Post by The Sandmen on Mar 1, 2013 19:22:41 GMT -5
Forrest Griffin doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Dave Herman shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Griffin is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Griffin and Pee-Wee move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Solid low kick from Dave Herman.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Pee-Wee!
Nice move by Griffin who clinches and pushes Pee-Wee against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Griffin tries to take Dave Herman down... Pee-Wee stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
Dave Herman dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Dave Herman tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dave Herman!
Griffin ducks under...
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Dave Herman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Griffin is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin tries to take Dave Herman to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Pee-Wee is with his back on the ground now.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Pee-Wee
Griffin tries to move to full mount
Griffin's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Dave Herman to fight back!
Pee-Wee tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Pee-Wee
Griffin is in closed guard... Pee-Wee tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
Dave Herman is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Dave Herman is in half guard over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Pee-Wee's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pee-Wee blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dave Herman is in half guard over Griffin
Dave Herman tries to pass Forrest Griffin's guard...
Forrest Griffin's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Dave Herman is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Dave Herman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dave Herman is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Dave Herman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dave Herman is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Dave Herman is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Pee-Wee
He succeeds!
Dave Herman is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Pee-Wee's cheek from the guard.
Dave Herman uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Dave Herman to fight back!
Pee-Wee tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Dave Herman fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Pee-Wee throws a lazy kick
Griffin dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Forrest Griffin circles around Pee-Wee
Forrest Griffin and Pee-Wee engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Pee-Wee.
Forrest Griffin takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Griffin doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Pee-Wee's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Pee-Wee's Chin is beginning to swell
Pee-Wee has a small cut in his Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Pee-Wee doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Pee-Wee forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Griffin pushes Dave Herman againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Pee-Wee cannot escape Forrest Griffin's clinch! Forrest Griffin is just brutalizing Pee-Wee with punches time and time again!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin launches a few hard punches to Dave Herman's ribs!
Dave Herman's ribs shows the damage! Forrest Griffin is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Pee-Wee doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Pee-Wee forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dave Herman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Griffin is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal punches to Pee-Wee's face while in the clinch!
Pee-Wee can't take many more shots like those!
Pee-Wee's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch to Dave Herman ribs and the tries to trip him
Dave Herman loses balance and goes to the ground
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Pee-Wee
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Dave Herman's guard...
Forrest Griffin manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Pee-Wee
Griffin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dave Herman, who is barely covering up!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Griffin is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Dave Herman fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Forrest Griffin is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Pee-Wee and pushes him away!
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Griffin moves forward and holds Pee-Wee
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin was tooling Dave Herman for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Dave Herman lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Forrest Griffin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Griffin circles out and slips free of Dave Herman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Griffin leads with a punch
Dave Herman evades but whiffs with a counter.
Pee-Wee misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Pee-Wee's head
Those punches are hitting! Pee-Wee covers his head!
Pee-Wee doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Pee-Wee forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin and Dave Herman are cliched up against the cage. Griffin steps for a throw
Dave Herman is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pee-Wee launches a few hard punches to Forrest Griffin's ribs!
Griffin struggles and protects himself.
Pee-Wee clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Forrest Griffin pushes away Pee-Wee trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pee-Wee stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Griffin goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
There is a small laceration on Dave Herman's Chin
Dave Herman seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Forrest Griffin!
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Forrest Griffin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pee-Wee goes down.
Crushing shot to Pee-Wee's body! He's holding his side
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Pee-Wee
Griffin fires a barrage of punches at Pee-Wee's head!
This is bad! Griffin is just pounding on Dave Herman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Pee-Wee's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Pee-Wee
Pee-Wee tries to close his guard around Griffin
He is not able to do it
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Pee-Wee
Forrest Griffin tries to pass to half guard...
Dave Herman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Griffin looks to work from half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Pee-Wee
Forrest Griffin tries to free his leg
Forrest Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Pee-Wee's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Dave Herman
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Pee-Wee's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Pee-Wee doesn't fight back!
This is over! That impact from Forrest Griffin has left Pee-Wee laying flat on the mat!
Pee-Wee has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (Elbows) at 2:39 Round 2
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 14/22 (64%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/20 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 189 s
Statistics: Dave Herman
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 189 s
Pee-Wee started strong, then kinda stopped bothering and let Forrest manhandle him thereafter. He showed glimpses of potential stardom, so I really hope he doesn't get neglected going forward.
