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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 cm
25
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Peters! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Peters takes a body punch but keeps moving. Peters misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peters moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A combination from Griffith does no damage. Peters tries to bum rush Griffith with a series of wild strikes but Griffith uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Griffith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Griffith tries to bum rush Peters with a series of wild strikes but Peters uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Peters is looking to counter punch. Peters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffith counters with a nice uppercut. Peters throws a series of punches but Griffith avoids them all with ease. Griffith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Nice jab there from Griffith. A combination from Griffith does no damage. Peters is looking to counter punch. Peters with a hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Peters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffith sees it coming and avoids it easily. Peters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffith defending well as Peters loads up on a big left hand. Griffith throws a counter combo. Peters throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Peters throws out a token jab with nothing on it. As Peters backs off Griffith throws a huge counter combo but Peters manages to avoid it all. Griffith slips under a jab. Peters looks to land a combination but Griffith avoids it well. Peters swings widly with a right hand
and Griffith counters with a series of strikes. Peters will be more careful next time no doubt. Griffith misses with a double jab.
Griffith moves away from the strike by Peters. Peters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Left hook, right uppercut from Griffith. Griffith misses with a few strikes there.
Griffith misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Griffith avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Griffith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Griffith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Peters swings widly with a right hand
and Griffith counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Peters swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffith counters with a nice uppercut. Griffith lands a two punch combo.
Peters throws a big shot that misses. Peters misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffith counters with a straight right hand. Peters is breathing heavily. Griffith throws a right hand that Peters ducks under and follows up with a left that Peters also avoids with ease. Some wild striking there from Griffith.
Griffith fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffith. Peters misses with a left hand and Griffith counters with a one-two to the body. Griffith lands a really nice looking cross but Peters seems unphased.
Griffith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Peters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Peters looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffith is just out of range. A countering left hand to the body from Griffith misses. Griffith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Griffith throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Griffith moves away from the strike by Peters. Peters closes the distance and clinches. Griffith manages to break the clinch.
Peters misses with an uppercut. Griffith saw that one coming. Peters throws out a loose jab but Griffith uses good head movement to avoid it. Griffith misses with a wild combination.
Griffith throws a nice looking combination but Peters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Peters throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Peters is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Peters throws a hook to the side of Griffith's head but Griffith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Peters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peters is looking to counter punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A combination from Griffith does no damage. Some wild striking there from Peters.
Peters fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griffith on the side of the head. A slow jab from Peters misses its intended target. Griffith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Griffith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peters. Griffith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Griffith throws a right and a left that Peters avoids nicely. Some wild striking there from Griffith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Griffith dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griffith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peters. Griffith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters scores with a jab to the body. Peters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Peters looks to land a combination but Griffith avoids it well. Peters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffith circles away quickly and effectively. Peters throws a lazy right hand but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffith. Despite the aggression on Griffith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Peters misses with a hook to the body
and Griffith counters with a series of strikes. Peters will be more careful next time no doubt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Griffith lands a left and a right that send Peters crashing to the mat, dazed. Griffith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Anthony Griffith seems to be getting the better of the standup. Griffith tries to bum rush Peters with a series of wild strikes but Peters uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Peters throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffith counters with a one-two to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Griffith misses with a wild combination.
Peters forces Griffith back against the cage and clinches. Peters is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Griffith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Griffith is trying to maintain a safe position but Peters gets an underhook and turns Griffith into the cage. Peters throws a head punch that misses. Peters misses with a short punch on the inside. Griffith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Peters misses with a right hand and Griffith counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Willy Peters has been cut. Griffith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peters misses with a right hand and Griffith counters with a one-two to the body. No joy there for Griffith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Griffith dodges the punch combination from Peters.
Peters swings widly with a right hand
and Griffith counters with a one-two to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Peters throws a nice looking combination but Griffith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Griffith throws a counter combo. Peters jabbing away but nothing is landing. Griffith is looking for the big counter here. Griffith throws a shot to the body.
Peters slips a jab and a cross from Griffith.
Peters misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Griffith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Griffith lands a jab. Griffith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Peters rather than just go for the knockout. Griffith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peters. Griffith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Griffith throws a series of punches but Peters avoids them all with ease. Peters throws a big counter combination but Griffith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Willy Peters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Griffith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peters throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Peters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Griffith connects with a nice cross there... Peters is looking wobbly and Griffith recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Peters to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Griffith jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Griffith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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