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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallace wants it to stay on the feet.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Griffin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ronald Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace connects with a crisp jab.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nathan Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Griffin.
Wallace pushes Griffin away with a front kick.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wallace sprawls well. Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A bone on bone clash there as Griffin blocks the leg kick.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wallace pulls Griffin in to control the position.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Griffin stops Wallace from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wallace has his hands on Griffin's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wallace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Griffin.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
And Griffin tries to counter it with a takedown but Wallace pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wallace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wallace defends well and Griffin ends up having to push Wallace into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace throws a front kick aimed at Griffin's knee but Griffin avoids it well.
Wallace is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Nathan Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallace as he jumps to the side.
Wallace feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griffins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin feints the counter takedown.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up with Wallace, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes Wallace against the cage but Wallace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Wallace counters with a quick kick to the body but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallace wants it to stay on the feet.
Wallace misses with a leg kick.
Wallace throws out a leg kick but Griffin moves out of range and Wallace only half commits.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Wallace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wallace works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wallace dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wallace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronald Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Griffin controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Griffin advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Griffin is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wallace keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Griffin trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Griffin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wallace keeping hold of Griffin's head, controlling as best he can.
Griffin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Griffin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Griffin trying to control from Wallace's half guard. Wallace has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wallace controlling Griffin's posture.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Griffin tries to pass.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wallace throws a low kick, looking for Griffin's leg but Griffin calmly moves out of range.
Griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wallace thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
and Griffin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wallace's guard.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Wallace is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wallace wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wallace is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
We've been told by Wallace's head coaches at Gym Beam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wallace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Wallace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griffin under the eye.
Griffin throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Griffin seems to be looking for submissions.
Wallace manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Wallace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
Wallace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin working for submissions but it's allowed Wallace to get to half guard.
Wallace prevents Griffin from improving his position.
Griffin keeps trying to improve his position.
Wallace works his way into side control.
Ronald Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Griffin can't do much from the bottom here.
Griffin trying to remain calm as Wallace controls from the top position.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Wallace decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
That's four 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 shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Griffin goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Wallace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Griffin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wallace scores with a nice strike.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wallace sprawls well. Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Nathan Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Griffin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
As Griffin backs away, Wallace returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wallace has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Wallace!
An out of breath Nathan Wallace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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