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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 1488 p4p, 166 weight class) and Atanase Teodor (ranked 1597 p4p, 176 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Get Low. Teodor has chosen Pots and pans banging as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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182 cm
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162 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atanase Teodor!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teodor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffin's head.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teodor! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick from Teodor.
Griffin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griffin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Teodor has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Atanase Teodor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teodor tries to score with a low kick but Griffin moves his leg out of the way.
Teodor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teodor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Teodor lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
Teodor misses with a wild body shot.
Teodor staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Teodor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Teodor ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Teodor.
Griffin avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Teodor - just one landing.
Teodor wants to land a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Griffin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick.
Griffin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Teodor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teodor moves out of range as Griffin strikes.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teodor can pounce on him.
Teodor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Teodor throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Teodor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffin scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves out of range as Teodor strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teodor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick.
Teodor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griffin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Teodor.
Teodor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teodor doesn't seem phased though.
Teodor fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffin in the body.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Teodor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teodor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teodor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Teodor breaks the clinch.
Teodor moves away from the strike by Griffin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teodor feints and then cracks Griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffin down.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Teodor moved out of range nicely.
Teodor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Griffin scores with a jab to the head.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teodor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teodor swings widly with a right hand
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Jab by Griffin.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Teodor. Those never looked like landing.
Teodor instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teodor lands a left hand.
Teodor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Teodor controls his hands.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teodor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Teodor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Griffin.
Griffin is rocked!
Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teodor.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teodor avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Teodor cracks Griffin with a hook to the temple - Griffin is on wobbly legs here! Teodor swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Griffin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Teodor wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Atanase Teodor!
Atanase Teodor tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Peter Griffin was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll put on a better show next time for you all, mark my words!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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