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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Wyatt (ranked 24843 p4p, 24973 weight class) and Donovan Griggs (ranked 413 p4p, 429 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanner Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt gets a clinch.
Wyatt jumps into guard, dragging Griggs to the mat.
Griggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wyatt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griggs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyatt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Griggs passes into side control.
Griggs wants to control but Wyatt is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt is trying to get back to half guard.
Griggs is trying to ground and pound but Wyatt uses the momentary lack of control by Griggs to regain half guard.
Griggs is looking to take a break and control but Wyatt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyatt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griggs's guard.
Griggs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wyatt passes into half guard.
Wyatt controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt prevents Griggs from standing back up.
Wyatt content to control rather than advance.
Griggs is looking for a sweep. Wyatt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wyatt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wyatt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs wants to control but Wyatt is keeping busy.
Wyatt controlling the action here.
Griggs trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Wyatt manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griggs is desperately trying to improve his position but Wyatt has a good base and remains in mount.
Griggs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wyatt controlling the position easily from mount.
Griggs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wyatt controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wyatt continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Wyatt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wyatt closes the distance but Griggs moves to the side
and Griggs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wyatt's guard.
Griggs looking to sit in guard and control but Wyatt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griggs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wyatt passes into half guard.
Wyatt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Wyatt content just to control the position here.
We've been informed that Griggs has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wyatt avoids the attempt from Griggs to control.
Griggs is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs wants to control but Wyatt is having none of it.
Wyatt controlling the pace for now.
Griggs flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Griggs tries to lock up and control but Wyatt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wyatt controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is looking to get to half guard.
Wyatt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Griggs is looking to get to half guard.
Wyatt controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Griggs tries to hold on but Wyatt postures up.
Griggs is looking to improve his position but Wyatt isn't that keen on the idea.
Tanner Wyatt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griggs tries to lock up and control but Wyatt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griggs tries to reverse the position but Wyatt maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wyatt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wyatt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Wyatt dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wyatt tries to clinch there but Griggs circles away.
Griggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wyatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griggs can do to turn this around?
Griggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tanner Wyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyatt tries to clinch there but Griggs circles away.
Wyatt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Griggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wyatt has managed to clinch.
Wyatt jumps guard but Griggs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Griggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wyatt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griggs to keep the fight standing.
Wyatt is trying to pull guard but Griggs has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanner Wyatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wyatt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wyatt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Griggs smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wyatt closes the distance and pushes Griggs back into the cage.
Wyatt manages to pull guard.
Wyatt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wyatt is trying to keep Griggs in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Griggs wants to control from the top but Wyatt keeps moving.
Wyatt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Griggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wyatt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wyatt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wyatt looking to control.
Wyatt working for submissions but it's allowed Griggs to get to half guard.
Wyatt tries to roll over but Griggs keeps him under control.
Wyatt is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Griggs seems content to control.
Wyatt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Griggs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Griggs's back!
Griggs is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wyatt is not going to allow Griggs to sit and survive in this position.
Wyatt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Wyatt avoiding Griggs 's attempts to control his hands.
Griggs trying to get back to his feet but Wyatt is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt controlling the position well here. Griggs rolled but Wyatt kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Griggs tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Wyatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wyatt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Wyatt!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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