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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandell Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen The Original Techno Viking as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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269 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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245 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wandell Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from White.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
White trying to control from Griffin's half guard. Griffin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin is pulling down on White's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fred White.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
White misses with a body kick.
Wandell Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Wandell Griffin has been cut.
A head kick misses from White.
Griffin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffin. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffin.
A low kick from Griffin misses
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has his takedown stuffed
letting White counter with a right hand.
Fred White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandell Griffin.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin blocks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by White.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin has his takedown stuffed
and White counters with a two punch combo.
Griffin looks gassed!
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!
White 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.
White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White has gone for a leg lock! Griffin slips out almost immediately though and dives into White's guard.
Griffin postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fred White has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Griffin avoids the body shot from White.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wandell Griffin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White gets caught flat footed, as Griffin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
White is trying to control the position but Griffin postures up.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fred White just wasn't active enough.
White throws a head kick that misses
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffin.
Griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Griffin moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from White.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is trying to get back to his feet.
Griffin trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Griffin grinds an elbow into White's temple.
Griffin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
White trying to remain calm as Griffin controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control but Griffin postures up.
An elbow from Griffin crashes against the mat.
Griffin grinds an elbow into White's temple.
Griffin cracks White with a big right hand but White just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Griffin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
White is working to avoid the ground and pound but Griffin connects with a decent elbow.
Griffin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but White is avoiding damage well.
Griffin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Griffin with the ground and pound but White regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White punching from the bottom.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griffin is working away from the top position though.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Griffin uses his free foot to push down on White's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for White.
Griffin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Griffin throwing strikes but White bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin postures up.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin won't allow White to get back to his feet.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White trying to strike off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandell Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wandell Griffin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin is looking to score with low kicks.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White!
Griffin tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffin somewhat.
Fred White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandell Griffin.
A low kick from Griffin is predictable there
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Wandell Griffin's cut even more.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Fred White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White is looking to wear down Griffin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Griffin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Griffin wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Griffin throws a leg kick that is checked
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White misses with a double jab.
Griffin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The cut above Wandell Griffin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
White throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
White misses with the combination.
Oooh a lovely combination from White sends Griffin down but not out. White dives into side control looking to finish.
Wandell Griffin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to advance to mount but Griffin denies him.
Griffin is not content to let White control the position.
White postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
White in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wandell Griffin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fred White!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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