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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Griffith (ranked 2352 p4p, 2471 weight class) and Jimmy Fothergill (ranked 253 p4p, 263 weight class). Fothergill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Austrian Death Machine - Get To The Choppa. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Fothergill!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith misses with a body kick.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Fothergill.
Fothergill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fothergill wants to clinch
and Griffith counters with an outside leg kick.
Fothergill gets a clinch.
Fothergill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fothergill struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffith controls his hands.
Griffith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Griffith manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fothergill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fothergill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fothergill looking to stall.
Griffith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fothergill misses with a knee to the head.
Fothergill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffith throws a punch but it's blocked by Fothergill.
Fothergill throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffith.
Fothergill misses with a punch on the inside.
Fothergill working aggressively here.
Fothergill leaning his opponent against the cage.
Griffith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fothergill's elbow.
Fothergill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffith is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith lands a right hand.
Fothergill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fothergill stalling the fight.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fothergill has a couple of punches blocked by Griffith.
Fothergill is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fothergill.
Fothergill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffith is keeping busy.
Griffith stalling against the cage.
Griffith tries to work over Fothergill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fothergill is defending well for now.
Griffith lands with a light punch inside.
Fothergill has a couple of punches blocked by Griffith.
Griffith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fothergill stalling in the clinch but Griffith improves position.
Griffith can't find room to land a body shot as Fothergill controls the action.
Fothergill has a couple of punches blocked by Griffith.
Fothergill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffith blocking some punches.
Fothergill blocks a body shot from Griffith.
Stalling in the clinch from Fothergill.
Fothergill trying to control the position but instead, Griffith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fothergill into the cage.
Griffith blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fothergill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fothergill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fothergill just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGriffith.
Fothergill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Griffith to counter with a crisp jab.
Fothergill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffith cracks Fothergill with a good jab.
Griffith is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fothergill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griffith, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Fothergill will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fothergill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fothergill throws an overhand right that lands on Griffith's shoulder, as Griffith tries to avoid the shot.
Fothergill misses with a wild combination.
Griffith thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fothergill blocks a head kick by Griffith.
Jimmy Fothergill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fothergill clinches.
Fothergill misses with a punch on the inside.
Fothergill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffith looks to score with a jab to the body but Fothergill is just out of range.
Fothergill throws a right and a left that Griffith avoids nicely.
Griffith misses with a wild body shot.
Griffith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fothergill tries to clinch up but Griffith circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffith feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jimmy Fothergill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Fothergill.
Griffith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anthony Griffith is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffith throws a good cross that connects.
Griffith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fothergill throws a series of punches but Griffith moves out of range.
Fothergill misses with a wild body shot.
Griffith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Fothergill does no damage.
Fothergill wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Griffith. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fothergill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fothergill swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fothergill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fothergill blocks an elbow strike.
Fothergill misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fothergill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fothergill lands an uppercut.
Griffith struggles to land a body shot inside as Fothergill controls his hands.
Griffith misses with a body punch.
Griffith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fothergill has a couple of punches blocked by Griffith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Griffith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fothergill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fothergill swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffith.
Fothergill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fothergill prevents a body shot from Griffith.
The referee calls for Griffith to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Fothergill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fothergill.
Griffith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fothergill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fothergill wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fothergill - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fothergill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griffith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffith connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jimmy Fothergill has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fothergill wants to clinch.
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 Anthony Griffith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Fothergill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Fothergill takes one to the side of the head.
Griffith moves into the clinch successfully.
Griffith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fothergill.
Fothergill blocks an uppercut.
Griffith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griffith has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fothergill wants to stall.
Fothergill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fothergills head.
Fothergill leaning his opponent against the cage.
Griffith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fothergill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fothergill managing to block the knees to the body from Griffith.
Jimmy Fothergill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fothergill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fothergill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fothergill tries a knee to the head but Griffith blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Griffith as the two fighters clinch.
Griffith is leaning against Fothergill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Griffith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fothergill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fothergill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
Fothergill tries to clinch but Griffith is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill tries to clinch up.
Fothergill throws a leg kick that misses.
Fothergill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fothergill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fothergill doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffith circles away.
Griffith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fothergill's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fothergill throws an off balance right hand
and Griffith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fothergill instigates a clinch.
Fothergill tries to stall but Griffith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fothergill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Griffith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fothergill throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffith.
Griffith is looking to counter punch.
Griffith scores with a jab to the body.
Fothergill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffith throws a shot to the body.
Griffith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fothergill goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Griffith closes the distance and pushes Fothergill back into the cage.
Fothergill is pushing Griffith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Griffith lands with a left to the head.
Griffith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fothergill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill misses with a punch on the inside.
Fothergill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fothergill is trying to stall.
Fothergill throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffith.
Griffith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Griffith breaks from the clinch.
Griffith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffith throws the kick towards the body but Fothergill avoids it.
Fothergill misses with a low kick.
Griffith appears to be looking for a big counter.
A combination from Fothergill does no damage.
Griffith jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fothergill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffith looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Griffith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffith 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Griffith!
A relieved looking Anthony Griffith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jimmy Fothergill was interviewed post fight and said 'Bollocks! Sithee!'.
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