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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griswold has chosen Hooking Up The Lights as his entrance music. Max Ford could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rusty Griswold's chin.
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24
184 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
35
196 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Griswold!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ford is trying to defend but Griswold finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ford tries to roll over but Griswold keeps him under control.
Griswold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griswold is trying to control. Ford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Griswold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griswold pulls his head out easily.
Griswold controlling the pace.
Ford makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ford.
Ford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Griswold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ford is keeping the position for now.
Griswold preventing the sweep.
Ford is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Griswold defends it easily.
Griswold trying to control but Ford is working from the bottom.
Griswold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griswold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ford has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griswold has managed to get both his arms back between Ford's legs - danger averted.
Ford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griswold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ford has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Griswold has passed into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ford tries to improve position but can't.
Ford takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Griswold moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ford won't allow Griswold to pass to mount.
Griswold passes to full mount!
Ford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Griswold unloading with bombs!
Griswold lands a couple of good shots and Ford has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Griswold lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Griswold lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ford hold on?!
Griswold has the hooks in. Ford is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griswold is working the ground and pound. Can Ford escape?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold scores with punches from the back.
Griswold keeps control of the position as Ford tries to break free.
Griswold is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ford breaks Griswold's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Griswold working a defensive guard here.
Ford postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griswold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ford is one step ahead there.
Ford drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Griswold manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ford has Griswold in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griswold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Griswold with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griswold postures up and lands a big shot to Ford's brow.
Ford has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Griswold is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ford.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griswold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Griswold working the ground and pound.
Griswold scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Griswold dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Griswold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ford defends it nicely.
Griswold fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ford sprawls well initially but Griswold persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Griswold slips a nice elbow through Ford's hands, connecting with Ford's forehead.
Ford looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Griswold pushes past his half guard into mount!
Griswold putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ford manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ford gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford has an active guard here but Griswold has managed to pass into half guard.
Ford looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Griswold there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griswold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Griswold is looking to advance position but Ford won't allow it.
Ford works his way to full guard. Good work.
Griswold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griswold defends well.
Ford looking for a guillotine here but Griswold defends easily.
Ford being controlled here, momentarily.
Ford is looking for a triangle but Griswold pushes his legs off easily.
Griswold works over Ford with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold trying to control but Ford is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Griswold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ford has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griswold has managed to get both his arms back between Ford's legs - danger averted.
Griswold postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griswold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rusty Griswold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griswold scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ford working for a triangle but Griswold defends it easily.
Ford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griswold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands a couple of digs.
Griswold wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Griswold connects with a couple of short punches.
Griswold wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Ford isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Griswold stacks Ford on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Griswold!
Ford manages to get back to half guard.
Griswold controlling the pace.
Griswold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Griswold seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griswold lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford is not content to let Griswold control the position.
Ford is pressing down on Griswold's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griswold wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Griswold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griswold with a nice head shot there.
Griswold trying to control but Ford is working from the bottom.
Griswold might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ford haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Griswold from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Griswold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Griswold shoots for a takedown but Ford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griswold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
Ford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griswold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griswold pulls his head out easily.
Griswold working over Ford with some ground and pound. Ford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Griswold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ford moves into full guard.
Ford working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Griswold has passed into half guard!
Ford actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Griswold jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Griswold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Griswold wants to control but Ford is keeping him busy.
Griswold passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ford!
Ford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Griswold is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ford can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ford is trying to escape the mount.
Griswold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griswold tries to control but Ford wriggling away.
Griswold is landing with some decent strikes but Ford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ford?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford working to try and regain half guard.
Griswold looking to finish Ford with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ford!
Ford is desperately trying to improve his position but Griswold has a good base and remains in mount.
Ford sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griswold slips a nice elbow through Ford's hands, connecting with Ford's forehead.
Griswold prevents Ford from improving his position.
Griswold stalling.
Ford regains full guard. Nicely done.
Griswold keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ford's head.
Griswold lands a couple of digs.
Griswold stands and throws Ford's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Griswold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ford is not content to let Griswold control the position.
Ford tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griswold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Griswold trying to control the position but Ford is working away.
Griswold thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griswold is chipping away with strikes.
Ford is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Griswold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Ford is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford is looking to reverse the position.
Griswold cracks Ford with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Griswold immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ford is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Griswold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty Griswold!
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hype
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