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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Griffith (ranked 407 p4p, 13 weight class) and John Riverson (ranked 650 p4p, 23 weight class). Riverson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. J.Ralph - Kansas City Shuffle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Riverson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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265 lbs
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296 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Riverson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith lands a nice hook to Riverson's body. Riverson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Riverson.
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.
Riverson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Griffith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riverson throws a head kick but Griffith moves out of range.
John Riverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith blocks a head kick by Riverson.
Griffith throws a leg kick but Riverson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riverson doesn't seem bothered though.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffith. Riverson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Riverson.
Riverson throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Riverson looks winded!
Riverson misses with a head kick.
Griffith looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Riverson misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffith misses the target.
Griffith swings for the body but Riverson moves out of range.
Griffith is looking to wear down Riverson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffith as he connects with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Riverson 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.
Riverson misses with a head kick.
Griffith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riverson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riverson tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Griffith misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith blocks a head kick by Riverson.
Griffith cracks Riverson with an open hand slap.
Riverson lands a head kick. Griffith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riverson ducks under a wild hook from Griffith.
Riverson throws a head kick that misses.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Riverson.
Riverson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffith's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riverson throws a lazy head kick
and Griffith counters with an inside leg kick.
Riverson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riverson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riverson throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riverson blocks a head kick by Griffith.
Riverson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riverson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riverson throws a sloppy head kick and Griffith moves out of range easily.
Griffith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riverson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice uppercut there from Griffith.
Riverson throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Griffith.
Riverson avoids the head kick by Griffith.
Griffith misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Griffith.
Riverson throws a head kick that misses
and Griffith counters with a straight right that drops Riverson on his ass! Riverson jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Riverson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.
Griffith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Griffith tries a body shot but Riverson blocks it.
Griffith pushes Riverson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Griffith taking a breather.
Riverson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riverson tries to circle away but Griffith has him pinned against the ropes.
Griffith works on Riverson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riverson.
Griffith lands a shoulder strike.
Griffith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffith drives through and clinches with Riverson against the ropes.
Griffith cracks Riverson with a nice body shot.
Griffith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riverson lands with a kick to the temple. Griffith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riverson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffith blocks a head kick by Riverson.
Griffith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Griffith misses with a body shot.
Griffith looks to score with a jab to the body but Riverson is just out of range.
Griffith scoring well with a low kick there.
Riverson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffith wants to clinch up but Riverson keeps it at a distance.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riverson tries a head kick but it misses.
Riverson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffith misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Riverson.
Riverson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Riverson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffith quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Riverson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riverson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Griffith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Riverson misses with a head kick.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
Anthony Griffith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riverson wants to counter the offense by Griffith and move into the clinch position.
Griffith lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Riverson goes down! The ref sends Griffith to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Riverson is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Griffith.
A head kick misses from Griffith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riverson throws a nice head kick!
Griffith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Riverson lands a high kick!
Griffith avoids the head kick by Riverson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Griffith takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. John Riverson was lucky to get out of the first round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Griffith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riverson. That did some damage!
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riverson scores with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riverson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Griffith.
Riverson is trying to push Griffith away but Griffith has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Riverson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Riverson is trying to break free.
Griffith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riverson working hard to break the clinch.
Griffith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Griffith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riverson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffith.
Riverson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Griffith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riverson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riverson is breathing heavily.
Riverson throws a sloppy head kick
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riverson throws a sloppy head kick
and Griffith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riverson is rocked!
Riverson is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Griffith doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Riverson crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Riverson's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Griffith!
Anthony Griffith is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Griffith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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