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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Griffin (ranked 4441 p4p, 388 weight class) and Malvin Mandi (ranked 3047 p4p, 300 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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157 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malvin Mandi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Mandi.
Mandi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Mandi. Those never looked like landing.
Griffin instigates a clinch.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Mandi.
Griffin is pushing Mandi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Mandi is blocking nicely.
Come on Mandi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Griffin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandi trying to stall but Griffin improves his position.
Griffin taking a breather.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Mandi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mandi controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Griffin.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mandi is defending well for now.
Mandi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffin crunches a lovely knee into Mandi's ribcage.
Mandi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griffin lands with a left to the head.
Griffin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mandi throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Griffin just leaning against Mandi, taking a breather.
Griffin pushes Mandi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffin scores a nice knee to the body.
Mandi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to clinch but Mandi moves out of range.
Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Mandi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mandi lands a shoulder strike.
Mandi lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Mandi as the two fighters clinch.
Griffin looking to slow down the pace here.
Mandi can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Mandi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mandi is trying to maintain a safe position but Griffin gets an underhook and turns Mandi into the cage.
Mandi struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
Griffin tries to work over Mandi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries a body shot but Mandi blocks it.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mandi lands an elbow that stopped Griffin in his tracks for a moment.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Mandi.
Mandi stalling in the clinch but Griffin improves position.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandi scores with a hook to the body.
Mandi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Griffin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mandi can turn it around.
Mandi has Griffin pressed against the cage.
Griffin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mandi lands a nice elbow.
Mandi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mandi throws a good cross that connects.
Mandi misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Mandi circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Mandi misses.
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!
Mandi throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griffin pushes Mandi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mandi throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malvin Mandi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mandi throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Griffin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mandi manages to circle out of the way.
Griffin tries to bum rush Mandi with a series of wild strikes but Mandi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandi throws a counter combo.
Mandi looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Griffin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mandi misses with a few strikes there.
Mandi swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin is looking to counter the offense by Mandi and move into the clinch.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Mandi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mandi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandi misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Griffin just leaning against Mandi, taking a breather.
Mandi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffin is keeping busy.
Come on Mandi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mandi's elbow.
Mandi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griffin.
Griffin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mandi backwards.
Griffin slowing the pace effectively.
The referee calls for Mandi to work.
Mandi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mandi misses with a punch to the body.
Mandi lands a nice elbow.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griffin stalling in the clinch but Mandi improves position.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mandi misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandi is trying to break free.
Mandi tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Mandi back against the cage.
Griffin lands with a light punch inside.
Mandi is rocked!
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mandi is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Griffin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffin dips a shoulder and cracks Mandi with a mighty uppercut! Mandi falls back against the cage and Griffin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mandi is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Griffin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Griffin!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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