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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
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168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 2 - 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffin. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin postures up and lands a big shot to Aldo 's brow.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo controlling Griffin's posture.
Griffin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin throws a strike but Aldo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aldo on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to improve his position but instead Aldo has moved into half guard.
Aldo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aldo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Griffin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo , looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewie Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griffin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aldo swivels and escapes.
Aldo throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
Griffin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aldo 's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin throws an elbow that misses. Aldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griffin's guard. Nice move by Aldo !
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Griffin keeping full guard, as Aldo tries to pass.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aldo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo looking to sit in guard and control but Griffin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Stewie Griffin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Griffin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Griffin.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Griffin throwing shots but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is pressing down on Aldo 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aldo is holding on for now.
Griffin is taking a breather. Aldo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Aldo wants to improve his position but Griffin is controlling well.
Griffin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.
Griffin throwing shots but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Griffin with the ground and pound but Aldo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin distracts Aldo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
Griffin advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is positioning himself well to prevent Griffin advancing to mount.
Aldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
Griffin misses with a head shot. Aldo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aldo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to control the pace but Griffin is squirming around nicely.
Griffin is looking to get to half guard.
Aldo throwing strikes here but Griffin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo throws a strike there. Griffin manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Aldo prevents Griffin from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewie Griffin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Griffin with that takedown attempt.
Griffin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffin throws an elbow that misses. Aldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griffin's guard. Nice move by Aldo !
Aldo wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Griffin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Griffin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aldo hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin with the ground and pound from mount.
Griffin looking to finish with strikes here!
Griffin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aldo because Griffin loaded up on that one.
Griffin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Aldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aldo trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Griffin.
Griffin landing strikes from the mount and Aldo is in trouble!
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo avoids a strike by Griffin and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Griffin's guard! Fantastic escape!
Aldo throws a strike but Griffin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stewie Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin postures up in Aldo 's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Aldo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stewie Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffin, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewie Griffin!
Stewie Griffin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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