Post by The Sandmen on Dec 26, 2012 18:06:23 GMT -5
Tyson Griffin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
B.J. Penn doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Lightning fast low kick from B.J.!
Griffin blocks that kick with his leg.
B.J. clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
B.J. leads with a punch
Tyson Griffin avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
B.J. has a small cut in his Nose
Tyson Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over B.J. Penn
B.J. counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Griffin is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Griffin
B.J. tries to move to full mount
B.J. succeeds
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
Tyson Griffin gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes B.J.'s knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over B.J.
B.J. Penn attempts to move to full guard
B.J. Penn manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over B.J.
Griffin is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes B.J.'s knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over B.J.
Tyson Griffin moves to better his position on the ground...
Tyson Griffin wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Tyson Griffin put B.J. in half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
B.J. Penn hooks Griffin's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Tyson Griffin manages to kick B.J. away and scrambles on top!
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over B.J.
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! B.J.'s being punished here!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! B.J.'s forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over B.J.
B.J. switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Griffin struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over B.J.
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over B.J.'s face!
B.J. Penn blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Tyson Griffin gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
Griffin is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in B.J.'s side.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Stand up! This is what Griffin's cornermen are shouting. B.J. Penn is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Pitty-pat punches from B.J.
They're bothering Griffin even though they aren't hurting him.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
Tyson Griffin moves to half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to close the guard.
Griffin put B.J. Penn in closed guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Griffin
B.J. tries to escape from closed guard...
B.J. struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
B.J. Penn doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Griffin's moves.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Griffin.
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Round 2
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Griffin is holding B.J. Penn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
B.J. Penn loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over B.J. Penn
Tyson Griffin looks to pass to mount...
Griffin slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for B.J. Penn.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn 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
Tyson Griffin 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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Griffin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tyson Griffin leans forwards and tries to grapple with B.J.
B.J. wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Tyson Griffin attempts a sweep single...
B.J. Penn was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Tyson Griffin gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. B.J. is clinching with Griffin.
The fighters are clinching.
B.J. Penn's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Griffin is throwing a flurry of punches!
B.J. ducks under and circles out of the corner.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin tries a hook to the body
and hits B.J. ribs hard
A right hand from Tyson Griffin
makes B.J. stumble back!
B.J. grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Griffin struggles... B.J. Penn is unable to take him down
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Griffin fires low kicks
that fail to land.
B.J. steps backwards away from Tyson Griffin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
B.J. Penn launches a rapid series of punches
taking Griffin from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Griffin's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
B.J. Penn fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
B.J. feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
B.J. pushes Tyson Griffin and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
An overhand right from B.J. Penn that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Griffin's stops that one with his face! How is Griffin standing?!
Griffin's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Griffin's chin! That stops Griffin in his tracks!
Griffin's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tyson Griffin's Right eye
B.J. Penn shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tyson Griffin is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull B.J. into his guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
B.J. Penn uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
B.J. is trying to counter now!
B.J. tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
B.J. Penn fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to move to full guard
B.J. Penn keeps good control and remains in half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and shows B.J. Penn a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Griffin's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
B.J. Penn uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
B.J. Penn uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Tyson Griffin gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Griffin from the side mount!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
Tyson Griffin manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to move to full guard
B.J. Penn keeps good control and remains in half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
B.J. tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Griffin from the side mount!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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B.J. Penn launches a rapid series of punches
taking Griffin from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Griffin's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Griffin has a small cut in his Chin
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
B.J. wants nothing of that and pushes Griffin.
The two exchange wildly
B.J. is connecting with a few punches
B.J. Penn launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Griffin's knee!
B.J. Penn shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tyson Griffin is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull B.J. into his guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Griffin
B.J. is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
B.J. Penn uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
B.J. tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
B.J. Penn tries to pass Tyson Griffin's guard...
B.J. Penn manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
B.J. shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Griffin pushes B.J. Penn forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over B.J.
Griffin is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
B.J. catch Tyson Griffin's left arm and tries a kimura
Tyson Griffin holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
B.J. Penn gets sloppy and Tyson Griffin tries to take advantage...
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
B.J. Penn pushes Tyson Griffin down and prevents his attempts to escape
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Griffin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
B.J. Penn doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. catch Tyson Griffin's left arm and tries a kimura
Tyson Griffin holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
B.J. Penn tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Griffin is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Griffin
B.J. is in open guard over Griffin... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Griffin rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up B.J. Penn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
B.J. looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tyson Griffin's punches
Griffin is on the receiving end of a great combo by B.J..
B.J. fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tyson Griffin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Griffin
B.J. tries to jump to side mount.
Tyson Griffin closed his guard around B.J. Penn.
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
B.J. Penn isolates Tyson Griffin's right arm looking for an armbar...
Crippling lock!
Griffin Hyper-extended his arm
That armbar looks tight...
Griffin struggles to free himself
That armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Griffin's eyes...
Tyson Griffin manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! B.J. Penn lost his dominant position.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. attempts a triangle from bottom! Tyson Griffin slips out. B.J. quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
You can see the pain reflected in Griffin's eyes...
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Griffin's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Tyson Griffin slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up B.J. Penn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Griffin, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Griffin's ribs.
John McCarthy is asking Griffin to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Griffin.
Hard blow to Griffin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Hook) at 3:33 Round 3
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 12/32 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/2 (0%)
Time on the ground 466 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 28/32 (88%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 3/4 (75%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 466 s
Penn is weird. He is actually A LOT like real BJ Penn. Sometimes he shows up, sometimes he doesn't. Here, it took a bit of beating to get him to wake up. But yeah, when he shows up, he is a beast (like here), and when he doesn't, he gets destroyed by everyone.
