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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Griffith (ranked 2482 p4p, 261 weight class) and Harold Meechum (ranked 5288 p4p, 515 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Harold Meechum enters the cage!
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harold Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Griffith as Meechum shoots in.
Griffith stuffs the takedown.
Meechum doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffith circles away.
Meechum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Harold Meechum has been cut.
Meechum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffith defends it nicely.
Anthony Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Meechum.
Griffith misses with a double jab.
Griffith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Meechum counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meechum.
Meechum is trying to pull guard but Griffith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Meechum tries to pull guard but Griffith won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith breaks the clinch.
Meechum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffith finds it's way round the side to connect with Meechum's head.
Meechum misses with a takedown
and Griffith counters with a left to the body.
Meechum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Griffith misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffith. Meechum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meechum moves in looking to clinch but Griffith pushes him off.
Griffith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griffith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meechum is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Meechum doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffith circles away.
Harold Meechum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Griffith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffith lands a body shot.
Griffith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meechum looks winded!
Griffith cracks Meechum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That has opened up Harold Meechum's cut even more.
Some wild striking there from Griffith.
Meechum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Meechum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griffith lands with a cross.
The cut above Harold Meechum's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Meechum scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Griffith is trying to get back to full guard.
Meechum stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meechum shoots in for a takedown but Griffith shows good takedown defense.
Griffith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meechum.
Griffith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony Griffith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meechum.
Griffith scores with a body shot.
Griffith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Griffith thuds a left hand into Meechum's body.
Griffith scores with a shot to the body.
Griffith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harold Meechum's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harold Meechum's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Griffith!
Anthony Griffith decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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