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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 484 p4p, 61 weight class) and Finnish Experiment (ranked 691 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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153 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
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Griffiths throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Experiment.
A big right from Experiment misses.
Griffiths blocks the body kick.
Experiment throws a leg kick that is checked
and Griffiths counters with a left to the body.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that misses.
Experiment throws a wild body kick that Griffiths sees coming a mile off.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Experiment checks it.
Experiment moves out of range of the strikes.
Experiment has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Griffiths lands a jab to the nose.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffiths misses with a hook.
Experiment checks a leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment clinches up with Griffiths and pushes him back against the cage.
Experiment stalling the fight.
Experiment trying to control the position but instead, Griffiths has worked for underhooks and has pushed Experiment into the cage.
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Griffiths taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffiths taking a breather.
Griffiths lands a hook that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
Griffiths has had enough of the clinch but Experiment keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Experiment as Griffiths tries to tie him up.
Griffiths lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Experiment stalling.
Experiment is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffiths is keeping busy.
Griffiths is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Experiment is keeping busy.
Griffiths lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Griffiths tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment's elbow.
Griffiths tries to stall but Experiment uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Experiment has Griffiths pushed against the cage.
Experiment lands a body punch.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Experiment blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Griffiths tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment's elbow.
Griffiths takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment lands a body shot in the clinch.
Griffiths dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Griffiths blocks the elbow strike.
Experiment content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Griffiths scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment takes a shot to the head.
Griffiths lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Experiment.
Experiment struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffiths controls his hands.
Griffiths tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
Griffiths's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Experiment checks the leg kick.
Experiment lands a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Experiment.
Experiment scores with a head kick.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Experiment.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Griffiths sees it coming and moves out of range.
Experiment misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Griffiths thinks about countering with a head kick.
Experiment has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a hook to the side of Experiment's head but Experiment sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffiths sets himself, and Experiment steps forward looking for the clinch! Griffiths avoids it this time.
Good work by Experiment as he checks the leg kick.
Griffiths moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Experiment fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Griffiths checks it well.
Griffiths throws a counter high kick but Experiment was just alert enough to avoid it.
Griffiths looks for the body kick but Experiment saw that one coming.
Experiment throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archie Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Griffiths lunges at Experiment with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Experiment's hand.
Griffiths lands a nice looking body kick.
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.
Griffiths lands a nice looking body kick.
Experiment tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Griffiths manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Experiment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment.
Experiment ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Experiment throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffiths.
Griffiths throwing a counter right hand but Experiment manages to avoid it.
Experiment throws a leg kick which misses Griffiths's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffiths tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiment. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Griffiths tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Experiment off balance momentarily.
Griffiths throws a low kick, looking for Experiment's leg but Experiment calmly moves out of range.
Griffiths scores with a push kick.
Experiment clinches.
Griffiths lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths has Experiment pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Experiment - that landed with a thud.
Experiment lands an elbow inside that Griffiths shrugs off.
Experiment blocks a body shot from Griffiths.
Griffiths struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment controls his hands.
Experiment looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Experiment shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid body kick from Experiment.
Archie Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment staying out of range there.
Experiment lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffiths at a distance.
Experiment gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Griffiths checks it.
Experiment has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffiths is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Experiment holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Griffiths looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Griffiths tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Griffiths back against the cage.
Experiment tries to throw a body punch but Griffiths avoids it by throwing Experiment back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffiths tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffiths lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths scores with a shot to the side of Experiment's head.
Finnish Experiment seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Experiment stalling the fight.
Griffiths is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Griffiths struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Experiment.
Griffiths takes an elbow to the temple.
Experiment is leaning against Griffiths and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Experiment tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffiths throws a chopping leg kick but Experiment manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Griffiths throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Experiment.
A clash of legs there as Griffiths blocks the low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Griffiths checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griffiths misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffiths jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment throws a fast counter high kick but Griffiths manages to duck under it in time.
Experiment lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Griffiths.
Experiment keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Experiment throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Experiment moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffiths.
Experiment takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Experiment throws the kick towards the body but Griffiths avoids it.
The fighters circling - Griffiths throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Griffiths sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Experiment moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Griffiths. Beautiful body shot.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Griffiths!
Griffiths swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment.
Experiment scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffiths listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Griffiths connects with a body shot that sends Experiment's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
Experiment blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Experiment's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Experiment pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffiths takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Experiment checks it.
Griffiths checks a low kick from Experiment.
Griffiths is looking to slow Experiment down with leg kicks.
Experiment misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Experiment tries to work over Griffiths's front leg with a kick but Griffiths checks it.
Experiment throws a right hand that Griffiths ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffiths also avoids with ease.
Griffiths lands with a shot to the body.
Griffiths throws a head kick that Experiment semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffiths's hands.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffiths lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Experiment wants to counter the offense by Griffiths and move into the clinch position.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Experiment misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Experiment wants to clinch but Griffiths slips to the side
and Griffiths counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffiths's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Experiment connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffiths scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiment. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Griffiths tenderised Experiment's leg. Experiment is trying to keep his angry face on.
Experiment tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffiths goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Experiment down.
Experiment throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Experiment.
Griffiths goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Experiment checks the leg kick.
Griffiths misses with a right hand
and Experiment counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Experiment throws a sloppy head kick and Griffiths moves out of range easily.
Experiment lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Experiment throws a low kick but Griffiths moves out of range easily.
Griffiths quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Experiment on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Experiment jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffiths sets himself, and Experiment steps forward looking for the clinch! Griffiths avoids it this time.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths throws a body punch but Experiment moves out of range.
Experiment checks a leg kick.
Experiment tries to counter with a clinch but Griffiths shakes him off and moves away.
Experiment tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Experiment tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment.
Griffiths just misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment tries to counter by closing the distance.
Griffiths misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Experiment throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Experiment sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffiths slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Experiment slips under a jab.
Experiment thinks about the counter body kick.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Experiment there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Experiment does no damage.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Experiment.
Experiment pivots, looking for a leg kick but Griffiths is out of range and Experiment settles back down.
Experiment lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffiths keeps Experiment at a distance using the push kick.
Griffiths swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment.
Griffiths feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Experiment thuds a left hand into Griffiths's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a body punch but Experiment moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Experiment moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Experiment blocks a leg kick.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Experiment tries to work over Griffiths's front leg with a kick but Griffiths checks it.
Experiment lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Griffiths takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Experiment lands with a good body shot.
Experiment throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Experiment scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffiths doesn't seem bothered though.
Experiment forces Griffiths back against the cage and clinches.
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.
Griffiths blocks the elbow strike.
Archie Griffiths is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths blocks an elbow strike.
Griffiths lands a right hand that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
Griffiths throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Experiment gets through Griffiths's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Griffiths lands a right hand.
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.
Experiment lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Griffiths lands with a left to the head.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffiths's elbow.
Finnish Experiment has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Experiment misses with an elbow strike.
Experiment doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Griffiths in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griffiths as Experiment tries to tie him up.
Griffiths takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Griffiths controls the action.
Griffiths stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Experiment misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffiths's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griffiths.
Experiment throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Experiment misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment lands a nice elbow.
Griffiths misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Experiment comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffiths has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
A victorious Archie Griffiths thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Finnish Experiment had this to say: 'I tried something new.'.
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