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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dohn Jodson (ranked 78 p4p, 13 weight class) and Archie Griffiths (ranked 45 p4p, 6 weight class). Archie Griffiths has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dohn Jodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Griffiths checks a low kick from Jodson.
Jodson takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffiths lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Griffiths content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Griffiths leaning his opponent against the cage.
Griffiths misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffiths stalling the fight.
Jodson lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jodson blocks an uppercut.
Griffiths can't find room to land a body shot as Jodson controls the action.
Griffiths stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths misses with the head strike.
Griffiths taking a breather.
Griffiths misses with some punches.
Jodson lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a body punch.
Griffiths's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffiths lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodson struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffiths controls his hands.
Jodson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jodson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Jodson misses.
Dohn Jodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffiths misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
Jodson clinches with his opponent.
Jodson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffiths takes a shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griffiths takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Griffiths misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jodson tries to work over Griffiths's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffiths fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jodson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jodson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jodson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Griffiths checks it well.
Griffiths throws a leg kick
letting Jodson counter with a right hand.
Jodson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griffiths.
Jodson wants to clinch.
Jodson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jodson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Jodson off balance momentarily.
Griffiths throws a hook to the side of Jodson's head but Jodson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffiths fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jodson checks it well.
A cross from Jodson lands.
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jodson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jodson misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths thinks about the counter body kick.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Jodson sees coming a mile off.
Griffiths lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jodson's sensitive parts.
Griffiths scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jodson.
It looked like Jodson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jodson tries to land a leg kick but Griffiths saw it coming and moves away.
Griffiths has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jodson.
Jodson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griffiths tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jodson is able to avoid easily.
Jodson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griffiths feints and then cracks Jodson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jodson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Jodson.
Griffiths doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffiths appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Griffiths takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Griffiths throws a head kick that half lands.
Jodson sizes up Griffiths with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jodson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Jodson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jodson misses with a body shot.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jodson moves away.
Jodson throwing a counter right hand but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Griffiths connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jodson's hands.
Griffiths takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jodson misses with a hook.
Griffiths drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jodson.
Jodson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jodson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffiths paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jodson.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jodson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffiths counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffiths tries to land a leg kick but Jodson saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths digs a good body shot into Jodson's ribs.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Jodson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griffiths has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jodson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jodson is looking to chop away at Griffiths's legs.
Griffiths slips a jab from Jodson.
Jodson avoids a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jodson looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Griffiths misses with a low kick as Jodson jumps back.
Jodson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Jodson.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Jodson staying out of range there.
Griffiths throws a front kick aimed at Jodson's knee but Jodson avoids it well.
Jodson throws a lazy right hand but Griffiths sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jodson misses with a low kick.
Griffiths is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jodson throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths misses with a wild body shot.
Jodson lands a nice hook to Griffiths's body. Griffiths takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jodson checks the leg kick.
Jodson checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffiths.
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.
That's time! Jodson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
Jodson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jodson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Jodson.
Griffiths is looking to land body kicks.
Jodson misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jodson.
Jodson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffiths looks to throw the jab but Jodson is out of range.
Griffiths misses with a body kick.
Jodson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jodson checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Jodson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jodson looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Griffiths misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jodson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Griffiths just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jodson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Griffiths. That one must have hurt.
Archie Griffiths seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jodson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jodson dips to his left and cracks Griffiths with an uppercut!
Jodson connects with a leg kick. Griffiths looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some bone on bone action there as Jodson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jodson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jodson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jodson moves out of range as Griffiths strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Griffiths checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griffiths chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jodson can pounce on him.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Griffiths has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jodson.
Jodson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
Griffiths scoring well with a low kick there.
Griffiths tried to score with a low kick but Jodson checks it.
Jodson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jodson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jodson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jodson scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Jodson down.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jodson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Jodson down.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jodson.
Jodson misses with the combination.
Jodson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griffiths moves away from the strike by Jodson.
Griffiths throws a big counter head kick but Jodson avoids it with no problem.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Dohn Jodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffiths looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jodson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jodson throws out the jab.
Jodson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffiths's hands.
Griffiths lands with a kick to the ribs.
Griffiths takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griffiths throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jodson moves out of range as Griffiths strikes.
Jodson cracks Griffiths with a good jab.
Jodson is looking to clinch but Griffiths is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jodson misses with a low kick as Griffiths jumps back.
A big left from Jodson misses.
Griffiths tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jodson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jodson misses with an uppercut. Griffiths saw that one coming.
Jodson misses with a straight left.
Griffiths throws a counter combo.
Griffiths's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Jodson.
Griffiths pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jodson.
Griffiths takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jodson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Jodson lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jodson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Griffiths scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jodson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffiths.
Jodson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffiths lands a jab to the nose.
Griffiths takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffiths throws a lazy right hand but Jodson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jodson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jodson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffiths. That did some damage!
Jodson motions for Griffiths to come forward. Jodson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jodson is looking to counter punch.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Jodson throws a hook to the side of Griffiths's head but Griffiths sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jodson throws out the jab.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jodson scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths misses with a hook. Jodson ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths throws a chopping leg kick but Jodson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Griffiths.
Sloppy strikes from Griffiths. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dohn Jodson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jodson ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Jodson misses with a hook.
A jab from Jodson misses.
Jodson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffiths takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Griffiths scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jodson misses with a body shot.
Jodson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jodson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jodson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffiths.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Griffiths throws a shot from downtown. Jodson moves away and avoids it.
Jodson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jodson misses with a looping left.
Jodson lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffiths off the cage and back into range.
Griffiths scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffiths with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jodson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodson misses with a wild body shot.
Jodson moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Jodson lands a body shot.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Jodson checks it.
Jodson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Griffiths. Griffiths circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jodson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Griffiths manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Jodson.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Jodson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffiths tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jodson is able to avoid easily.
Griffiths lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Jodson throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffiths.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jodson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths throws a low kick but Jodson moves out of range easily.
Jodson throws a leg kick but Griffiths sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jodson misses with a looping left.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Jodson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jodson swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jodson.
Griffiths throws a head kick that Jodson semi-blocks.
Griffiths bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jodson.
Griffiths throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Griffiths.
It seemed like Griffiths was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Griffiths takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jodson.
Jodson lands with a good body shot.
Griffiths blocks a head kick by Jodson.
Jodson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jodson walks into a stiff left hand from Griffiths.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffiths counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jodson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jodson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffiths counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffiths looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jodson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Jodson misses the target.
Griffiths wants to land a leg kick but Jodson is out of range.
Griffiths throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jodson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jodson doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffiths circles away.
Jodson blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths tried to score with a low kick but Jodson checks it.
It looked like Jodson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jodson misses with a straight left.
Jodson scores with a punch to the head.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Jodson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jodson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffiths.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths jabs Jodson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jodson throws a leg kick which misses Griffiths's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffiths tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths tries to work over Jodson's front leg with a kick but Jodson checks it.
Jodson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
A big right from Jodson misses.
A big right from Jodson misses.
Good work by Griffiths as he checks the leg kick.
Griffiths misses with a kick to the body.
Jodson throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Jodson misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffiths. That snapped Jodson's head back.
An inside leg kick from Jodson misses.
Griffiths connects with a right hand. Jodson shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodson avoids the body shot from Griffiths.
Jodson tries to clinch up but Griffiths circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Jodson misses.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jodson has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 Dohn Jodson.
Well Jodson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dohn Jodson!
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