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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Digger Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Belmonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Digger Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Belmonte!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmonte throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Belmonte's corner calls for a 1-2. Belmonte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belmonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belmonte swivels and escapes.
Griffin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Griffin lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belmonte keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Belmonte trying to control the position.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Belmonte keeps moving.
Belmonte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Griffin pushes down on Belmonte's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Belmonte is looking to escape.
Griffin tries to pass to full mount but Belmonte defends it.
Belmonte pushes Griffin off looking to stand but Griffin dives back in and keeps control.
Griffin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Belmonte with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belmonte is staying active underneath Griffin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Belmonte's head.
Griffin stops Belmonte from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin misses the jab.
Griffin tries to clinch but Belmonte is having none of it.
Griffin throws the left hand but Belmonte avoids the punch easily.
Griffin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griffin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin clinches.
Belmonte blocking some punches.
Belmonte manages to break the clinch.
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.
Griffin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Digger Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but Belmonte moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belmonte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belmonte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Belmonte misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - Belmonte circles away.
Griffin digs a good body shot into Belmonte's ribs.
Griffin tries to clinch but Belmonte is having none of it.
Griffin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griffin scores with a hook.
Belmonte's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Belmonte duly obliges.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belmonte is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Belmonte circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belmonte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Belmonte stuffs the takedown.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Belmonte tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belmonte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belmonte pinned against the cage. Belmonte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Danga de danga de dang - Belmonte scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin has managed to clinch.
Belmonte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belmonte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belmonte misses with a wild combination.
Griffin throws a one two combo.
Jab by Griffin.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Belmonte is avoiding it.
A jab from Griffin misses.
Griffin tries to bum rush Belmonte with a series of wild strikes but Belmonte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Belmonte moved out of range nicely.
Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin tries to pull guard but Belmonte holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffin drops back down to his feet.
Belmonte has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Belmonte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Digger Griffin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belmonte.
Belmonte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Belmonte is rocked!
Griffin throws a series of punches but Belmonte avoids them all with ease.
Belmonte is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Belmonte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belmonte thinking.
Belmonte seems to have recovered his senses.
A choreographed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Belmonte misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Digger Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Belmonte stalks Griffin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Griffin's face. Griffin staggers backwards, shaken.
Digger Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belmonte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belmonte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Belmonte in a clinch.
Belmonte breaks from the clinch.
Belmonte misses with the combination.
Belmonte scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Belmonte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Digger Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmonte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belmonte looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Belmonte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Belmonte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belmonte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belmonte moves out of range of the strikes.
Belmonte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belmonte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belmonte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Both fighters circling a little - Belmonte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Belmonte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Gabriel Belmonte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Belmonte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griffin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Belmonte sprawls well initially but Griffin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belmonte defending well though.
Griffin is working for a kimura but Belmonte is defending it quite comfortably.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin passes to full mount!
Griffin dominating with strikes here.
Griffin prevents Belmonte from getting the reversal.
Griffin landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin landing strikes from the mount and Belmonte is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Belmonte really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Griffin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Belmonte is looking to improve his position but Griffin isn't that keen on the idea.
Griffin wants to control the pace but Belmonte is squirming around nicely.
Belmonte tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belmonte really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Griffin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Griffin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Belmonte is surviving well by controlling Griffin's body position as best he can.
Griffin unloads with some shots from mount but Belmonte bucks and avoids them well.
Griffin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Belmonte looks a forlorn figure.
Belmonte is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belmonte is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griffin looking to finish Belmonte with some ground and pound. This is bad for Belmonte!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Digger Griffin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Belmonte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belmonte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Belmonte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Griffin rather than just go for the knockout.
Griffin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belmonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belmonte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Belmonte lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belmonte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belmonte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belmonte misses with a double jab.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Belmonte tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belmonte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Belmonte misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Belmonte avoids nicely.
A combination from Belmonte does no damage.
Belmonte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmonte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belmonte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belmonte looks for the body kick but Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Belmonte moved out of range nicely.
Griffin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Belmonte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Belmonte throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Belmonte moves out of range.
Belmonte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffin.
Belmonte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Digger Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Belmonte slips the punch.
Belmonte stalks Griffin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Griffin's face. Griffin staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte moves out of range as Griffin strikes.
Belmonte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belmonte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good work by Belmonte as he checks the leg kick.
Belmonte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Belmonte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belmonte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Belmonte throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Belmonte stuns Griffin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belmonte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but Belmonte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin tries to bum rush Belmonte with a series of wild strikes but Belmonte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Belmonte tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belmonte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belmonte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Belmonte's head but Belmonte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Belmonte circles away.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Belmonte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Belmonte.
Belmonte thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Belmonte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Belmonte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but Belmonte moved out of range.
Belmonte cracks the inside of Griffin's front leg.
Belmonte digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
Belmonte misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belmonte.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Belmonte misses with a double jab
and Griffin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Belmonte's guard.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Belmonte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin is really struggling to control Belmonte but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Belmonte.
I think Griffin 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Digger Griffin!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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