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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewie Griffin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ross Maxwell's chin.
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224 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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179 cm
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200 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stewie Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin instigates a clinch.
Maxwell has picked Griffin up - he's going for a ride! Maxwell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Griffin is looking to escape.
Maxwell with the ground and pound but Griffin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Maxwell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maxwell.
Maxwell connects with a couple of short punches.
Maxwell wants to pass the guard but Griffin is keeping the position.
Maxwell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxwell won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Maxwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Maxwell looking to pass the guard.
Maxwell throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
Maxwell pushes down on Griffin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Maxwell is pressing down on Griffin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Griffin is holding on for now.
Maxwell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maxwell throwing shots but Griffin is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell not doing much here.
Griffin is looking to escape.
Maxwell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maxwell trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Maxwell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maxwell is trying to control the action in half guard but Griffin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to mount his opponent but Griffin defends it.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Maxwell.
Maxwell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maxwell trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Maxwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to pass the guard but Griffin defending well.
Maxwell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Griffin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maxwell.
Maxwell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin is trying to stand up here but Maxwell is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxwell working over Griffin with some ground and pound. Griffin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maxwell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griffin defending well though.
Maxwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Maxwell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin tries to clinch but Maxwell is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffin, right into the meat.
Maxwell takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Maxwell shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffin as he avoids it easily.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Griffin duly obliges.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Maxwell ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Maxwell with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin misses with a hook.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maxwell gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griffin wants to slow Maxwell down by chopping away at his legs.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maxwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stewie Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maxwell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maxwell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griffin clinches up with Maxwell and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maxwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maxwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maxwell is defending well for now.
Maxwell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maxwell blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maxwell blocks a body shot from Griffin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griffin.
Griffin with a knee to the head.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Maxwell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin.
Maxwell tries to score a body lock takedown but Griffin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Maxwell blocks an uppercut.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffin misses with the head strike.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maxwell avoids it.
Maxwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maxwell's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maxwell's face.
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maxwell has clasped his hands together around Griffin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxwell prevents Griffin from escaping the position.
Griffin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maxwell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maxwell lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxwell scoring with punches from side control.
Griffin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Maxwell is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewie Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Maxwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Griffin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Maxwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Maxwell counters with a left to the body.
Maxwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. Maxwell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maxwell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from Maxwell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ross Maxwell has been cut.
Griffin working Maxwell over with knees to the body.
Griffin with a knee to the head.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin scores with a knee to the head.
Griffin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffin prevents the takedown attempt.
Griffin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maxwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maxwell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Griffin regains guard.
Griffin wants to stand up but Maxwell is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell stands and throws Griffin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Griffin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maxwell connects with a decent elbow.
Maxwell is putting a hurting on Griffin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Maxwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
An elbow from Maxwell crashes against the mat.
Griffin is pushing Maxwell's head away, looking to escape. Maxwell manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Griffin is avoiding damage well.
Maxwell lands some shots froms side control.
Maxwell wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Maxwell politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maxwell prefers to stall for the moment though.
An elbow from Maxwell crashes against the mat.
Maxwell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Maxwell in side control, throwing shots but Griffin defends.
Maxwell is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maxwell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Maxwell drags him back down.
Maxwell lands an elbow.
Maxwell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Griffin is avoiding damage well.
Griffin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Maxwell looks up at the clock and then as Griffin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Maxwell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Maxwell lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Maxwell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maxwell 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Maxwell!
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energy
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