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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tex Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Bag of Weed as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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260 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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255 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tex Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Anderton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Anderton misses with a combination
and Griffin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderton's knee momentarily.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Anderton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Anderton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderton missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderton moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Anderton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderton throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
A slow jab from Anderton misses its intended target.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderton was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Anderton lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffin off the cage and back into rage.
Griffin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderton under the eye.
Anderton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin works Anderton's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Anderton moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Anderton's head but Anderton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderton looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
Anderton ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton slips under a jab from Griffin.
Griffin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griffin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderton is breathing heavily.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin lands the left hand.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderton blocks a leg kick.
Griffin looks for the body kick but Anderton saw that one coming.
Anderton misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderton ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Anderton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Griffin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anderton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Griffin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
Griffin drops Anderton with a beautiful combination! Anderton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Griffin is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tex Anderton has been cut.
Griffin digs a good hook to Anderton's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tex Anderton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Anderton misses with a straight right.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderton.
Brian Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Anderton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderton on the side of the head.
Griffin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderton in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderton sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin tests Anderton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. Anderton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderton. That did some damage!
Anderton misses with a jab to the body
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Griffin stuns Anderton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderton's head.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin cracks the inside of Anderton's front leg.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffin takes a swing at Anderton's ribcage but misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anderton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Griffin controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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.
Anderton blocking the ground and pound.
Griffin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Griffin content just to control the position here.
Griffin throws some wild stikes that Anderton manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tex Anderton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Griffin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anderton throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Anderton misses with a body shot
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Anderton misses with a body shot.
Anderton misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Anderton as he checks the leg kick.
Griffin jabs Anderton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffin stuns Anderton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderton's head.
Anderton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderton's hands.
Anderton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped Anderton's head back.
Griffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Anderton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderton looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Griffin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderton's head.
Anderton walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.
Griffin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tex Anderton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderton misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Griffin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Anderton.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Griffin to work.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tex Anderton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderton manages to avoid it.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Griffin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin lands with a good body shot.
Griffin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brian Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderton misses with a straight right.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Anderton down.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderton tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 24:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Griffin!
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hype
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