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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 23 p4p, 2 weight class) and Blake Green (ranked 85 p4p, 12 weight class). Green comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sugar Rush kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths throws a push kick but Green slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Green throws a push kick but Griffiths slaps the foot to one side.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green checks a leg kick nicely.
Green misses with a body punch
and Griffiths counters with a two punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
Green lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffiths tries to land a body kick
and Green counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griffiths looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming.
Green scores with a nice right hand.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
A lazy left from Green finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice combination there by Griffiths.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Griffiths's head.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griffiths tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffiths throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Griffiths throws a low kick but Green avoids it.
Griffiths throws out a leg kick but Green moves out of range and Griffiths only half commits.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Griffiths looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Griffiths rather than just go for the knockout.
That kick from Green tenderised Griffiths's leg. Griffiths is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
Green looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffiths counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffiths swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Griffiths cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Griffiths misses
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Griffiths takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Green checks it.
Green has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Green blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths with a hook.
Griffiths throws a low kick but Green avoids it.
Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffiths's calf.
Griffiths misses with a hook.
Griffiths defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Griffiths lands a nice looking body kick.
Griffiths scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good shot there by Green.
Griffiths sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffiths bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Green missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Griffiths throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow Griffiths down.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
A big left from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Griffiths checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green misses with a looping left.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Green checks a leg kick.
Griffiths takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griffiths throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Griffiths lands a nice shot to the body.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffiths lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Griffiths slips a jab from Green.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffiths can pounce on him.
Griffiths misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
Griffiths lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Green checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Green takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths throws a one two combo.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Green avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths blocks the body kick.
Griffiths swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Green.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffiths throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Griffiths feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Green moves out of range of the body kick.
Green has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffiths.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Green misses with a body kick.
Griffiths was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Griffiths has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Green finds it's way round the side to connect with Griffiths's head.
Archie Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Green throws a leg kick that misses.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griffiths moves forwards but Green connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Green is looking to chop away at Griffiths's legs.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths walks into a jab.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffiths lands a nice looking body shot.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Green throws out a counter right but Griffiths avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Green.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffiths throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Green connects with a looping right hand.
Green doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Griffiths.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffiths looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffiths tries to land a body kick
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Green looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffiths counters with a stiff right hand.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffiths is able to avoid easily.
Green missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Griffiths misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffiths's calf.
Griffiths scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griffiths misses with a leg kick
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffiths connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Green misses.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffiths backs up against the cage.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Green.
Griffiths finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Griffiths cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Green scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffiths as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Griffiths lands a jab to Green's midsection.
Green tries to land a front kick but Griffiths steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Griffiths lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Griffiths is looking for a counter combo.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths works Green's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Green digs a good body shot into Griffiths's ribs.
Griffiths will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Griffiths slips a straight right by Green.
Green misses with a hook
and Griffiths counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Green with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griffiths to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf.
Green swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Griffiths is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green slips under a jab.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffiths looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffiths lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Green misses.
Green lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
Griffiths throws the kick towards the body but Green avoids it.
Green misses with a leg kick
and Griffiths counters with a body kick that stops Green in his tracks momentarily.
Green throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
Green goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griffiths uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffiths lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green wants to land a leg kick but Griffiths is out of range.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Green.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffiths counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffiths shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Green avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
Griffiths appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Green blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green thinks about the counter body kick.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths backing away here, and Green unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Green moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffiths.
Some bone on bone action there as Griffiths checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffiths counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Green misses with an uppercut. Griffiths saw that one coming.
A jab from Green misses.
Griffiths misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Green misses.
Griffiths just misses with a punch to the body.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green lands a leg kick that knocks Griffiths off balance momentarily.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Green.
Griffiths takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Green has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Griffiths misses.
It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
Green drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by Green.
Griffiths scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Green doesn't seem bothered though.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths misses with a body kick.
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffiths scores with a kick to the body.
