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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warner Dean (ranked 24364 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 7537 p4p, 0 weight class). Forrest Griffin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Warner Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Griffin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dean to his feet.
Griffin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dean was covering up waiting for the punch and Griffin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Dean won't let him.
Dean wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
Griffin wanted to stand there but Dean had control of the position.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean has a closed guard, preventing Griffin from standing up.
Dean trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Griffin wanted to stand there but Dean had control of the position.
Dean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Dean won't let him.
Griffin gets to his feet - Dean follows without any prompting.
Griffin looking to score a takedown here. Dean is defending well but Griffin drives through and ends up in Dean's guard.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but instead Dean has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dean cracks Griffin with a solid left hand.
Griffin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dean really is a fat lump.
Griffin looks winded!
Dean trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dean stacks Griffin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dean!
Griffin throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Dean is working Griffin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dean is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Griffin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Griffin tries to improve position but can't.
Dean cracks Griffin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is not content to let Dean control the position.
Dean is really struggling to control Griffin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Griffin keeps trying to improve his position.
Griffin looks to move to half guard but instead Dean has passed into mount! Damn!
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean blocks Griffin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dean raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Griffin is trying to escape the mount.
Dean cracks Griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Griffin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dean. What's that going to do exactly?
Dean working the ground and pound effectively.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Dean maintains control.
Dean with a couple of short strikes.
Dean prevents Griffin from getting the reversal.
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Dean dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean has control of Griffin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Griffin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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 Warner Dean will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Griffin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dean trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dean trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Dean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin gets to his feet - Dean follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dean enables Griffin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dean manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Dean won't let him.
Dean is working an open guard so Griffin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Griffin lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin stands up from Dean's guard - Griffin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Griffin looking to score a takedown here. Dean is defending well but Griffin drives through and ends up in Dean's guard.
Griffin gets to his feet. Dean looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Griffin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dean on his heels. He'll look to pass Dean's guard now, I'm sure.
Griffin gets to his feet. Dean looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Griffin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dean to the ground. Griffin is now in Dean's guard.
Dean trying to control the position.
Dean pulls Griffin in close to prevent any damage.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wanted to stand there but Dean had control of the position.
Griffin stands up from Dean's guard - Griffin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Griffin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dean tries to improve position but can't.
Griffin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Griffin wants to stand but Dean has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to control but can't.
Griffin prevents Dean from improving his position.
Griffin tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dean controls his leg.
Dean moves into full guard.
Dean seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Griffin stands up from Dean's guard - Griffin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Griffin gets a double leg takedown into Dean's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin stands up and waves to Dean to follow him.
Griffin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dean's guard.
Dean wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
Griffin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Griffin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dean's guard.
Dean is working an open guard so Griffin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dean is trying to defend but Griffin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Forrest Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffin's waist but Griffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dean off to one side.
Dean gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Griffin gets to his feet. Dean looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dean tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dean somewhat.
Griffin gets a double leg takedown into Dean's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin stands and steps away. Dean gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dean tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dean, up you get!
Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into Dean's guard.
Griffin wants to stand but Dean is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dean is on top in guard.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Griffin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griffin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dean is aware though and is defending well.
Dean cracks Griffin with a solid left hand.
Dean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dean defends it easily.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dean with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dean chips away with some ground and pound.
Dean cracks Griffin with a solid left hand.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dean passes into side control.
Dean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Griffin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dean is trying to get an arm triangle but Griffin is defending well.
Dean creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dean wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Griffin is still trying to improve position.
Check out the look on Dean's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Dean is chipping away with strikes.
Dean wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Griffin, who protects the arm well.
Dean landing strikes.
Griffin is looking to regain half guard here but Dean keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Dean's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to buck Dean off but Dean is having none of it.
Dean is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Griffin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Dean tries for a kimura but Griffin is defending well.
Griffin looking for a sweep but Dean has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dean controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Forrest Griffin.
Well Griffin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Griffin!
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