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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 887 p4p, 115 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 757 p4p, 99 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
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265 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class 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
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gruzdev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith throws a head kick that misses.
Griffith slips under a jab.
Griffith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffith takes one to the side of the head.
Gruzdev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the body from Griffith misses
and Gruzdev counters by moving into the clinch.
Gruzdev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffith fails to land with a series of punches.
Gruzdev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Griffith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
It looked like Gruzdev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Griffith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruzdev.
A low kick from Griffith misses
and Gruzdev counters with a low kick, right behind Griffith 's knee.
Griffith throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruzdev swings for the body but Griffith moves out of range.
Gruzdev fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Griffith was well out of range.
Gruzdev throws an off balance right hand
and Griffith counters with a stiff right hand.
Gruzdev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffith manages to avoid it.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffith digs a good body shot into Gruzdev's ribs.
Griffith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruzdev throws an off balance right hand
and Griffith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left lands for Gruzdev.
Griffith misses with a straight right.
Gruzdev just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffith moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffith is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gruzdev misses with a hook. Griffith ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffith counters with an inside leg kick.
Griffith moves away from the strike by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev avoids the body shot from Griffith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Gruzdev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Griffith.
Gruzdev misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Gruzdev.
The fighters circling - Gruzdev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Griffith misses.
Griffith throws a right hand that Gruzdev ducks under and follows up with a left that Gruzdev also avoids with ease.
Gruzdev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffith manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a hook but Griffith avoids it easily.
Gruzdev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffith manages to avoid it.
Griffith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Griffith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griffith throws a good cross that connects.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses.
Gruzdev throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffith counters with a left to the body.
Griffith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzdev throws out the jab.
Gruzdev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gruzdev with a body shot.
Griffith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gruzdev can pounce on him.
Gruzdev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Griffith.
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
Gruzdev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffith.
A little feinted left hand from Gruzdev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griffith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gruzdev circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruzdev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Griffith misses
and Gruzdev counters with a straight right hand.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut. Griffith saw that one coming.
Griffith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gruzdev throws a hook but Griffith avoids it easily.
Griffith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gruzdev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffith.
We've been informed that Griffith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gruzdev throws a head kick but Griffith moves out of range.
Gruzdev throws the left hand but Griffith avoids the punch easily.
Gruzdev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griffith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gruzdev throws a lazy head kick
and Griffith counters with a straight right hand.
Gruzdev missing with a left hand there. Griffith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Gruzdev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Griffith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gruzdev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Gruzdev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gruzdev misses the shot to the body.
Gruzdev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gruzdev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffith. That did some damage!
Gruzdev throws a hook but Griffith avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Griffith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gruzdev lands a nice shot that snaps Griffith's head back.
Griffith throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Gruzdev does it's job there.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut
and Griffith counters with an inside leg kick.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Griffith looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruzdev is just out of range.
Gruzdev scores with a punch to the head.
Griffith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruzdev.
Griffith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzdev moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffith has Gruzdev up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruzdev can't break the clinch.
Griffith digs a right hand underneath Gruzdev's ribcage. Gruzdev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gruzdev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander Gruzdev is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruzdev blocks a head kick by Griffith.
Griffith ducks under a wild hook from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffith takes the fight into the clinch.
Gruzdev breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith scoring well with a low kick there.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses
and Gruzdev counters with a two punch combo.
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!
A good leg kick by Gruzdev.
Griffith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzdev throws out the jab.
Griffith with a nice cross.
Griffith moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Gruzdev misses.
Gruzdev misses with a hook.
Gruzdev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gruzdev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griffith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruzdev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffith.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gruzdev checks a leg kick.
Gruzdev avoids the body shot from Griffith.
Griffith misses with a body punch
letting Gruzdev counter with a right hand.
Gruzdev throws a leg kick but Griffith checks it.
Gruzdev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffith.
Gruzdev missing with a left hand there. Griffith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffith throws a hook but Gruzdev avoids it easily.
Griffith ducks under a wild hook from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Griffith was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws the left hand but Griffith avoids the punch easily.
Griffith throws out a loose jab but Gruzdev uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gruzdev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gruzdev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruzdev throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Griffith misses.
Gruzdev misses with a head kick.
And Griffith responds with a good body kick, but Gruzdev manages to step out the way in time.
Griffith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gruzdev drops his hands momentarily and Griffith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruzdev scores with a leg kick.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gruzdev scores with a body shot.
Gruzdev throws a looping overhand right but Griffith ducks down to avoid it.
Griffith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griffith swings for the body but Gruzdev moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Griffith's cut.
That's time! Gruzdev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Gruzdev. That snapped Griffith's head back.
Gruzdev tries to work over Griffith's front leg with a kick but Griffith checks it.
A nice side step and Griffith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gruzdev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffith.
Gruzdev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
Griffith takes the fight into the clinch.
Gruzdev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffith misses with a head kick.
Gruzdev is looking to counter with head kicks.
Griffith avoids the body shot from Gruzdev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith with a hook.
Gruzdev connects with a high kick.
Gruzdev throws out a leg kick but Griffith moves out of range and Gruzdev only half commits.
Griffith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev avoids the head kick by Griffith.
Griffith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffith slips under a jab.
Gruzdev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Griffith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Griffith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gruzdev.
Griffith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gruzdev circles away quickly and effectively.
Gruzdev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Gruzdev misses.
Griffith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gruzdev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gruzdev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruzdev throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a right hand that Griffith ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffith also avoids with ease.
Griffith throws out a counter right but Gruzdev avoids it with no problem.
Griffith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffith moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Gruzdev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffith staying out of range there.
Griffith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Griffith misses with a looping left.
Gruzdev throwing a counter right hand but Griffith manages to avoid it.
Gruzdev throws a right hand that misses
and Griffith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffith blocks a head kick by Gruzdev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a hook but Griffith blocks it.
Gruzdev cracks Griffith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gruzdev misses with a head kick.
Griffith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Griffith misses with a double jab
and Gruzdev counters with a body kick.
Griffith misses with a kick to the body.
Gruzdev throwing a counter right hand but Griffith manages to avoid it.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruzdev throws an overhand right that lands on Griffith's shoulder, as Griffith tries to avoid the shot.
Griffith throws a head kick but Gruzdev moves out of range.
Griffith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffith misses with a two punch combination.
Griffith slips a jab and a cross from Gruzdev.
Griffith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gruzdev with a body shot.
Anthony Griffith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gruzdev defending well as Griffith loads up on a big left hand.
Griffith blocks a head kick by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gruzdev lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruzdev feints a jab promting Griffith to slip. Gruzdev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gruzdev throws a sloppy head kick and Griffith moves out of range easily.
Alexander Gruzdev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gruzdev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffith's sensitive parts.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gruzdev lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Griffith walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gruzdev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gruzdev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gruzdev!
A relieved looking Alexander Gruzdev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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