Dave Herman shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Griffin is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Griffin and Pee-Wee move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Solid low kick from Dave Herman.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Pee-Wee!
Nice move by Griffin who clinches and pushes Pee-Wee against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Griffin tries to take Dave Herman down... Pee-Wee stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
Dave Herman dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Dave Herman tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dave Herman!
Griffin ducks under...
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Dave Herman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Griffin is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin tries to take Dave Herman to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Pee-Wee is with his back on the ground now.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Pee-Wee
Griffin tries to move to full mount
Griffin's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Dave Herman to fight back!
Pee-Wee tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Pee-Wee
Griffin is in closed guard... Pee-Wee tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
Dave Herman is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Dave Herman is in half guard over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Pee-Wee's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pee-Wee blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dave Herman is in half guard over Griffin
Dave Herman tries to pass Forrest Griffin's guard...
Forrest Griffin's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Dave Herman is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Dave Herman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dave Herman is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Dave Herman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dave Herman is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Dave Herman is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Pee-Wee
He succeeds!
Dave Herman is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Pee-Wee's cheek from the guard.
Dave Herman uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Dave Herman to fight back!
Pee-Wee tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Dave Herman fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Pee-Wee throws a lazy kick
Griffin dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Forrest Griffin circles around Pee-Wee
Forrest Griffin and Pee-Wee engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Pee-Wee.
Forrest Griffin takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Griffin doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Pee-Wee's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Pee-Wee's Chin is beginning to swell
Pee-Wee has a small cut in his Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Pee-Wee doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Pee-Wee forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Griffin pushes Dave Herman againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Pee-Wee cannot escape Forrest Griffin's clinch! Forrest Griffin is just brutalizing Pee-Wee with punches time and time again!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin launches a few hard punches to Dave Herman's ribs!
Dave Herman's ribs shows the damage! Forrest Griffin is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Pee-Wee doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Pee-Wee forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dave Herman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Griffin is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal punches to Pee-Wee's face while in the clinch!
Pee-Wee can't take many more shots like those!
Pee-Wee's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch to Dave Herman ribs and the tries to trip him
Dave Herman loses balance and goes to the ground
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Pee-Wee
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Dave Herman's guard...
Forrest Griffin manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Pee-Wee
Griffin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dave Herman, who is barely covering up!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Griffin is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Dave Herman fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Forrest Griffin is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Pee-Wee and pushes him away!
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Griffin moves forward and holds Pee-Wee
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin was tooling Dave Herman for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Dave Herman lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Forrest Griffin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Griffin circles out and slips free of Dave Herman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Griffin leads with a punch
Dave Herman evades but whiffs with a counter.
Pee-Wee misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Pee-Wee's head
Those punches are hitting! Pee-Wee covers his head!
Pee-Wee doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Pee-Wee forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin and Dave Herman are cliched up against the cage. Griffin steps for a throw
Dave Herman is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pee-Wee launches a few hard punches to Forrest Griffin's ribs!
Griffin struggles and protects himself.
Pee-Wee clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Forrest Griffin pushes away Pee-Wee trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pee-Wee stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Griffin goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
There is a small laceration on Dave Herman's Chin
Dave Herman seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Forrest Griffin!
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Forrest Griffin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pee-Wee goes down.
Crushing shot to Pee-Wee's body! He's holding his side
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Pee-Wee
Griffin fires a barrage of punches at Pee-Wee's head!
This is bad! Griffin is just pounding on Dave Herman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Pee-Wee's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Pee-Wee
Pee-Wee tries to close his guard around Griffin
He is not able to do it
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Pee-Wee
Forrest Griffin tries to pass to half guard...
Dave Herman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Griffin looks to work from half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Pee-Wee
Forrest Griffin tries to free his leg
Forrest Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Pee-Wee's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Dave Herman
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Pee-Wee's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Pee-Wee doesn't fight back!
This is over! That impact from Forrest Griffin has left Pee-Wee laying flat on the mat!
Pee-Wee has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (Elbows) at 2:39 Round 2
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 14/22 (64%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/20 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 189 s
Statistics: Dave Herman
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 189 s
Pee-Wee started strong, then kinda stopped bothering and let Forrest manhandle him thereafter. He showed glimpses of potential stardom, so I really hope he doesn't get neglected going forward.