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Event:
BBD in a C - 11
Date: Dec 02, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kita.
Griffith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kita is thwarting Griffith's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Griffith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffith wants to improve his position but Kita is controlling well.
Griffith holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Griffith wants to control but Kita is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kita working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Griffith's thigh. Griffith counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T1#
Griffith controlling Kita's posture.
Kita could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SUB2#
Griffith throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kita uses it to pass to side control.
Griffith gets back to half guard.
Kita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Griffith tries to get to full guard but Kita has control of the leg.
Griffith is pressing down on Kita's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griffith working a defensive guard here.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Griffith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kita is aware though and is defending well.
Griffith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Griffith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kita is aware though and is defending well.
Griffith looks winded!#SUB2#
Griffith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kita forces his way into half guard.
Kita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffith keeps working.
Griffith tries to get to full guard but Kita has control of the leg. #T3#
Kita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffith keeps working. #SUB#
Kita wants to work for an arm triangle but Griffith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kita is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kita tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffith is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Griffith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griffith keeping moving, preventing Kita from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griffith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CUT#
It looks like Robert Griffith has been cut.#TD#
Kita closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Griffith's guard.#SUB2#
Griffith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kita is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kita wants to control from the top but Griffith keeps moving. #T5#
Kita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kita wants to control from the top but Griffith keeps moving. #SUB2#
Griffith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kita trying to control but Griffith is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Griffith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kita throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T6#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Griffith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL2#
Griffith darts in and clinches Kita up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griffith tries to pull guard but Kita won't allow it.
Griffith jumps guard but Kita stands there with Griffith around his waist. Griffith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Griffith jumps guard and drags Kita to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kita wants to pass the guard but Griffith is keeping the position.
Kita stays in close to Griffith's body and controls the position.
Kita trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T7#
Griffith controls Kita momentarily but Kita frees himself.
Kita trying to control but Griffith is working from the bottom.
Kita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kita trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kita bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffith's head.#T8#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#CL2#
Griffith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD2#
Griffith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Griffith has his foot on Kita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kita works his way back into a safe position though.
Kita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Griffith parries the strikes from Kita easily there. Kita is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Griffith to escape.
Griffith is looking to regain half guard here but Kita keeps moving and retains side control.
Griffith gets back to half guard.
Griffith tries to get to full guard but Kita has control of the leg. #T9#
Kita is stalling here. Griffith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kita seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Griffith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kita manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kita trying to control but Griffith postures up.
Griffith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kita has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griffith is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kita throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Kita dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Griffith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R2##TD#
Kita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Griffith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffith keeps working.
Griffith is trying to control Kita's posture but Kita avoids it.
Griffith is looking to reverse the position.
Griffith wants to control but Kita postures up.
Damian Kita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Kita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Griffith, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith wants to control but Kita postures up.#T1#
Griffith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kita off and has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#SUB2#
Griffith is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Griffith is breathing heavily.
Griffith controls the action.
Kita is really stuck here.
#T2##SUB2#
Griffith is looking for the choke from the back position but Kita is controlling his hands well.
Griffith is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#SUB2#
Griffith has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
I really don't envy Kita right now.
Griffith trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kita doesn't escape. #T3#
Griffith controlling well, preventing Kita from escaping the position.
Kita just trying to survive but Griffith is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB2#
Griffith is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kita has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kita is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kita tries to escape but Griffith has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB2#
Griffith is looking for the choke from the back position but Kita is controlling his hands well. #T4##SUB2#
Griffith is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kita rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kita trying to control but Griffith postures up.
Griffith controlling the action here.#T5#
Griffith is continuing to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kita is trying to maintain the position but Griffith is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Kita forces Griffith back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Griffith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T6#
Kita passes Griffith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Griffith is trying to maintain the position but Kita is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Griffith looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kita passes into side control!
Kita lands a decent elbow from side control.
Griffith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kita wants to control but Griffith is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Kita is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griffith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T7##SUB#
Kita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Griffith tries to improve position but can't.
Griffith is not content to let Kita control the position.
Griffith is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T8#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Kita tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Griffith dodges the ground and pound from Kita.
Kita trying to control the position but Griffith is working away.
Kita working away.#T9#
Griffith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kita haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Kita is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griffith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kita in side control, throwing shots but Griffith defends. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Griffith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffith tries to pull guard but Kita won't allow it.
