Post by The Sandmen on Oct 19, 2012 16:28:41 GMT -5
Evan Dunham looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Tyson Griffin is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Dunham avoids a dangerous strike from Griffin
and counters with a solid straight!
Griffin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tyson Griffin
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Dunham tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Dunham
Griffin use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Evan Dunham holds Tyson Griffin and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Dunham
Dunham tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Dunham's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dunham's Forehead is beginning to swell
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Dunham
Griffin is in closed guard... Dunham tries to roll on the ground!
Tyson Griffin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Evan Dunham gets sloppy and Tyson Griffin tries to take advantage...
Griffin tries to launch a few punches to Evan Dunham
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Dunham's defense
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Dunham
Tyson Griffin storms over Dunham with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Dunham's face with his elbows!
Dunham's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Dunham
Evan Dunham doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Griffin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Evan Dunham circles around Griffin
Evan Dunham goes with a looping right hand while Tyson Griffin jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Griffin seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Dunham's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Tyson Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Evan Dunham jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Griffin avoids a dangerous strike from Dunham
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Griffin misses a step and Evan Dunham sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Dunham has found an opening in the defense of Griffin, launching a big hook
Tyson Griffin steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Evan Dunham steps forward and fires a high kick!
Griffin blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Dunham clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Griffin is holding Evan Dunham's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Evan Dunham loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Evan Dunham manages to switch to full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Griffin tries to jump to side mount.
Evan Dunham closed his guard around Tyson Griffin.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Evan Dunham manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Tyson Griffin was tooling Evan Dunham for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Evan Dunham lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dunham measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Tyson Griffin tries to pass to half guard...
Evan Dunham's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Tyson Griffin storms over Dunham with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Dunham's face with his elbows!
Dunham's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Griffin moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Dunham
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dunham's being punished here!
Dunham's Right eye is beginning to swell
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Dunham
Griffin tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Evan Dunham
Tyson Griffin looks to mount Evan Dunham...
Tyson Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Evan Dunham
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dunham's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Evan Dunham's Mouth
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Evan Dunham
Griffin tries to open up Dunham with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Dunham is trying to block them with his hands...
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Evan Dunham
Tyson Griffin throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Dunham's face with those brutal elbows! Dunham needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The ref pulls off Tyson Griffin! Dunham seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Dunham's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Evan Dunham's Chin
Winner is Tyson Griffin by TKO (GnP) at 4:06 Round 1
Statistics: Evan Dunham
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 23/31 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Yeah...this fight happened on this card too. Griffin has a lot of potential here.
Tyson Griffin is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Dunham avoids a dangerous strike from Griffin
and counters with a solid straight!
Griffin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tyson Griffin
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Dunham tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Dunham
Griffin use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Evan Dunham holds Tyson Griffin and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Dunham
Dunham tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Dunham's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dunham's Forehead is beginning to swell
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Dunham
Griffin is in closed guard... Dunham tries to roll on the ground!
Tyson Griffin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Evan Dunham gets sloppy and Tyson Griffin tries to take advantage...
Griffin tries to launch a few punches to Evan Dunham
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Dunham's defense
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Dunham
Tyson Griffin storms over Dunham with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Dunham's face with his elbows!
Dunham's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Dunham
Evan Dunham doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Griffin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Evan Dunham circles around Griffin
Evan Dunham goes with a looping right hand while Tyson Griffin jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Griffin seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Dunham's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Tyson Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Evan Dunham jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Griffin avoids a dangerous strike from Dunham
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Griffin misses a step and Evan Dunham sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Dunham has found an opening in the defense of Griffin, launching a big hook
Tyson Griffin steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Evan Dunham steps forward and fires a high kick!
Griffin blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Dunham clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Griffin is holding Evan Dunham's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Evan Dunham loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Evan Dunham manages to switch to full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Griffin tries to jump to side mount.
Evan Dunham closed his guard around Tyson Griffin.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Evan Dunham manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Tyson Griffin was tooling Evan Dunham for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Evan Dunham lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dunham measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Tyson Griffin tries to pass to half guard...
Evan Dunham's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Tyson Griffin storms over Dunham with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Dunham's face with his elbows!
Dunham's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Dunham
Griffin moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Dunham
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dunham's being punished here!
Dunham's Right eye is beginning to swell
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Dunham
Griffin tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Evan Dunham
Tyson Griffin looks to mount Evan Dunham...
Tyson Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Evan Dunham
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dunham's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Evan Dunham's Mouth
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Evan Dunham
Griffin tries to open up Dunham with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Dunham is trying to block them with his hands...
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Evan Dunham
Tyson Griffin throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Dunham's face with those brutal elbows! Dunham needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The ref pulls off Tyson Griffin! Dunham seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Dunham's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Evan Dunham's Chin
Winner is Tyson Griffin by TKO (GnP) at 4:06 Round 1
Statistics: Evan Dunham
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 23/31 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Yeah...this fight happened on this card too. Griffin has a lot of potential here.