Post by The Sandmen on Nov 8, 2017 9:32:10 GMT -5
Forrest Griffin raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Alistair Overeem looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Alistair Overeem launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Griffin blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Forrest Griffin's cheek! Griffin stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Alistair launches a kick to Griffin's thigh
Loud pop!
Griffin hyper-extended his left leg
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin launches an up-kick intended for Alistair Overeem's head...
It lands flush with Alistair Overeem's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin kicks his legs trying to keep Alistair Overeem away.
Alistair Overeem takes a kick to the body.
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Alistair launches a kick to Griffin's thigh
Loud pop!
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin kicks his legs trying to keep Alistair Overeem away.
Alistair Overeem takes a kick to the body.
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to hit Alistair Overeem with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Alistair steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to hit Alistair Overeem with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Alistair steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Forrest Griffin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Forrest Griffin is standing now.
Forrest Griffin goes with a looping right hand while Alistair Overeem jumps back and jabs
Griffin seems staggered and Alistair Overeem runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The two exchange wildly
Alistair is connecting with a few punches
Alistair Overeem tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Forrest Griffin's knows what to do here and blocks them
Griffin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Incredible haymaker from Forrest Griffin!
You can see Alistair Overeem's head being snapped backwards!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Alistair stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Forrest Griffin is coming in again!
Brutal combination from Forrest Griffin!
Alistair is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Alistair has a small cut in his Chin
Alistair decides to launch some tentative punches
Forrest Griffin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Alistair Overeem moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Alistair Overeem that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Griffin moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Forrest Griffin throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Alistair's chin! That stops Alistair in his tracks!
Alistair's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Forrest Griffin has left Alistair staggered! Forrest Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
Griffin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Alistair Overeem's punches
Alistair is on the receiving end of a great combo by Griffin.
Alistair seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Alistair throws a lazy kick
Griffin dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
That punishment by Forrest Griffin has left Alistair staggered! Forrest Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Alistair is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alistair Overeem has found an opening in the defense of Griffin, launching a big hook
Forrest Griffin steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Alistair Overeem launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Griffin blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Forrest Griffin's cheek! Griffin stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin launches an up-kick intended for Alistair Overeem's head...
It lands flush with Alistair Overeem's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin launches an up-kick intended for Alistair Overeem's head...
It lands flush with Alistair Overeem's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to hit Alistair Overeem with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Alistair steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Forrest Griffin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Forrest Griffin is on his feet again.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Alistair.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin launches a few hard punches to Alistair Overeem's ribs!
Alistair Overeem's ribs shows the damage! Forrest Griffin is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Alistair Overeem is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Forrest Griffin gets the advantage
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Alistair
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Alistair's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alistair doesn't fight back!
The ref pulls off Forrest Griffin! Alistair seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Forrest Griffin by TKO (Elbows) at 4:25 Round 1
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/5 (60%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 106 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 9/23 (39%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 5 s
I did not see that one coming. Or did I? Nah, I didn't. Perhaps Griffin is on PEDs. Such as peyote.
Alistair Overeem looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Alistair Overeem launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Griffin blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Forrest Griffin's cheek! Griffin stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Alistair launches a kick to Griffin's thigh
Loud pop!
Griffin hyper-extended his left leg
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin launches an up-kick intended for Alistair Overeem's head...
It lands flush with Alistair Overeem's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin kicks his legs trying to keep Alistair Overeem away.
Alistair Overeem takes a kick to the body.
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Alistair launches a kick to Griffin's thigh
Loud pop!
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin kicks his legs trying to keep Alistair Overeem away.
Alistair Overeem takes a kick to the body.
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to hit Alistair Overeem with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Alistair steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to hit Alistair Overeem with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Alistair steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Forrest Griffin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Forrest Griffin is standing now.
Forrest Griffin goes with a looping right hand while Alistair Overeem jumps back and jabs
Griffin seems staggered and Alistair Overeem runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The two exchange wildly
Alistair is connecting with a few punches
Alistair Overeem tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Forrest Griffin's knows what to do here and blocks them
Griffin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Incredible haymaker from Forrest Griffin!
You can see Alistair Overeem's head being snapped backwards!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Alistair stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Forrest Griffin is coming in again!
Brutal combination from Forrest Griffin!
Alistair is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Alistair has a small cut in his Chin
Alistair decides to launch some tentative punches
Forrest Griffin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Alistair Overeem moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Alistair Overeem that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Griffin moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Forrest Griffin throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Alistair's chin! That stops Alistair in his tracks!
Alistair's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Forrest Griffin has left Alistair staggered! Forrest Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
Griffin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Alistair Overeem's punches
Alistair is on the receiving end of a great combo by Griffin.
Alistair seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Alistair throws a lazy kick
Griffin dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
That punishment by Forrest Griffin has left Alistair staggered! Forrest Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Alistair is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alistair Overeem has found an opening in the defense of Griffin, launching a big hook
Forrest Griffin steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Alistair Overeem launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Griffin blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Forrest Griffin's cheek! Griffin stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin launches an up-kick intended for Alistair Overeem's head...
It lands flush with Alistair Overeem's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin launches an up-kick intended for Alistair Overeem's head...
It lands flush with Alistair Overeem's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Alistair is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to hit Alistair Overeem with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Alistair steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Forrest Griffin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Forrest Griffin is on his feet again.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Alistair.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin launches a few hard punches to Alistair Overeem's ribs!
Alistair Overeem's ribs shows the damage! Forrest Griffin is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Alistair Overeem is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Forrest Griffin gets the advantage
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Alistair
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Alistair's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alistair doesn't fight back!
The ref pulls off Forrest Griffin! Alistair seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Forrest Griffin by TKO (Elbows) at 4:25 Round 1
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/5 (60%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 106 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 9/23 (39%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 5 s
I did not see that one coming. Or did I? Nah, I didn't. Perhaps Griffin is on PEDs. Such as peyote.