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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 1000 p4p, 127 weight class) and Archie Griffiths (ranked 526 p4p, 69 weight class). Escobar Chavez comes to the cage accompanied by Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
26 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar Chavez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Griffiths feints a counter leg kick.
Griffiths throws a half hearted mid kick.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffiths jabs Escobar Chavez right on the nose. Escobar Chavez blinks but takes it well.
Griffiths takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar Chavez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Griffiths chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab from Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths moves out of range as Escobar Chavez throws a body kick.
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffiths throws the left hand but Escobar Chavez avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths cracks a nice hook into Escobar Chavez's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escobar Chavez, as that shot connected.
Griffiths throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escobar Chavez's head.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffiths tries to score with a low kick but Escobar Chavez moves his leg out of the way.
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab. Griffiths acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Griffiths gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar Chavez moves out of range easily.
Escobar Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the body kick from Griffiths.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffiths.
Griffiths connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar Chavez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar Chavez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot by Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar Chavez misses the target.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths scores with a jab. Escobar Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Griffiths there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Griffiths releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffiths.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griffiths! But no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez connects with a right hand. Griffiths shakes it off.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar Chavez moves out of range easily.
Escobar Chavez missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griffiths throws out a leg kick but Escobar Chavez moves out of range and Griffiths only half commits.
Escobar Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griffiths is looking to land body kicks.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Griffiths pushes him off.
A slow jab from Griffiths misses its intended target.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griffiths misses the jab.
Archie Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar Chavez blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Griffiths 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths wants to land a leg kick but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffiths moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar Chavez moves away.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griffiths! But no joy.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar Chavez off balance momentarily.
Escobar Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Griffiths throws out a counter right but Escobar Chavez avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Escobar Chavez with a jab.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
A jab from Griffiths does it's job there.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Griffiths throws an off balance right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Griffiths lands with a right hand.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar Chavez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griffiths is looking to land body kicks.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffiths's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar Chavez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffiths scrambles back to his feet.
Griffiths throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Griffiths misses with a hook. Escobar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Griffiths moves away from the strike by Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths misses with a hook. Escobar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar Chavez misses the target.
Escobar Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar Chavez misses with a head kick.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
Griffiths ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Griffiths does it's job there.
Escobar Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffiths tries to move into range but Escobar Chavez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffiths looks to land a left hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Escobar Chavez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the body kick from Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar Chavez works Griffiths's body with a nice hook.
Griffiths looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffiths off the cage and back into range.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths throws a series of punches but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Nice cross by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Griffiths loads up on a big left hand.
Griffiths tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez has Griffiths up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
Griffiths goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar Chavez as Griffiths tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar Chavez as Griffiths tries to tie him up.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Griffiths misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Griffiths breaks from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffiths counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Griffiths blocks the leg kick.
Griffiths follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight left.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Escobar Chavez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Escobar Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Griffiths lands with a kick to the temple. Escobar Chavez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Escobar Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the side of Griffiths's head but Griffiths sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffiths lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escobar Chavez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar Chavez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar Chavez slips a straight right by Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Escobar Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
Escobar Chavez slips a straight right by Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Griffiths fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffiths throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Griffiths connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griffiths uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Griffiths on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffiths bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Escobar Chavez's head backwards.
Escobar Chavez blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez scores with a head kick. Griffiths tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffiths. Griffiths obviously looking to wear him down.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Escobar Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffiths circles away.
A little jabbing left from Griffiths on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffiths punishes Escobar Chavez's body with a nice straight punch.
Escobar Chavez scores with a sloppy right hand. Griffiths should have avoided that one.
Escobar Chavez avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffiths attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escobar Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griffiths throws a hook to the side of Escobar Chavez's head but Escobar Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Escobar Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar Chavez with a hook.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Escobar Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths lands a body shot.
Escobar Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Griffiths pushes him off.
Escobar Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffiths's head.
Griffiths has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escobar Chavez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griffiths scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Escobar Chavez misses
and Griffiths connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths is looking for the big counter here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths jabs at Escobar Chavez's body.
Griffiths lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffiths throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the body kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a jab when Escobar Chavez was well out of range.
Escobar Chavez avoids a kick to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Griffiths throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Griffiths wants to stall.
Escobar Chavez keeps control of Griffiths as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffiths lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Archie Griffiths.
I think Griffiths has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
A victorious Archie Griffiths thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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