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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Nevez (ranked 730 p4p, 88 weight class) and Shawn Griffin (ranked 1940 p4p, 233 weight class). Griffin has chosen Medicate - Flaw as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Ruben Nevez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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171 cm
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168 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruben Nevez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Griffin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nevez's guard.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Nevez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevez wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nevez's head.
Nevez pushes Griffin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nevez circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nevez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Nevez's defenses.
Nevez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nevez cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
Nevez lands a jab to the nose.
Nevez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Nevez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Nevez counter with a right hand.
Ruben Nevez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Griffin.
Nevez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffin moves forwards but Nevez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Griffin is rocked!
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nevez counters with a right hand to the body.
Shawn Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Nevez connects with a looping right hand.
Griffin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griffin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Nevez finish him?
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Nevez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Griffin showed some decent athleticism there.
Griffin looks winded!
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Nevez has one foot on Griffin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nevez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nevez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nevez is looking to counter punch.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nevez dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nevez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruben Nevez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Nevez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Nevez is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Griffin eats them both and turns towards Nevez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nevez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Nevez sprawls well.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Nevez tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nevez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nevez lands a nice hook to Griffin's body. Griffin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nevez dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
A shot to the liver by Nevez. Beautiful body shot.
Nevez tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nevez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffin tries to clinch but Nevez moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Nevez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Nevez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Griffin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nevez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Griffin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruben Nevez!
A less than humble Ruben Nevez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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