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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by The Claw. Kharitonov has chosen BLUNT - Raggae All Day as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kharitonov in his tracks.
Kharitonov defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Griffin checks it well.
Griffin throws a body kick that misses.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick from Kharitonov.
Nice body kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffin can pounce on him.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharitonov is just out of range.
Kharitonov is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Kharitonov checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffin throws a leg kick
letting Kharitonov counter with a right hand.
Jason Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Kharitonov is avoiding it.
Griffin tries to land a front kick but Kharitonov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kharitonov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick as Griffin jumps back.
Kharitonov misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Griffin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kharitonov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griffin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kharitonov is out of range.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Griffin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Griffin tenderised Kharitonov's leg. Kharitonov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griffin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kharitonov.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharitonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin moves in looking to clinch but Kharitonov pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Kharitonov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Griffin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kharitonov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
Kharitonov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffin momentarily.
Griffin motions for Kharitonov to come forward. Griffin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the head.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Kharitonov's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Griffin checks a leg kick.
Jab from Kharitonov.
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.
Kharitonov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Kharitonov checks a leg kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kharitonov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Griffin - the referee stops the clock and Kharitonov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Griffin. Kharitonov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kharitonov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin lands a front kick.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kharitonov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin takes a swing at Kharitonov's ribcage but misses.
Griffin tries to land a leg kick but Kharitonov saw it coming and moves away.
Griffin closes the distance and pushes Kharitonov back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kharitonov tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Kharitonov is trying to push Griffin away but Griffin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Kharitonov.
Griffin lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharitonov won't want to take too many of those.
Kharitonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharitonov struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
Kharitonov prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Kharitonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kharitonov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Kharitonov keeps it at a distance.
Griffin scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffin punishes Kharitonov's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
Kharitonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a swing at Kharitonov's ribcage but misses.
Kharitonov avoids the head kick by Griffin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Griffin clinches up with Kharitonov and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kharitonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Kharitonov is working Griffin over against the cage.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kharitonov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kharitonov wants to break free but Griffin has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Griffin throws a body kick.
Griffin is looking to wear down Kharitonov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kharitonov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin dominated that round.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Griffin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov misses with a leg kick.
Kharitonov connects with a leg kick. Griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kharitonov connects with an inside leg kick.
Griffin throws a low kick but Kharitonov avoids it.
Kharitonov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kharitonov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griffin's head backwards.
Griffin throws a right hand that Kharitonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kharitonov also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kharitonov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Kharitonov counters with a nice body shot.
Kharitonov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Griffin throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffin wants to land a leg kick but Kharitonov is out of range.
Griffin cracks Kharitonov with a good jab.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kharitonov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffin.
Kharitonov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Griffin will feel that in the morning.
Griffin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kharitonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kharitonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Griffin checks a leg kick.
Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
Kharitonov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a head kick. Kharitonov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Griffin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kharitonov.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jason Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Kharitonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kharitonov is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
Kharitonov scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kharitonov jabs Griffin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griffin. Kharitonov shrugs it off though.
Kharitonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin throws a body kick that misses.
Kharitonov throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range.
Griffin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharitonov is just out of range.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to chop away at Kharitonov's legs.
Kharitonov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kharitonov. That one must have hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kharitonov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Griffin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Griffin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kharitonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griffin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Griffin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kharitonov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griffin tries to clinch but Kharitonov is having none of it.
Griffin throws a low kick, looking for Kharitonov's leg but Kharitonov calmly moves out of range.
It looks like Griffin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kharitonov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Kharitonov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov is looking to land body kicks.
Griffin blocks the body kick.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Griffin throws a body kick.
A big right from Kharitonov misses.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Kharitonov circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharitonov is looking to score with low kicks.
Griffin is looking to slow Kharitonov down with leg kicks.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Kharitonov circles away.
Kharitonov throws a chopping leg kick but Griffin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body kick there by Kharitonov.
Griffin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kharitonov counters with a straight right hand.
Kharitonov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Kharitonov gets tackled into the cage by Griffin. Griffin maintains the clinch.
Kharitonov lands with a light punch inside.
Kharitonov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Kharitonov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kharitonov throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin thows a body kick. Kharitonov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good work by Griffin as he checks the leg kick.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Kharitonov keeps it at a distance.
Griffin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Griffin with a knee to the head.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Griffin tries a body shot but Kharitonov blocks it.
Kharitonov blocks an uppercut.
Kharitonov tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kharitonov.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Kharitonov.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Griffin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kharitonov.
Griffin throws a push kick but Kharitonov slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
Griffin throws a low kick but Kharitonov moves out of range easily.
Kharitonov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griffin.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at Kharitonov's knee but Kharitonov avoids it well.
Griffin throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Griffin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Kharitonov.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Kharitonov scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin blocks a low kick nicely.
That kick from Kharitonov tenderised Griffin's leg. Griffin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griffin throws a low kick, looking for Kharitonov's leg but Kharitonov calmly moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves out of range of the leg kick from Kharitonov.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Griffin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kharitonov is able to avoid easily.
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Griffin.
Kharitonov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
Griffin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kharitonov.
Griffin throws a wild body kick that Kharitonov sees coming a mile off.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Kharitonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Kharitonov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kharitonov breaks from the clinch.
Kharitonov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griffin tries to land a front kick but Kharitonov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kharitonov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
Griffin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kharitonov.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Griffin misses.
A jab from Kharitonov misses.
Kharitonov is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Kharitonov avoids it.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Kharitonov keeps it at a distance.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Griffin.
A big right from Kharitonov misses.
Kharitonov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kharitonov circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Griffin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jason Griffin thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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