Green looks to land a combination but Griffiths avoids it well.
Griffiths tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Green is able to avoid easily.
Griffiths defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Green down.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffiths finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths throwing a counter right hand but Green manages to avoid it.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffiths scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Griffiths checks a low kick from Green.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Green thuds a left hand into Griffiths's body.
Green scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffiths throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Green lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Green.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffiths doesn't seem bothered though.
Griffiths throws out a leg kick but Green moves out of range and Griffiths only half commits.
Green takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Green cracks the inside of Griffiths's front leg.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green blocks a leg kick.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Griffiths takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a hook to the side of Griffiths's head but Griffiths sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffiths tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Green is able to avoid easily.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffiths chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
That kick from Griffiths tenderised Green's leg. Green is trying to keep his angry face on.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffiths connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
Griffiths blocks a low kick nicely.
Green jabs at Griffiths's body.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffiths misses with a two punch combination.
Griffiths throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffiths lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Green has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Green and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
Griffiths swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Blake Green just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Green blocks the body kick.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Griffiths takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffiths pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green pushes Griffiths away with a front kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Griffiths.
Green digs a good hook to Griffiths's body.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that is checked
and Griffiths takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Griffiths.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab from Griffiths.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green misses with a body kick.
Green lands a jab to Griffiths's midsection.
Griffiths shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffiths misses with a looping right.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green lands a jab.
Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Green misses with a body kick.
Griffiths lands with a right hand.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffiths throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Green.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Griffiths.
Green misses with a hook.
Griffiths throws a counter high kick but Green was just alert enough to avoid it.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green throws a hook to the side of Griffiths's head but Griffiths sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffiths misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Green misses.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A lazy left from Green finds it's target.
A combination from Griffiths does no damage.
Griffiths is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks.
Griffiths throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griffiths bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
Griffiths moves out of range as Green strikes.
Griffiths misses with a straight right.
Green lands with a straight right. Griffiths didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Green throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Green slips a straight right by Griffiths.
Griffiths uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Green wants to land a leg kick but Griffiths is out of range.
Green digs a good hook to Griffiths's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a shot to the body
and Griffiths counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
A clash of legs there as Green blocks the low kick.
Griffiths moves away from the strike by Green.
Griffiths scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Griffiths throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Griffiths.
Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Griffiths throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffiths counters with a stiff right hand.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green connects with a jab.
Griffiths has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Green.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffiths.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Green.
Griffiths throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Green stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Green tries to land a front kick but Griffiths steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffiths jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffiths lands a nice shot that snaps Green's head back.
Green has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffiths.
Griffiths pushes Green away with a front kick.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffiths.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Griffiths ducks down to avoid it.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths looks to land a body kick but Green moved away.
Griffiths with a nice cross.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths scores with a kick to the body.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Green checks the leg kick.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
Green checks the leg kick.
Green slips under a jab.
Green missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffiths thinks about countering with a head kick.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Griffiths pivots, looking for a leg kick but Green is out of range and Griffiths settles back down.
Green misses with a straight right.
Griffiths swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffiths can pounce on him.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green misses with a right hand
enabling Griffiths to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
Green throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Griffiths throwing a counter right hand but Green manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths thinks about countering with a head kick.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths takes one to the side of the head.
Archie Griffiths is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Griffiths.
Green throws a hook to the side of Griffiths's head but Griffiths sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffiths looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griffiths moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Green lets loose with a powerful body kick. Griffiths will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Griffiths just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Griffiths lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffiths swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Griffiths delivers a nice body kick.
Griffiths moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Green scores with a kick to the midsection.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green is trying to counter with his kicks.
Green blocks the body kick.
Green lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griffiths jabs at Green's body.
Griffiths looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Green finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Green blocks a low kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Green misses.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Griffiths checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffiths tries a low kick but Green avoids it.
Griffiths attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griffiths throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffiths defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Green.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Griffiths showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
Archie Griffiths retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Archie Griffiths thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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