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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tizoc Griffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mavado - Final Destination (Raw) - Summer Fling Riddim. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tizoc Griffon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alvarez is defended easily by Griffon.
Griffon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alvarez is trying to defend but Griffon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Griffon wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffon wants to pass to mount but Alvarez is defending the position.
Griffon uses his free foot to push down on Alvarez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alvarez.
Griffon raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alvarez?
Griffon raining down shots from the mount!
Griffon lands a big elbow.
Griffon thowing shots but they're missing.
Griffon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Griffon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Griffon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvarez is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffon unloading with bombs!
Griffon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alvarez hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Griffon trying to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Griffon.
Griffon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is in a horrible position here. Griffon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alvarez is squirming around, avoiding Griffon's attempts to control the action.
Griffon looking for a guillotine from mount but Alvarez is having none of it.
Griffon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Griffon looking to control but Alvarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alvarez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon looking to control but Alvarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alvarez is working to get back to half guard.
Griffon lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Alvarez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffon cracks Alvarez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Griffon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tizoc Griffon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffon. Griffon gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez misses with a takedown
and Griffon counters with a single leg into guard. Alvarez didn't expect that.
Griffon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Griffon from controlling successfully.
Alvarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tizoc Griffon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffon trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Griffon pushing down on Alvarez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Griffon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is not content to let Griffon control the position.
Alvarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griffon pulls his head out easily.
Griffon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Griffon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alvarez's face.
Griffon cracks Alvarez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Griffon tries to control but Alvarez wriggling away.
Griffon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Griffon content just to control the position here.
Alvarez is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Griffon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Griffon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Griffon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Griffon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Griffon dominating with strikes here.
Griffon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griffon controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griffon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alvarez is surviving well by controlling Griffon's body position as best he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffon lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alvarez looks a forlorn figure.
Griffon landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tizoc Griffon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alvarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Griffon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Griffon landing with the ground and pound.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Griffon from controlling successfully.
Griffon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Griffon throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffon stands and throws Alvarez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Griffon trying to control the position but Alvarez is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alvarez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griffon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Alvarez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Griffon scoring with punches and elbows.
Griffon trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Griffon works to advance to full mount. Alvarez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvarez is looking to escape.
Griffon controlling the pace for now.
Griffon landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffon landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Griffon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Griffon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griffon content just to control the position here.
Griffon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griffon landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Alvarez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Griffon with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffon working the ground and pound effectively.
Griffon dominating with strikes here.
Griffon controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tizoc Griffon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tizoc Griffon!
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