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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy McGill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Griffin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
McGill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McGill on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McGill tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griffin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Griffin is trying to get an arm triangle but McGill is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McGill works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGill controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Griffin.
McGill controlling the position for now.
Griffin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Griffin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McGill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
McGill is looking for a sweep. Griffin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGill can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGill strikes from the bottom but Griffin passes into mount!
McGill's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Griffin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McGill slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McGill is trying to get back to full guard.
Griffin is nestled in close to McGill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Griffin.
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Griffin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Griffin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to control but McGill is keeping him busy.
McGill manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin drops back, looking for a kneebar! McGill looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McGill looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McGill!
Griffin gets back to half guard.
McGill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Griffin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGill takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Griffin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griffin is trying to stand.
McGill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin has hold of McGill's hands but McGill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McGill winds up and cracks Griffin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Griffin has hold of McGill's hands but McGill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McGill is nestled in close to Griffin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McGill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McGill working over Griffin with some ground and pound. Griffin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griffin defending well though.
Griffin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGill scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy McGill will probably get the nod.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGill shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
McGill shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griffin's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGill lands a couple of digs.
McGill scoring with some ground and pound.
Griffin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGill manages to get himself to full guard.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin scoring with punches to the head and body.
McGill striking from his own guard.
McGill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGill wants to stand and escape but Griffin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but McGill has wrist control.
Griffin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Griffin is nestled in close to McGill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Griffin moves nicely into side control.
McGill is breathing heavily.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Check out the look on Griffin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Griffin working away.
Griffin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Griffin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGill, who protects the arm well.
McGill is looking to reverse the position.
McGill is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Griffin off and has taken his back!
McGill is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Griffin. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
McGill missing with strikes.
Shawn Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
McGill lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Griffin hold on?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill lands a shot to the body.
McGill lands strikes to the head.
McGill throwing wild punches that miss their target.
McGill throwing sloppy strikes.
McGill throwing sloppy strikes.
McGill misses with punches from the back.
Even with his hooks in, McGill manages to miss with strikes from the back.
McGill lands a shot to the body.
McGill is working the ground and pound. Can Griffin escape?
Can Griffin hold on?! McGill is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
McGill lands a shot to the head.
McGill lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Griffin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill scores with punches to the body.
McGill scores with strikes from the back.
Griffin tries to escape the position.
McGill gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin tries to escape the position.
McGill punches Griffin on the ear.
Griffin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McGill lands a big elbow.
McGill landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy McGill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McGill shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed McGill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGill defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGill.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGill is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, McGill circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
McGill drives through with a takedown into Griffin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGill postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin is trying to control the position but McGill postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Griffin wants to sweep here but McGill controlling him for the moment.
McGill throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McGill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Griffin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Griffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McGill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGill postures up and lands a big shot to Griffin's brow.
Griffin trying to strike off his back.
McGill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McGill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGill throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGill.
Shawn Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy McGill.
McGill shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but McGill 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.
Griffin slaps away a takedown attempt from McGill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Griffin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Griffin wants to stand up but McGill is controlling the position.
Griffin is looking to stall here but McGill recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Griffin slips nicely into half guard.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGill gets back to full guard.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGill is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGill throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Griffin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
Griffin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McGill is pulling down on Griffin's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shawn Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy McGill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McGill trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy McGill.
I've got McGill 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy McGill!
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FIGHT
RATING
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