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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ham lll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ham lll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
lll closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
lll looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but lll pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
lll connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Josh Griffin has been cut.
Griffin looks gassed!
lll tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
lll connects with a knee to the head.
lll creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffin's defenses.
lll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin closes the distance and pushes lll back into the cage.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but lll has him pressed against the cage.
lll fails to pull the fight into his guard.
lll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lll throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
lll tries to clinch
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
lll moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
lll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from lll.
lll can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lll gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Griffin regains guard.
lll is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
lll loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lll is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
lll slips nicely into half guard.
lll escapes and gets back to his feet.
Griffin takes a kick to the side of the head.
lll wants to clinch.
lll tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
lll misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
lll ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
lll wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
lll clinches with his opponent.
lll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
lll works over Griffin's head and body with a nice combination.
lll is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
lll wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Griffin moves into range and clinches up with lll.
lll looking to slow down the pace here.
Griffin is pressed up against the cage. lll has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griffin down to the mat. Griffin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
lll lands a head kick. Griffin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Griffin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps lll's head backwards.
lll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
lll lands a knee to the head.
lll missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
lll is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
lll taking a breather.
lll drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ham lll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Griffin just misses with a elbow thrown towards lll's brow.
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from lll.
lll can't break the clinch.
Griffin pulls guard successfully.
lll has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
lll gets to his feet - Griffin follows without any prompting.
Griffin wants to clinch.
lll moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
lll is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from lll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but lll blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by lll.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but lll has him pressed against the cage.
lll can't break the clinch.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but lll blocks with his arms.
lll with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin looking to stall.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but lll has double underhooks.
Griffin tries to stall but lll uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
lll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from lll, right into the meat.
No joy there for lll, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin looks to land a combination but lll avoids it well.
lll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
lll keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham lll dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
lll moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
lll manages to break the clinch.
lll tries a head kick but it misses.
lll swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
lll tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
lll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but lll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
lll takes the fight into the clinch.
lll lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
lll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by lll.
lll scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
lll lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lll doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
lll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has lll pinned against the cage. lll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lll has taken the fight to the clinch.
lll wants the takedown. Griffin is fighting it off but lll persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Griffin's guard against the cage.
lll won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
lll is looking to stand up but Griffin won't let him.
lll throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
lll tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
lll wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Griffin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Griffin striking off his back.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
lll throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lll walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.
Griffin rushes lll and presses him up against the cage.
lll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ham lll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
lll has managed to clinch.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and lll moves out of range easily.
lll swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - lll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around lll's waist but lll gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
Griffin wants to clinch up but lll keeps it at a distance.
lll has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Griffin tries for a takedown but lll manages to get underhooks.
Ham lll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Griffin.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
lll lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griffin lands a left hand that snaps the head of lll backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lll scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Griffin lands a left hand.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but lll is blocking nicely.
Griffin lands a shot to the body.
lll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
lll tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
lll tries to clinch up.
Griffin throws a head kick but lll moves out of range.
lll throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin counters with a nice body shot.
lll connects with a high kick.
Griffin clinches but lll breaks the clinch
and lll moves into the clinch.
lll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin fails with the takedown.
lll moves into the clinch.
lll stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from lll.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
lll doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
lll clinches up against the cage.
Griffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from lll.
lll lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
lll looking to slow down the pace here.
lll throws a knee to the head but misses.
lll tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin has picked lll up - he's going for a ride! Griffin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Griffin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
lll kicks off Griffin and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham lll dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Griffin'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
lll takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griffin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Griffin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
lll wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
lll digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
lll connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but lll has taken the fight into the clinch.
lll scores with a hook to the body.
lll's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Griffin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. lll is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from lll.
Griffin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lll lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from lll.
Griffin tries to pull guard but lll holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffin drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lll has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
lll lands a nice knee to the body.
lll is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griffin.
lll breaks from the clinch.
lll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
lll tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
lll misses with a body kick.
Griffin throws a push kick but lll slaps the foot to one side.
Jab from Griffin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griffin!
Ham lll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin pushes lll up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffin pulls guard.
lll is looking to stand up but Griffin won't let him.
Griffin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
lll wants to stand but Griffin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Griffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
lll pushes Griffin off looking to stand but Griffin dives back in and keeps control.
lll blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
lll is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is controlling the pace.
lll is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
lll scores with a jab to the head.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
lll looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
lll swinging wilding here.
lll throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Griffin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffin has closed the distance and engaged lll in a clinch.
Griffin jumps guard but lll stands there with Griffin around his waist. Griffin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ham lll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Griffin.
lll lands a shot to the body.
lll slows down the pace here.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as lll walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but lll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
lll connects with a high kick.
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - lll circles away.
lll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
lll tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
lll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
lll throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Josh Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ham lll is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
lll misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ham lll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well lll 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ham lll!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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