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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorvald Stauning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stewie Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thorvald Stauning!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stauning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Griffin throws a strike but Stauning avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stauning wants to stand and escape but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin wants to stand but Stauning is controlling his posture from full guard.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin distracts Stauning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stauning working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Stauning is pulling down on Griffin's head. It's preventing any offense from Griffin, at least for the moment.
Stauning avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griffin throws a strike but Stauning rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stauning stands up and waves to Griffin to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stauning tries to clinch but Griffin moves away
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stauning swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stauning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorvald Stauning is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin scores with a nice right hand.
Stauning keeps Griffin at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Stauning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stauning attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stauning is looking to land body kicks.
Griffin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stauning sprawls well initially but Griffin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stauning blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Griffin trying to control the action but Stauning is working from the bottom.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Stauning dodges it nicely.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stauning keeps working.
Griffin prevents Stauning from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stauning is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Stauning dodges it nicely.
Stauning trying to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin looking for a submission but Stauning manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stauning is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thorvald Stauning will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stauning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stauning misses with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stauning won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Stauning works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Stauning is looking to control Griffin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stauning avoid being mounted?
Stauning is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Griffin is staying active.
Griffin is keen to just control but Stauning is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stauning can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but Stauning defending well.
Griffin prevents Stauning from improving his position.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stauning trying to control from the bottom.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stauning to regain full guard.
Griffin wanted to stand there but Stauning had control of the position.
Stauning avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griffin's guard.
Stauning is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stauning trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin wriggles free and stands up.
Griffin dips to his left and cracks Stauning with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning looks for the body kick but Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Stauning counters with a head kick.
Stauning misses with a body shot
and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
Griffin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stauning is trying to control Griffin's posture but Griffin avoids it.
Griffin working the strikes but Stauning uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Griffin is working for a kimura but Stauning is defending it quite comfortably.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stauning defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Stauning dodges it nicely.
Griffin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stauning blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stauning's head.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stauning wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewie Griffin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stauning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stauning tries to land a body kick
and Griffin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stauning's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Stauning is trying to keep Griffin in close.
Griffin throws a strike but Stauning rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stauning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stauning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Stauning from controlling successfully.
Thorvald Stauning has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stauning tries to land a leg kick but Griffin saw it coming and moves away.
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.
Stauning tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
A shot to the body from Stauning misses
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stauning throws a body kick that misses.
Stauning misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a single leg into guard. Stauning didn't expect that.
Stauning working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stauning looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stauning preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Griffin postures up in Stauning's guard and throws a big left but Stauning blocks it.
Griffin postures up in Stauning's guard and throws a big left but Stauning blocks it.
Stauning controlling Griffin's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Griffin stands up over Stauning, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Stauning has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Griffin throws a strike but Stauning rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Stauning controlling from the top position.
Stauning won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Stauning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
Stauning trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stewie Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewie Griffin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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