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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 310 p4p, 30 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 705 p4p, 75 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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147 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths lands an overhand right.
Lord avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
A nice side step and Lord releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lord is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffiths.
Lord moves out of range as Griffiths strikes.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Lord.
Griffiths thows a body kick. Lord tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Griffiths looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Griffiths scores with a three punch combo!
Lord lands with a shot to the body.
Griffiths misses with a left hand
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffiths has Lord up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lord wants to break free but Griffiths has control.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffiths manages to break the clinch.
Griffiths takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths misses with a right hand
and Griffiths takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Lord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffiths misses the jab.
Griffiths throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffiths moves in looking to clinch but Lord pushes him off.
Lord misses with a hook
and Griffiths counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lord fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lord lands with a cross.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Lord takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Lord moved away.
Lord checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lord! But no joy.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths moves in looking to clinch but Lord pushes him off.
Griffiths rushes Lord and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffiths misses with some punches.
Griffiths goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffiths feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lord is looking to land body kicks.
Griffiths throws a right hand that misses
and Lord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffiths thinking.
A jab from Lord does it's job there.
Griffiths throws a front kick aimed at Lord's knee but Lord avoids it well.
Griffiths throws an off balance right hand
and Griffiths takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffiths connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lord. Lord circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lord.
Griffiths feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Griffiths throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffiths misses with a hook
and Lord counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Griffiths defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lord.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Lord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lord is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Griffiths with a body shot.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lord has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
Griffiths stuns Lord with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lord takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Griffiths throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Lord to counter with a crisp jab.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lord throws a low kick, looking for Griffiths's leg but Griffiths calmly moves out of range.
Griffiths tries to counter by clinching up but Lord breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lord has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Lord misses
and Griffiths counters with a head kick.
Lord takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lord swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffiths.
Lord throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths avoids the head kick by Lord.
Griffiths throws the kick towards the body but Lord avoids it.
It seemed like Lord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths misses with a low kick as Lord jumps back.
Griffiths misses with a left hand
and Lord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffiths thinking.
Lord avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Griffiths throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lord.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths is looking to clinch but Lord is avoiding it.
A cross from Griffiths lands.
Lord clinches.
Griffiths is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Griffiths misses with a body punch.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Griffiths coming out on top.
Griffiths throws a hook to the side of Lord's head but Lord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Griffiths saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a body kick that misses.
Griffiths throws the left hand but Lord avoids the punch easily.
Griffiths misses with a kick to the body.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lord bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lord is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lord swings widly with a right hand
and Griffiths counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lord.
Griffiths sizes up Lord with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lord lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lord misses with a right hand
and Griffiths counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffiths slips under a jab from Lord.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffiths.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffiths scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lord throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Lord sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Griffiths takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffiths keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Archie Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Lord on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffiths misses the jab.
Lord moves away from the strike by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Lord.
Griffiths darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lord cracks Griffiths with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Griffiths fakes the leg kick and cracks Lord in the body.
Griffiths cracks Lord with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lord throws a head kick but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Griffiths duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
Lord throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord thuds his right hand into Griffiths's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lord dodges the punch combination from Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffiths lands a head shot.
Lord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffiths feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Lord does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Griffiths walks into a left hand.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griffiths is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lord can do to turn this around?
Griffiths throws an off balance right hand
and Lord counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Griffiths fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffiths lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lord moves into range and clinches up with Griffiths.
Griffiths stalls.
Lord lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Griffiths gets through Lord's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lord working aggressively here.
Lord tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffiths's elbow.
Lord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Griffiths back against the cage.
Griffiths misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffiths drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griffiths lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffiths lands with a nice body kick.
Griffiths closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lord misses with a shot to the body
enabling Griffiths to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffiths takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lord misses with a hook.
Griffiths lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griffiths tries to score with a low kick but Lord moves his leg out of the way.
Griffiths lands a jab to Lord's midsection.
Griffiths misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Griffiths checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griffiths lands with a hook. Lord tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
Griffiths works Lord's body with a nice hook.
Griffiths feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Lord goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lord connects with a body shot.
Griffiths takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord misses with a hook to the body
and Griffiths moves into the clinch.
Lord tries to break free but Griffiths pushes him back against the cage.
Griffiths blocks a body shot from Lord.
Griffiths tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lord's elbow.
Griffiths digs a right hand into Lord's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lord's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths manages to break the clinch.
Lord throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffiths counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Griffiths there.
Lord misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Lord checks a leg kick.
Griffiths misses the jab.
Griffiths throws a right hand that Lord ducks under and follows up with a left that Lord also avoids with ease.
Griffiths moves away from the strike by Lord.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. Lord looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griffiths walks into a straight right hand from Lord.
Lord fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord avoids the body shot from Griffiths.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Griffiths - that will leave a mark!
A bone on bone clash there as Griffiths blocks the leg kick.
Lord avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
Lord let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffiths momentarily.
Griffiths is looking to slow Lord down with leg kicks.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lord is looking for the big counter here.
Lord lands with a good body shot.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Griffiths blocks the leg kick.
Lord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths misses with a looping right.
Griffiths lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lord looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Archie Griffiths.
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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
A relieved looking Archie Griffiths thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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