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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hirohito Yamato (ranked 1574 p4p, 1499 weight class) and Frank Griggs (ranked 176 p4p, 171 weight class). Griggs has chosen Would?- Alice in Chains as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirohito Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamato doesn't seem bothered though.
Griggs lunges at Yamato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamato's hand.
Yamato swings for the body but Griggs moves out of range.
Hirohito Yamato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato lands the left hand.
Yamato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griggs.
Yamato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamato, as that shot connected.
Yamato misses the body punch
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.
Yamato takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griggs throws a nice looking combination but Yamato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamato's head.
Yamato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griggs throws out the jab.
Griggs takes one to the side of the head.
Yamato throws an overhand right that lands on Griggs's shoulder, as Griggs tries to avoid the shot.
Griggs scores with a jab to the head.
Griggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griggs scrambles back to his feet.
Griggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griggs throws a looping overhand right but Yamato ducks down to avoid it.
Yamato is looking to counter punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Griggs.
A swing and a miss from Yamato.
Yamato throws a jab but it's blocked by Griggs.
Yamato lands a really nice looking cross but Griggs seems unphased.
Yamato misses with an uppercut. Griggs saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Griggs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Griggs.
Yamato slips under a jab.
Yamato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griggs throws a hook to the side of Yamato's head but Yamato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Griggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamato throws a hook but Griggs blocks it.
Griggs slips under a jab from Yamato.
The fighters circling - Yamato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griggs looks to land a combination. Yamato sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Griggs feints a jab promting Yamato to slip. Griggs then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yamato slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Yamato.
Griggs tries to keep at a distance but Yamato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yamato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamato misses with a punch to the body.
Yamato scores with a shot to the side of Griggs's head.
A head punch on the inside from Yamato fails to land.
Griggs blocks a body shot from Yamato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griggs's elbow.
Griggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griggs jabs Yamato right on the nose. Yamato blinks but takes it well.
Yamato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griggs lands a lovely overhand right.
Yamato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griggs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamato.
Jab from Griggs.
Griggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Griggs there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griggs tries to move into range but Yamato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamato.
Griggs throws a hook to the side of Yamato's head but Yamato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamato throws a looping overhand right but Griggs ducks down to avoid it.
Griggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamato manages to avoid it.
Yamato avoids the body shot from Griggs.
A jab from Yamato does it's job there.
It looks like Frank Griggs has been cut.
Yamato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamato.
Griggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griggs defending well as Yamato loads up on a big left hand.
Griggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamato.
A slow jab from Griggs misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Yamato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griggs misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Griggs misses its intended target.
Griggs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Griggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamato.
Yamato has closed the distance and engaged Griggs in a clinch.
Yamato can't find room to land a body shot as Griggs controls the action.
Yamato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griggss head.
Yamato has a couple of punches blocked by Griggs.
Yamato lands with a left to the head.
Griggs prevents Yamato from breaking the clinch.
Yamato misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamato has Griggs pressed against the cage, preventing Griggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griggs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamato scores with a shot to the side of Griggs's head.
Yamato tries to throw a body punch but Griggs avoids it by throwing Yamato back against the cage.
Yamato lands a right hand.
Yamato tries to work over Griggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griggs's coach down at Golden Tiger Combat Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Griggs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Yamato fails to land.
Yamato misses with some punches.
Yamato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamato tries to circle away but Griggs has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Griggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamato.
Yamato digs a right hand into Griggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griggs's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hirohito Yamato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Griggs'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.
Yamato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Griggs does no damage.
Griggs missing with a left hand there. Yamato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamato.
Yamato connects with the punch.
Griggs is rocked!
Griggs jabs Yamato right on the nose. Yamato blinks but takes it well.
Frank Griggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griggs.
Yamato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamato. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griggs throws a shot from downtown. Yamato moves away and avoids it.
Griggs loads up on a big right hand but Yamato slips the punch.
Yamato has managed to clinch.
Griggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamato slips a jab and a cross from Griggs.
Griggs blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamato.
Griggs loads up on a big right hand but Yamato slips the punch.
Yamato scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Griggs misses its intended target.
Griggs with a hook.
Yamato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
A big left from Yamato misses.
Griggs throws a counter combo.
Yamato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griggs tries to break free but Yamato pushes him back against the cage.
Griggs prevents Yamato from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Yamato.
Still in the clinch, Yamato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamato is leaning against Griggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Griggs is trying to force a seperation but Yamato has the dominant position.
Griggs tries to break free but Yamato pushes him back against the cage.
Yamato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griggss head.
Yamato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs wants to break free but Yamato has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Yamato.
Yamato misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamato.
Griggs blocking some punches.
Griggs working hard to break the clinch.
Yamato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griggs wants to break free but Yamato has control.
Hirohito Yamato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamato tries to work over Griggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamato won't allow it.
Griggs is trying to break free.
Griggs blocks a body shot from Yamato.
Yamato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griggs has him pressed against the cage.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Yamato is controlling him.
Griggs wants to break free but Yamato has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamato throws a head punch that misses.
Yamato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griggs or not.
Yamato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamato lands a nice uppercut.
Yamato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griggs blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamato.
A head punch on the inside from Yamato fails to land.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Yamato is controlling him.
Yamato scores with a shoulder strike.
Griggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griggs's head backwards.
Griggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamato finish him?
Yamato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Yamato misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato steps in with a hook that catches Griggs right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Yamato follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Griggs looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hirohito Yamato!
Hirohito Yamato seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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