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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Griffith (ranked 3276 p4p, 139 weight class) and Urban Go Bucks (ranked 3089 p4p, 121 weight class). Go Bucks has chosen Seven Nation Sloopy-- DJ ERB as his entrance music. Urban Go Bucks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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195 cm
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255 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
9 - 6 - 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Urban Go Bucks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith ducks under a wild hook from Go Bucks.
Griffith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Griffith duly obliges.
Griffith connects with a body shot that sends Go Bucks's belly button to the back.
Griffith scores with a nice strike.
Go Bucks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffith counters with a one-two to the body.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Go Bucks.
Griffith connects with a body shot.
Go Bucks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Griffith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Go Bucks avoids the body shot from Griffith.
Go Bucks walks into a left hand.
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.
Go Bucks throws a good cross that connects.
Griffith misses with a body shot.
Go Bucks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Griffith lands a left and a right that send Go Bucks crashing to the mat, dazed. Griffith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Go Bucks is rocked!
Griffith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Go Bucks is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffith finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go Bucks throws a head kick but Griffith moves out of range.
Go Bucks seems to have recovered his senses.
Go Bucks throws a shot to the body.
Griffith cracks Go Bucks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Go Bucks misses with a body shot.
As Go Bucks looks to move away, Griffith throws a big counter combo but Go Bucks just gets out of the way.
Griffith cracks Go Bucks with a good jab.
Go Bucks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Go Bucks loads up on a big right hand but Griffith slips the punch.
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.
Griffith staying out of range there.
Griffith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Go Bucks circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Go Bucks misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Griffith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffith throws a nice looking combination but Go Bucks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Griffith.
Go Bucks has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Griffith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Go Bucks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffith just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffith blocks a head kick by Go Bucks.
Go Bucks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffith is looking to wear down Go Bucks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffith. Go Bucks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Go Bucks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Go Bucks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffith misses with a double jab.
Go Bucks steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Griffith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffith throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Go Bucks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Go Bucks looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Griffith has knocked Go Bucks down with a huge combo! Griffith steps away and waves a wobbly Go Bucks back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Urban Go Bucks has been cut.
Griffith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go Bucks tries to land a body kick
and Griffith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Griffith.
Griffith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Go Bucks moves away.
Go Bucks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Go Bucks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.
Griffith jabs Go Bucks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Go Bucks throws a right hand that misses
and Griffith counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griffith connects with a body shot.
Urban Go Bucks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Go Bucks was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith swings for the body but Go Bucks moves out of range.
Go Bucks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Griffith with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
and Griffith counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Go Bucks! He's just covering up as Griffith starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Griffith!
After the fight, Anthony Griffith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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