B.J. Penn doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Lightning fast low kick from B.J.!
Griffin blocks that kick with his leg.
B.J. clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
B.J. leads with a punch
Tyson Griffin avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
B.J. has a small cut in his Nose
Tyson Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over B.J. Penn
B.J. counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Griffin is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Griffin
B.J. tries to move to full mount
B.J. succeeds
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
Tyson Griffin gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes B.J.'s knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over B.J.
B.J. Penn attempts to move to full guard
B.J. Penn manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over B.J.
Griffin is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes B.J.'s knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over B.J.
Tyson Griffin moves to better his position on the ground...
Tyson Griffin wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Tyson Griffin put B.J. in half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
B.J. Penn hooks Griffin's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Tyson Griffin manages to kick B.J. away and scrambles on top!
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over B.J.
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! B.J.'s being punished here!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! B.J.'s forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over B.J.
B.J. switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Griffin struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over B.J.
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over B.J.'s face!
B.J. Penn blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Tyson Griffin gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
Griffin is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in B.J.'s side.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Stand up! This is what Griffin's cornermen are shouting. B.J. Penn is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Pitty-pat punches from B.J.
They're bothering Griffin even though they aren't hurting him.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
Tyson Griffin moves to half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to close the guard.
Griffin put B.J. Penn in closed guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Griffin
B.J. tries to escape from closed guard...
B.J. struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
B.J. Penn doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Griffin's moves.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Griffin.
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Round 2
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Griffin is holding B.J. Penn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
B.J. Penn loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over B.J. Penn
Tyson Griffin looks to pass to mount...
Griffin slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for B.J. Penn.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn 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
Tyson Griffin 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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Griffin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tyson Griffin leans forwards and tries to grapple with B.J.
B.J. wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Tyson Griffin attempts a sweep single...
B.J. Penn was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Tyson Griffin gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. B.J. is clinching with Griffin.
The fighters are clinching.
B.J. Penn's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Griffin is throwing a flurry of punches!
B.J. ducks under and circles out of the corner.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin tries a hook to the body
and hits B.J. ribs hard
A right hand from Tyson Griffin
makes B.J. stumble back!
B.J. grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Griffin struggles... B.J. Penn is unable to take him down
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Griffin fires low kicks
that fail to land.
B.J. steps backwards away from Tyson Griffin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
B.J. Penn launches a rapid series of punches
taking Griffin from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Griffin's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
B.J. Penn fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
B.J. feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
B.J. pushes Tyson Griffin and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
An overhand right from B.J. Penn that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Griffin's stops that one with his face! How is Griffin standing?!
Griffin's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Griffin's chin! That stops Griffin in his tracks!
Griffin's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tyson Griffin's Right eye
B.J. Penn shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tyson Griffin is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull B.J. into his guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
B.J. Penn uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
B.J. is trying to counter now!
B.J. tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
B.J. Penn fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to move to full guard
B.J. Penn keeps good control and remains in half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and shows B.J. Penn a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Griffin's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
B.J. Penn uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
B.J. Penn uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Tyson Griffin gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Griffin from the side mount!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
Tyson Griffin manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to move to full guard
B.J. Penn keeps good control and remains in half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
B.J. tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Griffin from the side mount!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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B.J. Penn launches a rapid series of punches
taking Griffin from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Griffin's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Griffin has a small cut in his Chin
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
B.J. wants nothing of that and pushes Griffin.
The two exchange wildly
B.J. is connecting with a few punches
B.J. Penn launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Griffin's knee!
B.J. Penn shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tyson Griffin is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull B.J. into his guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Griffin
B.J. is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
B.J. Penn uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
B.J. tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
B.J. Penn tries to pass Tyson Griffin's guard...
B.J. Penn manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Griffin
B.J. shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Griffin pushes B.J. Penn forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over B.J.
Griffin is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
B.J. catch Tyson Griffin's left arm and tries a kimura
Tyson Griffin holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
B.J. Penn gets sloppy and Tyson Griffin tries to take advantage...
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
B.J. Penn pushes Tyson Griffin down and prevents his attempts to escape
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Griffin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
B.J. Penn doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. catch Tyson Griffin's left arm and tries a kimura
Tyson Griffin holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
B.J. Penn tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Griffin is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Griffin
B.J. is in open guard over Griffin... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Griffin rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up B.J. Penn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
B.J. looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tyson Griffin's punches
Griffin is on the receiving end of a great combo by B.J..
B.J. fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tyson Griffin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Griffin
B.J. tries to jump to side mount.
Tyson Griffin closed his guard around B.J. Penn.
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
B.J. Penn isolates Tyson Griffin's right arm looking for an armbar...
Crippling lock!
Griffin Hyper-extended his arm
That armbar looks tight...
Griffin struggles to free himself
That armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Griffin's eyes...
Tyson Griffin manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! B.J. Penn lost his dominant position.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. attempts a triangle from bottom! Tyson Griffin slips out. B.J. quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
You can see the pain reflected in Griffin's eyes...
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Griffin's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Tyson Griffin slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up B.J. Penn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Griffin, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Griffin's ribs.
John McCarthy is asking Griffin to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Griffin.
Hard blow to Griffin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Hook) at 3:33 Round 3
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 12/32 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/2 (0%)
Time on the ground 466 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 28/32 (88%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 3/4 (75%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 466 s
Penn is weird. He is actually A LOT like real BJ Penn. Sometimes he shows up, sometimes he doesn't. Here, it took a bit of beating to get him to wake up. But yeah, when he shows up, he is a beast (like here), and when he doesn't, he gets destroyed by everyone.