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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rj Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rj Ingram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Griffin !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ingram lands with a kick to the temple. Griffin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Thiago Griffin has been cut.
Ingram shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Ingram keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ingram fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ingram closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Griffin wants to stand back up but Ingram manages to pass into side control.
Griffin looks gassed!
Griffin wants to control but Ingram postures up.
Griffin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Griffin pushes Ingram away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ingram gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ingram in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffin is looking to regain half guard here but Ingram keeps moving and retains side control.
Ingram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Ingram in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ingram decides to stand up, so the ref orders Griffin to his feet.
Ingram shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rj Ingram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ingram shoots in but no luck this time.
Ingram clinches.
Ingram digs a right hand into Griffin 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin 's gas tank.
Griffin stalling in the clinch but Ingram improves position.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Ingram shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram fails to land the takedown.
Ingram ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ingram fails with the takedown.
Ingram is looking to clinch.
Griffin moves into the clinch.
Griffin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ingram smiles and moves away.
Ingram gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ingram is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ingram being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rj Ingram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Griffin 's cut.
That's time! Ingram's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ingram looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ingram controlling the position well.
Ingram trying to control here.
Griffin decides to stand and escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Griffin .
Ingram fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Griffin , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ingram looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Ingram persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Griffin misses
and Ingram counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin wants to control the position but Ingram says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ingram is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Ingram postures up.
Ingram will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ingram is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffin tries to kick Ingram off but Ingram keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ingram wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling the position.
Ingram is trying to control the action in half guard but Griffin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ingram shoots and misses
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rj Ingram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ingram is looking to control Griffin 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ingram avoid being mounted?
Griffin is working for a kimura but Ingram is defending it quite comfortably.
Ingram is trying to maintain the position but Griffin is very close to passing his half guard.
Ingram wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ingram actively working from the bottom here.
Ingram gets full guard.
Griffin wants to stand but Ingram has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Griffin can't get the takedown.
Ingram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Griffin 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin .
Griffin tries to clinch but Ingram is having none of it.
Ingram tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ingram keeping full guard, as Griffin tries to pass.
Griffin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ingram is proving hard to escape from.
Ingram looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ingram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ingram is working hard here to advance position.
Ingram looking for a guillotine here but Griffin defends easily.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ingram shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Ingram's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ingram closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin , looking for a takedown. Ingram pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rj Ingram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ingram has time to react.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ingram shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Ingram shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffin as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Ingram circles away.
Ingram shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin forces Ingram back against the cage and clinches.
Ingram avoids the elbow strike from Griffin , against the cage.
Ingram tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griffin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Griffin lands an elbow inside that Ingram shrugs off.
Griffin has Ingram pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ingram manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ingram just leaning against Griffin , taking a breather.
Griffin has Ingram pressed against the cage.
Griffin can't get the takedown.
Ingram content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin stalling in the clinch but Ingram improves position.
Ingram tries to pull guard but Griffin holds him up against the cage and eventually Ingram drops back down to his feet.
Ingram prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Griffin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ingram breaks the clinch.
Rj Ingram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Ingram tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Ingram with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ingram tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ingram will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Griffin !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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