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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Griggs (ranked 2867 p4p, 2654 weight class) and Alexei Volkov (ranked 296 p4p, 269 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexei Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs lands a lovely overhand right.
Volkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griggs.
Griggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Griggs staying out of range there.
Griggs lands a jab to Volkov's midsection.
Volkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griggs to score with a decent uppercut.
Volkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Volkov throws a body punch but Griggs moves out of range.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griggs works Volkov's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griggs throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griggs throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily.
Volkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Griggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griggs misses the jab.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Griggs moved out of range nicely.
Griggs jabs Volkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Griggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Volkov doesn't seem phased though.
Griggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Frank Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a hook.
Griggs is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Griggs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griggs lands with a hook. Volkov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griggs throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griggs.
Volkov scores with a jab.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Griggs throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Griggs ducks down to avoid it.
Griggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griggs lunges at Volkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkov's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Griggs.
Griggs cracks Volkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griggs scores with a three punch combo!
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Volkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Volkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griggs misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Griggs is just out of range.
Griggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Griggs tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griggs misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
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!
Griggs misses with a straight right.
Volkov swings widly with a right hand
and Griggs counters with a three punch combo that has Volkov backing up. Volkov nods at Griggs to acknowledge the strikes.
Volkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Volkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Volkov scrambles back to his feet.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Griggs.
Griggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov slips a straight right by Griggs.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griggs.
Griggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Volkov defending well as Griggs loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Griggs dominated that round.
That's time! Griggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Griggs throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Griggs with a body shot.
Griggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volkov! But no joy.
Volkov lands a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Volkov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov throws a body punch but Griggs moves out of range.
Volkov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Frank Griggs is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griggs. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov cracks Griggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Griggs ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Griggs is just out of range.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volkov! But no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Volkov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Griggs has got the better of the exchanges.
Good shot there by Griggs.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griggs throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griggs looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range.
Griggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Griggs throws a big shot that misses.
A nice combination there by Griggs.
Griggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
A big right from Griggs misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Griggs there.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Griggs moved out of range.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griggs moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griggs misses with a right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Griggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Griggs throws a right and a left that Volkov avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Volkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Volkov punishes Griggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Griggs misses with a double jab
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov connects with a looping right hand.
Frank Griggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griggs scores with a nice strike.
Griggs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Griggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Griggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Griggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Volkov swings for the body but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov throws a body punch but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griggs lands a jab.
Griggs scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Griggs moved out of range.
Griggs digs a good hook to Volkov's body.
Volkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Griggs slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
No joy there for Griggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Griggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griggs throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Griggs will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Griggs with a hook.
Griggs misses with a right hand
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
As Volkov looks to move away, Griggs throws a big counter combo but Volkov just gets out of the way.
Volkov slips a jab from Griggs.
Griggs scores with a jab. Volkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griggs throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Volkov momentarily.
Volkov lands a jab to the head.
Griggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griggs with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs takes one to the side of the head.
Griggs swinging wildly here.
Volkov throws out a counter right but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
Griggs misses with a two punch combination.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
A left and a right from Griggs both land. Nice combination.
Volkov slips under a jab from Griggs.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Volkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a hook
and Griggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griggs misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Griggs throws a combination that misses
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griggs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Griggs.
Volkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griggs.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
Volkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Griggs misses with a wild combination.
Volkov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Volkov defending well as Griggs loads up on a big left hand.
Griggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Volkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Griggs.
Griggs throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Griggs missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Volkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Frank Griggs has been cut.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Griggs connects with a right hand. Volkov shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Griggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Griggs with a body shot.
Griggs throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily.
Volkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Griggs misses.
Griggs misses with a few strikes there.
Volkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volkov swings for the body but Griggs moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Griggs misses the target.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Griggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griggs misses with a looping right.
Griggs misses with a hook
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexei Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griggs missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Griggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griggs 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Griggs!
Frank Griggs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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