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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 1121 p4p, 133 weight class) and Archie Griffiths (ranked 716 p4p, 87 weight class). Archie Griffiths has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Griffiths scores with a four punch combination!
Tyraanicao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyraanicao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyraanicao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Griffiths connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyraanicao momentarily.
Griffiths scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyraanicao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griffiths has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Archie Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Tyraanicao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffiths slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffiths throws a jab when Tyraanicao was well out of range.
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!
Good leg kick by Tyraanicao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyraanicao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Griffiths comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffiths moves out of range as Tyraanicao throws a body kick.
Griffiths catches Tyraanicao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Griffiths swings for the body but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Griffiths lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths misses the jab.
Griffiths connects with a nice looking jab.
Griffiths is looking to land body kicks.
Griffiths scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyraanicao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Griffiths swings for the body but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Tyraanicao thinks about countering with a body kick.
Good shot there by Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyraanicao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyraanicao there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyraanicao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyraanicao motions for Griffiths to come forward. Tyraanicao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyraanicao blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Tyraanicao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyraanicao is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Griffiths scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffiths feints and then cracks Tyraanicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyraanicao down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffiths.
Griffiths tries to clinch there but Tyraanicao circles away.
Griffiths steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyraanicao. That one must have hurt.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
Griffiths lands a jab to Tyraanicao's midsection.
Griffiths lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffiths cracks Tyraanicao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffiths swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffiths throws out a counter right but Tyraanicao avoids it with no problem.
Griffiths cracks a nice hook into Tyraanicao's ribs.
Griffiths throws out a loose jab but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyraanicao throws the kick towards the body but Griffiths avoids it.
Tyraanicao throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyraanicao misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths tries to clinch
and Tyraanicao counters with a leg kick.
Griffiths throws a hook but Tyraanicao avoids it easily.
Tyraanicao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Griffiths avoids it.
Tyraanicao cracks Griffiths with an open hand slap.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griffiths lands a body shot.
Griffiths looks to land a right hand but Tyraanicao moved out of range.
Tyraanicao gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyraanicao throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths stalling in the clinch but Tyraanicao improves position.
Tyraanicao stalling.
Tyraanicao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyraanicao successfully pulls guard.
Tyraanicao throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Griffiths escapes and throws Tyraanicao's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tyraanicao is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyraanicao tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths dominated that round.
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.
Griffiths swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyraanicao.
Griffiths cracks Tyraanicao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyraanicao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffiths.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Tyraanicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyraanicao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Griffiths.
Tyraanicao misses the jab.
Tyraanicao moves away from the strike by Griffiths.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao tries to clinch up.
Griffiths was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Griffiths gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Griffiths walks away with a smile on his face. Tyraanicao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tyraanicao.
Griffiths looks to throw a body kick
and Tyraanicao counters with a low kick, right behind Griffiths 's knee.
Archie Griffiths seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffiths looks to land a right hand but Tyraanicao moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyraanicao as he connects with a hook.
Tyraanicao needs to keep his hands up - Griffiths had a free shot at his head there.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyraanicao.
Griffiths throws out a loose jab but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyraanicao. That snapped Griffiths's head back.
Tyraanicao throws a solid leg kick but Griffiths takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyraanicao.
Griffiths checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Griffiths throws a push kick but Tyraanicao slaps the foot to one side.
Griffiths has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyraanicao checks a leg kick.
Tyraanicao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tyraanicao tries to clinch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths throws a nice head kick!
Tyraanicao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griffiths walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyraanicao tries to clinch up but Griffiths circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffiths takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyraanicao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Griffiths dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Griffiths finds it's way through Tyraanicao's defenses.
A leg kick checked by Griffiths.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao throws a low kick but Griffiths avoids it.
Tyraanicao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffiths. That did some damage!
Griffiths's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Tyraanicao misses.
Tyraanicao backing away here, and Griffiths unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Griffiths connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyraanicao throws a leg kick
and Griffiths counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffiths ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyraanicao throws a head kick that misses.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyraanicao throws a leg kick but Griffiths checks it.
Tyraanicao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tyraanicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyraanicao misses with a leg kick
enabling Griffiths to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffiths moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyraanicao wants to clinch.
Griffiths keeps Tyraanicao at a distance using the push kick.
Jab, jab by Griffiths - just one landing.
Griffiths clobbers Tyraanicao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffiths missing with a left hand there. Tyraanicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Tyraanicao.
Griffiths throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyraanicao on the side of the head.
Tyraanicao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffiths stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffiths blocks a leg kick.
Griffiths blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from Griffiths.
Tyraanicao throws a chopping leg kick but Griffiths manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tyraanicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyraanicao, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao takes a shot to the head.
Tyraanicao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffiths backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao tries to throw a body punch but Griffiths avoids it by throwing Tyraanicao back against the cage.
Tyraanicao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffithss head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Tyraanicao.
Griffiths connects with a crisp jab.
Tyraanicao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Tyraanicao sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffiths.
That kick from Tyraanicao tenderised Griffiths's leg. Griffiths is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Griffiths misses
and Tyraanicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffiths stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffiths takes one on the button.
Griffiths punishes Tyraanicao's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyraanicao slips under a jab from Griffiths.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyraanicao moves in looking to clinch but Griffiths pushes him off.
Griffiths swings widly with a right hand
and Tyraanicao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffiths thinking.
Bostar Tyraanicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyraanicao throws the kick towards the body but Griffiths avoids it.
Tyraanicao throws a push kick but Griffiths slaps the foot to one side.
Griffiths let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffiths throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyraanicao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy body kick from Griffiths
and Tyraanicao counters with a low kick, right behind Griffiths 's knee.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Tyraanicao scores with a jab. Griffiths acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Tyraanicao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffiths is out of range.
Tyraanicao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griffiths walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffiths avoids the head kick by Tyraanicao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a lazy body kick
and Tyraanicao counters with a good low kick that Griffiths was not able to check.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Tyraanicao sees coming a mile off.
Tyraanicao throws a counter high kick but Griffiths was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tyraanicao misses with a head kick.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Tyraanicao slips a jab from Griffiths.
Tyraanicao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyraanicao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Griffiths avoids it.
Tyraanicao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffiths tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyraanicao tried to counter with a leg kick but Griffiths avoided it.
Tyraanicao fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffiths in the body.
Tyraanicao clinches up with Griffiths and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyraanicao looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao avoiding damage.
Tyraanicao tries to break free but Griffiths pushes him back against the cage.
Tyraanicao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffiths to keep the fight standing.
Tyraanicao misses with some punches.
Griffiths misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffiths.
Griffiths is trying to push Tyraanicao away but Tyraanicao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyraanicao pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Tyraanicao on the inside.
Griffiths misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffiths lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bostar Tyraanicao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffiths 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
Our winner, Archie Griffiths, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Bostar Tyraanicao had this to say: 'Shit, I need to fuck a goat.'.
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