Griffith tries to pull guard but Kita forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffith tries to pull guard but Kita forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Damian Kita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Griffith.
Griffith jumps guard but Kita stands there with Griffith around his waist. Griffith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robert Griffith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffith misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damian Kita.
I think Kita 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Damian Kita!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Damian Kita!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Damian Kita!
Damian Kita wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Damian Kita thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
BBD in a C - 9
Date: Nov 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Griffith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffith somewhat.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL2#
Griffith darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Griffith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#TD2#
Griffith jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to control from the top but Griffith keeps moving. #SUB2#
Griffith is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Smith has his hands clasped together but Griffith extends and breaks Smith's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Griffith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Griffith!
Our winner, Robert Griffith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
BBD in a C - 8
Date: Nov 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Poro.
Poro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Robert Griffith has been cut.#CL2#
Poro closes the distance and pushes Griffith back into the cage.
Come on Poro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Griffith tries to pull guard but Poro holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffith drops back down to his feet.
Griffith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poro walks away with a smile on his face. Griffith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poro.
Poro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griffith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Griffith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#KD2#
Poro drops Griffith with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Griffith looks back up at him and smiles so Poro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Griffith is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Poro feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Griffith sprawling to the canvas! Griffith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Poro finish him?!
Oh Griffith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
Robert Griffith's cut is getting worse.#T1#
Poro scores with a hook to the body. Griffith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffith is breathing heavily.
Poro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffith gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Poro points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Griffith wakes up just in time to hear Poro thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Poro!
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Event:
BBD in a C - 5
Date: Oct 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Oalognov scores with a body shot.
Griffith is looking to clinch.
Oalognov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oalognov misses with a double jab.
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Griffith.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oalognov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Griffith is controlling him well.
Griffith happy to just control the position for now.
Griffith trying to control the action but Oalognov is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oalognov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Griffith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Griffith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Oalognov's legs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oalognov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oalognov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T1#
Oalognov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Griffith wants to control the pace but Oalognov is squirming around nicely.
Oalognov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Oalognov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
#SUB#
Oalognov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Griffith.
Griffith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Griffith throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Oalognov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
#T2#
Griffith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oalognov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oalognov is squirming around, avoiding Griffith's attempts to control the action.
Griffith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oalognov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Griffith controlling from mount.
Oalognov really wants to buck Griffith off and get back to his feet.
Griffith controlling his opponent. #SUB#
Griffith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Oalognov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Oalognov shrugs it off.
Oalognov is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #T3#
Griffith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oalognov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Griffith.
Oalognov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Oalognov looks winded!#SUB#
Griffith working for a guillotine from mount but Oalognov is in no mood to give up.
Griffith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oalognov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#SUB#
Griffith looking to secure an arm triangle but Oalognov defends it well. #T4#
Oalognov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Griffith.#ES2#
Oalognov bucks Griffith off and manages to get back to his feet!
Oalognov scores with a body shot.
Griffith slips a jab and a cross from Oalognov.
Griffith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Oalognov manages to circle out of the way.
Oalognov throws a hook but Griffith avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oalognov misses with a series of wild punches.
#T5#
Oalognov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oalognov throws a sloppy head kick and Griffith moves out of range easily.
Griffith tries to clinch but Oalognov is having none of it.
Oalognov misses with a wild combination.
#CL#
Griffith closes the distance and pushes Oalognov back into the cage.#TD#
Griffith drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Griffith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oalognov is aware though and is defending well.
Oalognov scoring with punches to the head and body. #T6#
Oalognov stands up over Griffith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffith is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Oalognov keeping moving, preventing Griffith from controlling successfully.
Oalognov wants to stand up but Griffith is controlling him.
Griffith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Griffith tries to free his leg and advance position but Oalognov is retaining full guard.
Oalognov wants to stand up but Griffith is controlling him.
Griffith trying to control the position from guard on top but Oalognov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T7#
Oalognov is looking to stand up but Griffith isn't so interested in that idea.
Oalognov keeping moving, preventing Griffith from controlling successfully.
Oalognov keeping full guard, as Griffith tries to pass. #ES2#
Oalognov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Oalognov.
Griffith fails with the takedown
and Oalognov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Griffith tries to keep at a distance but Oalognov has taken the fight into the clinch.#T8##BC#
Griffith breaks from the clinch.
