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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Griffin (ranked 1604 p4p, 61 weight class) and Donson Denille (ranked 1337 p4p, 33 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Donson Denille enters the cage!
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265 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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224 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donson Denille!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Griffin
and Denille decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griffin's guard.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Denille is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Denille scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Griffin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Griffin trying to control the position.
Denille throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denille missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Denille throws an elbow that misses. Griffin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denille's guard. Nice move by Griffin!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin slips nicely into half guard.
Griffin is trying to control the action in half guard but Denille is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denille is looking for a sweep. Griffin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Denille moves into full guard.
Denille has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denille wants to sweep but no luck.
Denille not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Denille bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griffin's guard.
Griffin wriggles free and stands up.
Griffin tries to clinch but Denille moves away
and Denille counters with a nice low kick that buckles Griffin's knee momentarily.
Denille avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denille lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denille gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to control Denille's posture but Denille avoids it.
Denille tries to score with some ground and pound. Griffin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Denille in side control, throwing shots but Griffin defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denille working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Denille working the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Denille lands a nice forearm strike.
Denille lands some shots froms side control.
Griffin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Griffin manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denille accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denille is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Griffin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Denille 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 tries to roll over but Denille keeps him under control.
Denille landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Denille looks to land a strike but Griffin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Denille scoring with some ground and pound.
Griffin can't keep his opponent in guard - Denille advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Denille sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griffin defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denille thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Denille not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Denille scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Denille lands strikes from half guard.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Denille seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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 kick Denille off but Denille keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Denille scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Denille not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Denille wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Griffin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denille.
Griffin tries to roll over but Denille keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donson Denille dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Denille digs a good body shot into Griffin's ribs.
Griffin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped Denille's head back.
Tito Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denille with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Denille moves out of range easily.
Denille is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Denille moved out of range nicely.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Denille counters with a leg kick.
Denille lands a body shot.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Denille sees it coming and moves out of range.
Denille slips a jab from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Denille ducks down to avoid it.
Denille changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but Denille moved out of range.
Denille blocks a leg kick.
Griffin moves forwards but Denille connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Denille shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Denille bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denille feints and then cracks Griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffin down.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Denille counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffin thinking.
Griffin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Denille counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denille stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Denille moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Griffin connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denille throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denille cracks the inside of Griffin's front leg.
Nice body punch from Denille.
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
Denille swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Griffin backing away here, and Denille unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Denille backs up against the cage.
Denille ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Denille counters with a straight right hand.
Donson Denille seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denille paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denille lands a body shot.
Griffin misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Griffin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Griffin lands with a nice combination. Denille backs away looking to recover.
Griffin misses with a left hand
letting Denille counter with a right hand.
Griffin is rocked!
Denille lands a brutal uppercut that launches Griffin off his feet! Griffin tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donson Denille!
Post fight, Donson Denille stared into the camera and said 'How does it feel getting your ass kicked by someone 50lbs lighter'.
Tito Griffin was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the fight thank you fans and my opponet you were the better fighter'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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