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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Sans Pression - Numéro 1. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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197 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benjamin Jr ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin takes one to the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice hook to Griffin's body. Griffin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffin throws an overhand right that lands on Benjamin Jr's shoulder, as Benjamin Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Benjamin Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benjamin Jr shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Benjamin Jr.
Griffin connects with a body shot.
Benjamin Jr misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benjamin Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Benjamin Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Benjamin Jr pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benjamin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr slips under a jab from Griffin.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Benjamin Jr dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Benjamin Jr's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Benjamin Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benjamin Jr slips a jab from Griffin.
That kick from Benjamin Jr tenderised Griffin's leg. Griffin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Benjamin Jr throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Benjamin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Griffin avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benjamin Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benjamin Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffin, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Benjamin Jr misses.
A jab from Benjamin Jr does it's job there.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benjamin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin with a hook.
Benjamin Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Benjamin Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Benjamin Jr lands with a cross.
Benjamin Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Benjamin Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benjamin Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin slaps away a takedown attempt from Benjamin Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griffin lands a really nice looking cross but Benjamin Jr seems unphased.
Benjamin Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benjamin Jr lands a head kick. Griffin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Benjamin Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Griffin catches Benjamin Jr right on the button with a cross.
Benjamin Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin Jr throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but Benjamin Jr moved out of range.
Benjamin Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griffin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
TJ Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin Jr throws the kick towards the body but Griffin avoids it.
Benjamin Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffin can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Benjamin Jr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Benjamin Jr swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin Jr shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Benjamin Jr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
An inside leg kick lands from Benjamin Jr.
Both fighters circling a little - Griffin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Griffin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses
and Benjamin Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Benjamin Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Benjamin Jr didn't see that one coming.
Benjamin Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
TJ Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin feints a jab promting Benjamin Jr to slip. Griffin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benjamin Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
Benjamin Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin scores with a head kick.
Griffin throws the left hand but Benjamin Jr avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Benjamin Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Benjamin Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benjamin Jr thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr is rocked!
BOOM! Griffin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Benjamin Jr. Benjamin Jr tries to recover but Griffin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Benjamin Jr lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TJ Griffin!
TJ Griffin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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