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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Griffin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Claw. Hashimoto has chosen Holding Out For A Hero (Japanese Version) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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157 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Keiji Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Hashimoto looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Hashimoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hashimoto dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Hashimoto's head and hops out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hashimoto.
A punch combination from Hashimoto misses.
Griffin swings for the body but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Hashimoto closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashimoto.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Hashimoto looks to land a body kick but Griffin moved away.
Hashimoto misses with a double jab.
Griffin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hashimoto.
Jason Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto throws a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a nice body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hashimoto.
Hashimoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hashimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Griffin defending well as Hashimoto loads up on a big left hand.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hashimoto looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Hashimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Hashimoto throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Hashimoto scores with a nice right hand.
Hashimoto wants to clinch
and Griffin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hashimoto really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto throws a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a good, hard body kick but Hashimoto shrugs it off.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keiji Hashimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Hashimoto with that takedown attempt.
Jason Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Hashimoto.
Hashimoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hashimoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Griffin.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hashimoto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hashimoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hashimoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hashimoto throws out the jab.
Hashimoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hashimoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Hashimoto throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Hashimoto.
Hashimoto misses with an uppercut.
Hashimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashimoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin jabs Hashimoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hashimoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hashimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashimoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Hashimoto there.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Hashimoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin swings for the body but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Hashimoto shoots in and gets a takedown into Griffin's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hashimoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Griffin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Griffin wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keiji Hashimoto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hashimoto connects with a right hand. Griffin shakes it off.
Hashimoto connects with a body shot.
Hashimoto checks a low kick from Griffin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hashimoto.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hashimoto swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Hashimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin is looking to wear down Hashimoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Hashimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keiji Hashimoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hashimoto connects with a crisp jab.
Hashimoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hashimoto forces Griffin back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto dodges an elbow strike from Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice uppercut.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Hashimoto as he connects with a hook.
Hashimoto is looking to clinch.
Hashimoto misses with a looping right.
Hashimoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hashimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Hashimoto connects with a single shot there.
Hashimoto looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Hashimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Griffin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hashimoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Hashimoto tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Hashimoto misses with a kick to the body
and Griffin counters with a big head kick but Hashimoto shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Hashimoto's head and hops out.
Griffin misses with a leg kick
and Hashimoto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griffin's guard.
Hashimoto drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick Hashimoto off! Hashimoto jumps back into Griffin's guard.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto looking to pass the guard.
Griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hashimoto is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Hashimoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Hashimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin is trying to control the position but Hashimoto postures up.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hashimoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hashimoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Hashimoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Griffin has control of Hashimoto's left arm, preventing Hashimoto from doing any damage.
Griffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hashimoto wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Hashimoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hashimoto misses with an uppercut
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hashimoto throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hashimoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hashimoto misses with a wild combination.
Hashimoto misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffin slaps away a takedown attempt from Hashimoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hashimoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin tests Hashimoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hashimoto lands with a good body shot.
Hashimoto throws the kick towards the body but Griffin avoids it.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Griffin.
Hashimoto throws a low kick but Griffin moves out of range easily.
Hashimoto ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Hashimoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Griffin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin blocks the body kick.
Hashimoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin tried to score with a low kick but Hashimoto checks it.
Hashimoto tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffin lands a jab to the nose.
Griffin throws a head kick that Hashimoto semi-blocks.
Griffin tries to move into range but Hashimoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hashimoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hashimoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Jason Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Hashimoto.
Griffin lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Hashimoto.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Hashimoto blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Hashimoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hashimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hashimoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griffin.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Hashimoto is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashimoto misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Griffin misses with a hook. Hashimoto ducked under it nicely.
Keiji Hashimoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hashimoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Hashimoto misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hashimoto.
Jason Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hashimoto is looking to chop away at Griffin's legs.
Nice shot lands for Hashimoto.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Griffin.
Well Hashimoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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