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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Griffith (ranked 823 p4p, 39 weight class) and Jack Dawson (ranked 1030 p4p, 52 weight class). Dawson has chosen Titanic theme as his entrance music. Anthony Griffith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Dawson's chin.
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265 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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270 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson moves out of range of the body kick.
Griffith stalks Dawson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dawson's face. Dawson staggers backwards, shaken.
Griffith throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dawson tries for a takedown but Griffith circles away easily
and Griffith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Griffith darts in and clinches Dawson up against the cage.
Dawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Griffith won't want to take too many of those.
Griffith has had enough of the clinch but Dawson keeps him there for the moment.
Griffith throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawson.
Griffith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffith managing to block the knees to the body from Dawson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffith.
A hook to the body from Dawson.
Griffith takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffith blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson tries a knee to the head but Griffith blocks it.
Griffith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Griffith pushes Dawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffith blocks an elbow strike from Dawson.
Dawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Griffith.
Griffith takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dawson.
Dawson misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dawson pushes off an throws an elbow but Griffith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Griffith managing to block the knees to the body from Dawson.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffith dodges an elbow strike from Dawson.
Griffith looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith avoids the elbow strike from Dawson, against the cage.
Griffith looking to throw knees to the head but Dawson is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffith lands an uppercut.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike.
Dawson controlling the action here for a moment.
Griffith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griffith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dawson.
Griffith breaks the clinch.
Dawson shoots in and bounces Griffith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dawson trying to control but Griffith is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throwing strikes from guard but Griffith blocks nicely.
Dawson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawson wants to control from the top but Griffith keeps moving.
Dawson cracks Griffith with a solid left hand.
Griffith is pulling down on Dawson's head. It's preventing any offense from Dawson, at least for the moment.
Dawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffith trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dawson looking to pass the guard.
Dawson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dawson prevents Griffith from getting back to his feet.
Dawson postures up in Griffith's guard and throws a big left but Griffith blocks it.
Dawson throws a big elbow that misses.
Dawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dawson lands a couple of elbows.
Dawson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawson chips away with some ground and pound.
Dawson gets to his feet and stands over Griffith, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Griffith felt that one! Dawson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Griffith from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Dawson!
Jack Dawson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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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
41% |
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