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griffey Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
A lazy left from Griffey Jr finds it's target.
Griffey Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tuh on the side of the head.
Tuh walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Tuh.
Tuh attempts a counter takedown but Griffey Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Griffey Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Tuh throws a body punch but Griffey Jr moves out of range.
Tuh walks into a stiff left hand from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffey Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neigh Tuh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Griffey Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Griffey Jr there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Griffey Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Griffey Jr 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Griffey Jr!
A victorious Ken Griffey Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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