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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hillary Trump (ranked 295 p4p, 35 weight class) and Archie Griffiths (ranked 46 p4p, 7 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Trump misses with a straight right.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Trump looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
It seemed like Griffiths was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trump looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut. Trump saw that one coming.
Trump tries to clinch up but Griffiths circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffiths throws a leg kick
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffiths cracks Trump with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffiths finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trump throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
Trump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Griffiths tries to get set, Trump tries to push him back and clinch up but Griffiths manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffiths scores with the left hand. Trump knows he should have avoided that one.
Trump slips a straight right by Griffiths.
Trump uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
A little feinted left hand from Trump on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trump lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffiths throws a leg kick
and Trump counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffiths paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffiths throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
Trump avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griffiths throws a body kick that misses.
Griffiths cracks Trump with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trump misses with a two punch combination.
Trump scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Griffiths slips a straight right by Trump.
Trump thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trump lands a jab.
Trump darts in and clinches Griffiths up against the cage.
Griffiths scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trump lands an uppercut.
Griffiths throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Griffiths is looking to slow Trump down with leg kicks.
Griffiths throws a right hand that misses
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
An inside leg kick from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trump.
Griffiths jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Trump throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffiths misses with a right hand
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Trump is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Trump crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Griffiths - the referee stops the clock and Trump gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Griffiths. Trump manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Griffiths tries to land a leg kick but Trump saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trump throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
Trump checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
Trump works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trump instigates a clinch.
Trump prevents a body shot from Griffiths.
Griffiths tries to stall but Trump uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Griffiths tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griffiths.
Griffiths breaks the clinch.
Archie Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trump takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trump.
Trump throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Trump walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A cross from Trump lands.
Trump tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffiths finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trump swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Griffiths tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
Trump lands a jab to the nose.
Trump checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump throws a nice looking combination but Griffiths bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffiths throws a nice looking combination but Trump bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trump blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffiths misses with a right hand
and Trump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Trump moves out of range as Griffiths strikes.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
It looked like Trump was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Trump moves into range and clinches up with Griffiths.
Griffiths blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffiths scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffiths escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffiths blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths throws a leg kick
and Trump counters with a series of strikes. Griffiths will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trump throws out the jab.
Griffiths misses with a hook.
Griffiths gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffiths takes a swing at Trump's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Griffiths lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Griffiths throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trump tries to clinch up but Griffiths circles away and keeps his distance.
Trump misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffiths counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffiths misses with the body kick
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Griffiths throws a push kick but Trump slaps the foot to one side.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
Trump misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffiths cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trump pushes Griffiths up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffiths breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trump is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. Trump looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griffiths avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffiths misses with a lunging right hand
and Trump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Trump down.
A punch lands to the side of Trump 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Trump sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trump is looking to counter the offense by Griffiths and move into the clinch.
Trump drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping body kick lands there for Griffiths.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
Griffiths tries a low kick but Trump avoids it.
As Griffiths tries to get set, Trump tries to push him back and clinch up but Griffiths manages to avoid the attempt.
Trump avoids the body shot from Griffiths.
Griffiths scores with a jab.
Trump is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffiths. That snapped Trump's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Trump swings widly with a right hand
and Griffiths counters with a nice body shot.
Griffiths's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trump under the eye.
Griffiths jabs at Trump's body.
Trump gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griffiths jabs Trump right on the nose. Trump blinks but takes it well.
Griffiths walks into a stiff left hand from Trump.
Griffiths turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths misses the jab.
Griffiths throws an off balance right hand
and Trump counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trump is out of range.
Trump throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Griffiths releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Griffiths plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Griffiths slips under a jab from Trump.
Griffiths only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trump is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trump throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Trump sees coming a mile off.
Trump slips a jab from Griffiths.
Trump takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griffiths fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trump checks it well.
Trump throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Griffiths looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griffiths slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trump wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trump misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffiths has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffiths blocks a jab.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffiths pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Trump.
Trump fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trump misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffiths counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trump's knee momentarily.
Trump is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trump goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Trump takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trump seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths misses with a straight right.
Griffiths throws a hook but Trump avoids it easily.
As Griffiths tries to get set, Trump tries to push him back and clinch up but Griffiths manages to avoid the attempt.
Trump misses with a wild body shot.
Trump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffiths looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trump takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Griffiths wants to land a leg kick but Trump is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Trump misses the target.
Trump clinches.
Griffiths wants to get back to striking at distance but Trump won't allow it.
Griffiths leaning against his opponent.
Griffiths trying to stall but Trump improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Griffiths.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Trump misses.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hillary Trump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump darts in and clinches Griffiths up against the cage.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Trump is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffiths to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Griffiths.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths lands a body shot.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
A head punch on the inside from Griffiths fails to land.
Griffiths misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths blocking some punches.
Trump pulls guard.
Griffiths trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
Trump looking for a sweep. Not yet Trump, not yet.
Trump is trying to hold Griffiths in close to prevent damage but Griffiths has managed to pass into half guard.
Trump actively working from the bottom here.
Archie Griffiths is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump is trying to maintain the position but Griffiths is very close to passing his half guard.
Griffiths takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Trump is looking to control Griffiths's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trump avoid being mounted?
Trump moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Trump has his foot on Griffiths's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffiths works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffiths stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trump swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump is looking for a triangle but Griffiths pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trump has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffiths can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trump is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trump looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Trump escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griffiths gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trump has his foot on Griffiths's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffiths works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hillary Trump.
I think Griffiths 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Archie Griffiths!
Our winner, Archie Griffiths, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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