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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Uchiha (ranked 3385 p4p, 3747 weight class) and Benjamin Griffin (ranked 364 p4p, 398 weight class). Adolfo Uchiha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benjamin Griffin's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adolfo Uchiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchiha misses with a body shot.
Uchiha tries to score with a low kick but Griffin moves his leg out of the way.
Uchiha throws a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a three punch combo that has Uchiha backing up. Uchiha nods at Griffin to acknowledge the strikes.
Uchiha misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griffin! But no joy.
Uchiha feints a jab promting Griffin to slip. Uchiha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Benjamin Griffin has been cut.
Griffin pushes Uchiha up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin has Uchiha pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Griffin.
Griffin slows down the pace here.
Uchiha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uchiha throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Uchiha controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Griffin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uchiha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uchiha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Uchiha wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffin won't allow it.
Griffin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griffin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uchiha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Uchiha tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Uchiha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griffin prevents Uchiha from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Uchiha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uchiha trying to stall but Griffin improves his position.
Griffin keeps control of Uchiha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin just leaning against Uchiha, taking a breather.
Uchiha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uchiha working hard to break the clinch.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Uchiha avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Uchiha has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uchiha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uchiha's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Uchiha is trying to stall.
Griffin is pushing Uchiha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Uchiha manages to break the clinch.
Griffin closes the distance and pushes Uchiha back into the cage.
Uchiha tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.
A short left from Griffin.
Griffin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Griffin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Griffin pressing his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin has Uchiha up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin controlling the action here for a moment.
Uchiha tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Griffin stalling the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Griffin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griffin tries a body shot but Uchiha blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Griffin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Uchiha throws a big shot that misses.
As Uchiha backs off Griffin throws a huge counter combo but Uchiha manages to avoid it all.
Uchiha gets tackled into the cage by Griffin. Griffin maintains the clinch.
Griffin scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Uchiha controls the action.
Uchiha breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Uchiha!
Griffin instigates a clinch.
Uchiha tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Uchiha back against the cage.
Uchiha tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Griffin keeps control of Uchiha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffin.
Griffin stalls.
Uchiha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uchiha wants to break free but Griffin has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uchihas head.
Uchiha tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Uchiha is trying to maintain a safe position but Griffin gets an underhook and turns Uchiha into the cage.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griffin has Uchiha pressed against the cage, preventing Uchiha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffin slows down the pace here.
Uchiha prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Uchiha takes a shot to the head.
Griffin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griffin is leaning against Uchiha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uchiha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uchiha misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uchiha.
Griffin forces Uchiha back against the cage and clinches.
Uchiha stalling against the cage.
Uchiha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uchiha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uchiha throws a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uchiha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Uchiha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Uchiha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Uchiha tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uchiha tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has Uchiha pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Griffin.
Uchiha manages to break the clinch.
Griffin checks a low kick from Uchiha.
Uchiha throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin rushes Uchiha and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Griffin digs a right hand underneath Uchiha's ribcage. Uchiha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Griffin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Griffin works on Uchiha's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uchiha.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benjamin Griffin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griffin.
Uchiha taking a breather.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Griffin.
Uchiha can't break the clinch.
Griffin keeps control of Uchiha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin is leaning against Uchiha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uchiha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uchiha blocks a body shot from Griffin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Uchiha misses the shot to the body.
Adolfo Uchiha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uchiha, pushing him back against the cage.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Uchiha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Griffin's brow.
Uchiha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uchiha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Uchiha fails to land.
Uchiha wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffin won't allow it.
Griffin is pushing Uchiha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Uchiha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uchiha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Uchiha up against the cage.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin stalling against the cage.
Griffin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uchiha really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A hook to the body from Griffin.
Uchiha can't break the clinch.
Griffin presses Uchiha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Uchiha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffin forces Uchiha back against the cage and clinches.
Griffin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has Uchiha pressed against the cage, preventing Uchiha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Griffin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Griffin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Griffin is leaning against Uchiha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uchiha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uchiha throws a leg kick but Griffin checks it.
Griffin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Griffin closes the distance and pushes Uchiha back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Uchiha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griffin works on Uchiha's body with a couple of short punches.
Griffin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Griffin prevents Uchiha from breaking the clinch.
Uchiha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Uchiha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uchiha's efforts to push away.
Griffin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uchiha backwards.
Griffin has Uchiha pressed against the cage, preventing Uchiha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffin has Uchiha pressed against the cage, preventing Uchiha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griffin stalls.
Griffin slowing the pace effectively.
Uchiha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffin pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Uchiha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griffin dodges an elbow strike from Uchiha.
Griffin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uchiha's efforts to push away.
Uchiha tries to break free but Griffin pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Griffin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Uchiha tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin has Uchiha pressed against the cage, preventing Uchiha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Uchiha controls his hands.
Adolfo Uchiha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benjamin Griffin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Griffin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Griffin!
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energy
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