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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Escuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Griffin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bird is the word. Escuela is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 50 Cent - Outta Control Remix. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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260 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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255 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chico Escuela!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escuela doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Escuela throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Escuela blocks a head kick by Griffin.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
Escuela fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escuela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escuela throws out the jab.
Griffin throws a sloppy body shot
and Escuela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escuela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escuela shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Escuela dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Escuela counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escuela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Escuela counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Escuela.
Escuela gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Escuela is working for a submission of some sort.
Griffin missing with punches from the bottom.
Griffin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Griffin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escuela is looking for a kimura here.
Griffin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Escuela's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Escuela's back!
Escuela finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Escuela wants to hold on but Griffin pushes him away.
Griffin controlling the position easily from mount.
Escuela wants to hold on but Griffin pushes him away.
Escuela is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escuela is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Escuela wants to hold on but Griffin pushes him away.
Griffin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Escuela is wriggling around trying to escape.
Escuela holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Griffin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Griffin looking to ground and pound but Escuela is blocking nicely.
Griffin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Griffin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Escuela really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Escuela slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Griffin is thwarting Escuela's attempts to control the position.
Escuela is trying to get back to full guard.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escuela defending well though.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Escuela keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escuela tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escuela defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chico Escuela dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Escuela lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffin doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Escuela counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Escuela is working for a submission of some sort.
Griffin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Escuela is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Griffin striking off his back but it's not causing Escuela any problems.
Escuela chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Escuela does it's job there.
Escuela slips under a jab.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Escuela.
Peter Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Escuela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Escuela is just out of range.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Griffin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Escuela?
Griffin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Escuela because Griffin loaded up on that one.
Griffin unloading with bombs!
Escuela is desperately trying to improve his position but Griffin has a good base and remains in mount.
Griffin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escuela is wriggling around trying to escape.
Escuela wants to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Escuela is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Griffin is staying active.
Escuela really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Escuela?
Escuela is desperately trying to improve his position but Griffin has a good base and remains in mount.
Griffin looking to finish Escuela with some ground and pound. This is bad for Escuela!
Escuela is breathing heavily.
Griffin wants to control the pace but Escuela is squirming around nicely.
Griffin is landing with some decent strikes but Escuela is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Escuela is looking to escape.
Escuela working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Griffin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Escuela is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Griffin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Griffin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Griffin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Escuela because Griffin loaded up on that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin looking to secure an arm triangle but Escuela defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Griffin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Escuela as he connects with a hook.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Escuela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peter Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Escuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escuela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Escuela decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Escuela is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Escuela prevents Griffin from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Escuela.
Escuela trying to work for an americana but Griffin has managed to regain full guard.
Escuela cracks Griffin with a solid left hand.
Griffin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Escuela off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Escuela.
Griffin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escuela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Escuela moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Escuela counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Escuela trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Escuela throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffin is on top in guard.
Griffin landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escuela tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escuela is controlling Griffin's posture.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin wants to stand but Escuela has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Escuela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escuela controlling Griffin's posture.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Escuela keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escuela manages to avoid it.
Griffin misses with a right hand
and Escuela counters with a right hand to the body.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escuela.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Escuela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Griffin. No joy for Escuela on that attempt.
Griffin lands a nice hook to Escuela's body. Escuela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chico Escuela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escuela 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chico Escuela!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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