Post by The Sandmen on Feb 18, 2013 1:57:51 GMT -5
Forrest Griffin raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Shogun Rua 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.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shogun Rua can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shogun moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Griffin with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Shogun Rua is taking the best of the fight.
Shogun Rua fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Griffin blocks that. He made it look easy!
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Forrest Griffin pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Forrest Griffin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Shogun's head
Those punches are hitting! Shogun covers his head!
Shogun's Forehead is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Forrest Griffin's face!
The two exchange wildly
Shogun is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Good front kick from Griffin!
Shogun Rua blocks
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Griffin launches a kick
but Shogun Rua avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
That brutal impact left Griffin laid out on the mat! Shogun Rua's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Hook) at 1:16 Round 1
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Mega-flash KO here. Neat. I didn't see that coming. Neither did Forrest.
Shogun Rua 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.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shogun Rua can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shogun moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Griffin with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Shogun Rua is taking the best of the fight.
Shogun Rua fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Griffin blocks that. He made it look easy!
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Forrest Griffin pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Forrest Griffin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Shogun's head
Those punches are hitting! Shogun covers his head!
Shogun's Forehead is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Forrest Griffin's face!
The two exchange wildly
Shogun is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Good front kick from Griffin!
Shogun Rua blocks
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Griffin launches a kick
but Shogun Rua avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
That brutal impact left Griffin laid out on the mat! Shogun Rua's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Hook) at 1:16 Round 1
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Mega-flash KO here. Neat. I didn't see that coming. Neither did Forrest.