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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kennith Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Harvard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kennith Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Harvard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harvard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harvard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harvard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Harvard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffith tries to clinch
and Harvard counters with a left and a right that stings Griffith.
Harvard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griffith gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harvard is not content to let Griffith control the position.
Griffith tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvard wants to get back to his feet but Griffith drags him back down.
An elbow from Griffith crashes against the mat.
Griffith is looking to take a break and control but Harvard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith wants to stand but Harvard has his arm trapped.
Harvard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Griffith's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kennith Griffith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harvard misses with a few strikes there.
Harvard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Griffith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Griffith defending against the ground and pound.
Griffith sneaks back into half guard.
Harvard throws a strike but Griffith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harvard prevents Griffith from getting back to his feet.
Griffith doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Griffith controls Harvard momentarily but Harvard frees himself.
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.
Harvard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffith trying to keep a closed guard but Harvard is proving a slippery customer.
Harvard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We're going to have a standup here because Kennith Griffith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Griffith moves away from the strike by Harvard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffith is looking to clinch but Harvard is avoiding it.
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvard lands with a straight right. Griffith didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Harvard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Griffith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harvard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harvard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffith slips a jab and a cross from Harvard.
Harvard swinging wildly here.
Harvard fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffith thows a body shot but no joy.
Harvard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griffith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griffith looking for a takedown.
Harvard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Griffith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harvard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Griffith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harvard's elbow.
Harvard lands a body shot.
Harvard is pressed up against the cage. Griffith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harvard down to the mat. Harvard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kennith Griffith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffith moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith dodges the punch combination from Harvard.
Harvard is breathing heavily.
Harvard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Harvard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffith misses with a few strikes there.
Griffith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harvard tries to avoid it but Griffith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harvard to the ground. Harvard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harvard fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvard wants it to stay on the feet.
Griffith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffith misses with the combination.
Harvard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harvard avoids the body shot from Griffith.
Harvard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harvard throws a nice looking combination but Griffith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harvard tries to avoid it but Griffith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harvard to the ground. Harvard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harvard throws a series of punches but Griffith avoids them all with ease.
Harvard throws a series of punches but Griffith avoids them all with ease.
Harvard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniel Harvard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harvard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvard circles away.
Harvard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griffith in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffith.
Harvard swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffith.
Daniel Harvard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Griffith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffith desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Griffith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harvard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harvard is stalling here. Griffith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Harvard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Griffith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffith working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Harvard 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. This is the final round!
Harvard misses with a two punch combination.
Griffith clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Griffith wants to stall.
Harvard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Griffith has Harvard pressed against the cage, preventing Harvard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harvard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griffith has Harvard pressed against the cage, preventing Harvard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harvard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Griffith prevents Harvard from breaking the clinch.
Harvard cracks Griffith with a nice body shot.
Griffith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harvard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Griffith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvard misses with a wild combination.
Harvard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harvard tries to clinch but Griffith is having none of it.
Griffith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harvard misses with the combination.
Griffith staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Griffith or perhaps it was just good defense by Harvard which made him look bad.
A bone on bone clash there as Griffith blocks the leg kick.
Griffith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Griffith shoots in for a takedown but Harvard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kennith Griffith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffith shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniel Harvard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harvard duly obliges.
Kennith Griffith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harvard lands a head shot.
Harvard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffith circles away quickly and effectively.
Harvard fails to land the takedown.
Harvard swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffith.
Griffith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harvard as he jumps to the side.
Harvard drives through and clinches with Griffith against the cage.
Griffith manages to break the clinch.
Griffith looks to land a left hand but Harvard moved out of range nicely.
Harvard misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvard misses with a low kick.
Harvard misses with a few strikes there.
Griffith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harvard's waist but Harvard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffith off to one side.
Harvard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harvard swivels and escapes.
Griffith dodges the punch combination from Harvard.
Harvard cracks Griffith with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffith. Harvard does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Harvard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harvard pinned against the cage. Harvard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith throws a series of punches but Harvard moves out of range.
Harvard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvard looks to throw the jab but Griffith is out of range.
Harvard misses with an uppercut
and Griffith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harvard!
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!
Griffith tries to stand but Harvard is controlling his head.
Griffith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harvard keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Harvard.
I've got Harvard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Harvard!
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