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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Griffin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Travis Bickle's chin.
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198 cm
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280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Travis Bickle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Griffin! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Griffin is looking for the big counter here. Griffin moves out of range of the strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target. Bickle thuds a left hand into Griffin's body. Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand. Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it. Bickle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Griffin getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Griffin shoots in but no luck this time. Griffin fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bickle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Brian Griffin has been cut. Bickle missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bickle throws a big shot that misses. Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Bickle. Griffin now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Griffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Bickle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bickle.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target. Griffin moves out of range of the strikes. Griffin blocks a jab. Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Griffin lands a head shot. Bickle misses with a straight left. Griffin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Griffin throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range. Griffin shoots in and bounces Bickle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Bickle has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bickle wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him. Bickle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Bickle has wrist control. Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bickle's head. Griffin stands up over Bickle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Griffin throwing strikes but missing. Bickle controls Griffin momentarily but Griffin frees himself. Griffin works over Bickle with some ground and pound from guard. Griffin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Bickle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him. Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Griffin cracks Bickle with a solid left hand.
Bickle is rocked! Bickle is breathing heavily. Griffin throwing strikes but missing. Griffin stops Bickle from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Griffin stands up over Bickle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Griffin scoring with some ground and pound. Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Oh Bickle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Griffin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Bickle's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Griffin! Travis Bickle was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm gonna clean these streets'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
38% |
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