Oalognov scores with a three punch combo!
#CL#
Griffith instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Griffith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oalognov lands an elbow that stopped Griffith in his tracks for a moment.
Oalognov cracks Griffith with a nice body shot.
Oalognov working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Oalognov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oalognov scores with a sloppy right hand. Griffith should have avoided that one.
Griffith slips under a jab from Oalognov.
Griffith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T9#
Oalognov is trying to force a seperation but Griffith has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Oalognov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griffith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Griffith manages to pull guard.
Griffith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oalognov. #ES#
Griffith manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#CL2#
Oalognov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oalognov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oalognov misses with a body punch.
Griffith looking for a takedown.
Oalognov is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffith has double underhooks.
Oalognov is trying to break free.
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 Robert Griffith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R2#
Oalognov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oalognov scores with a one two! Griffith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#
It looks like Robert Griffith has been cut.
Griffith wants to clinch up but Oalognov keeps it at a distance.
Griffith tries a low kick but Oalognov avoids it.
Oalognov throws a head kick that misses.
As Oalognov backs away, Griffith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Oalognov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oalognov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Griffith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robert Griffith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Oalognov.
Oalognov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oalognov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Griffith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T1##TD#
Griffith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oalognov tries to escape but Griffith is in control.
Griffith trying to control the position but Oalognov is working away.
Oalognov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Griffith has knee on belly and moves into mount. #SUB#
Griffith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Griffith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oalognov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Oalognov tries to buck Griffith off but he can't manage it. #ES2#
Oalognov somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Griffith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Oalognov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Oalognov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffith shoots and misses
and Oalognov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krigniv Oalognov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffith shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Oalognov.
Griffith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oalognov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffith scrambles back to his feet.#T3#
Oalognov throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Oalognov closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Oalognov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griffith avoids a wild elbow strike from Oalognov.
Oalognov tries to circle away but Griffith has him pinned against the cage.
Oalognov struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffith controls his hands.
#TD#
Griffith jumps into guard, dragging Oalognov to the mat.
#SUB#
Griffith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oalognov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffith's head.
Griffith has Oalognov pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oalognov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Oalognov stopping the sweep attempt from Griffith.
Robert Griffith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oalognov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oalognov throwing strikes from guard but Griffith blocks nicely.
Oalognov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Griffith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Oalognov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Griffith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oalognov defends it easily.
Griffith is looking to stand up but Oalognov isn't so interested in that idea. #T5##SUB#
Griffith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Griffith seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Oalognov connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oalognov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Griffith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oalognov.
Oalognov looks to land a combination. Griffith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice takedown defense from Oalognov. No joy for Griffith on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Griffith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oalognov throws a push kick but Griffith slaps the foot to one side.
As Oalognov backs away, Griffith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T6#
Oalognov throws a head kick but Griffith moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oalognov!
#TD#
Griffith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Oalognov's guard.
Griffith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oalognov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffith is controlling him.
Oalognov wants to get back to his feet but Griffith passes into half guard.
Griffith is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Oalognov!
Oalognov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
#SUB#
Griffith wants to finish this one by submission but Oalognov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Griffith. #T7#
Oalognov wants to try and get back to his feet.
Griffith trying to control but Oalognov is having none of it.
Griffith is trying to take his opponent's back.
Oalognov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Griffith controlling from mount. #T8#
Oalognov is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #ES2#
Oalognov bucks up and throws Griffith to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Griffith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griffith blocks a head kick by Oalognov.
Oalognov misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffith.
#CL2#
Oalognov closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oalognov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffith has him pressed against the cage.
Griffith dodges an elbow strike from Oalognov.
Oalognov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Griffith avoids the elbow strike from Oalognov, against the cage.
#T9#
Oalognov throws an elbow that misses.
Oalognov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Krigniv Oalognov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Griffith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oalognov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Griffith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oalognov to keep the fight standing.
Oalognov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oalognov is trying to break the clinch but Griffith is controlling him.
Griffith tries to pull guard but Oalognov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oalognov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krigniv Oalognov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffith is working for takedown but Oalognov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oalognov can't find room to land a body shot as Griffith controls the action.
Robert Griffith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oalognov is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffith has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krigniv Oalognov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Krigniv Oalognov!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Krigniv Oalognov!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Krigniv Oalognov!
Krigniv Oalognov wins by unanimous decision!
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