Post by The Sandmen on Apr 8, 2014 17:22:25 GMT -5
Tyson Griffin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Ferocious staredown by Faber while Herb Dean recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Griffin and Faber move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Brilliant combination from Tyson Griffin
Faber is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Griffin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Griffin is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Faber blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Urijah Faber looks to counter!
Urijah Faber wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Faber drills Tyson Griffin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Griffin's Nose is beginning to swell
Griffin has a small cut in his Nose
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Tyson Griffin. 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 Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Urijah Faber!
That one almost breaks Griffin's chin! He is knocked down!
Griffin's Chin is beginning to swell
Faber is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Faber is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Faber shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Faber decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Griffin's guard.
Griffin tries to fight back with his feet and Faber just needs another plan now.
Faber is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Tyson Griffin 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 Faber's moves.
Faber is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Tyson Griffin is standing now.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Griffin is holding Urijah Faber's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Urijah Faber loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber 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 side mount over Urijah Faber
Tyson Griffin looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Urijah Faber takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Faber 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 closed guard over Faber
Griffin is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite Tyson Griffin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Faber's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Griffin tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
Crushing shot to Griffin's body! He's holding his side
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Griffin is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Faber blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Griffin's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Griffin doesn't fight back!
Griffin's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Tyson Griffin tries a hook to the body
but Faber manages to dodge it
Faber is trying to counter now!
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber and Tyson Griffin are cliched up against the cage. Faber hammers Griffin face and hooks Griffin leg
Tyson Griffin is on his back after that trip
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Griffin
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Griffin's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Griffin
0:41 Round 2 and Faber is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Faber tries to escape from the closed guard
Faber succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Griffin's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin 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 Faber's moves.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin 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 Faber's moves.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin 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 Faber's moves.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber 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! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber succeeds
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite Tyson Griffin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to escape from the full mount...
Urijah Faber is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Griffin's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Tyson Griffin's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Herb Dean is asking Griffin to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Griffin.
Griffin has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Urijah Faber by TKO (GnP) at 2:08 Round 2
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/29 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 287 s
Shockingly on-point Faber makes short work of a once-legit-as-hell Tyson Griffin. Interesting turn of events here. I am really looking forward to this LW final.
Ferocious staredown by Faber while Herb Dean recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Griffin and Faber move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Brilliant combination from Tyson Griffin
Faber is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Griffin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Griffin is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Faber blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Urijah Faber looks to counter!
Urijah Faber wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Faber drills Tyson Griffin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Griffin's Nose is beginning to swell
Griffin has a small cut in his Nose
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Tyson Griffin. 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 Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Urijah Faber!
That one almost breaks Griffin's chin! He is knocked down!
Griffin's Chin is beginning to swell
Faber is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Faber is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Faber shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Faber decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Griffin's guard.
Griffin tries to fight back with his feet and Faber just needs another plan now.
Faber is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Tyson Griffin 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 Faber's moves.
Faber is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Tyson Griffin is standing now.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Griffin is holding Urijah Faber's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Urijah Faber loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber 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 side mount over Urijah Faber
Tyson Griffin looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Urijah Faber takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Faber 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 closed guard over Faber
Griffin is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite Tyson Griffin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Faber's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Griffin tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
Crushing shot to Griffin's body! He's holding his side
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Faber
Griffin is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Faber blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Griffin's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Griffin doesn't fight back!
Griffin's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Tyson Griffin tries a hook to the body
but Faber manages to dodge it
Faber is trying to counter now!
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber and Tyson Griffin are cliched up against the cage. Faber hammers Griffin face and hooks Griffin leg
Tyson Griffin is on his back after that trip
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Griffin
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Griffin's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Griffin
0:41 Round 2 and Faber is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Faber tries to escape from the closed guard
Faber succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Griffin's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin 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 Faber's moves.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin 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 Faber's moves.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin 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 Faber's moves.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber 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! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Griffin
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber succeeds
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite Tyson Griffin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to escape from the full mount...
Urijah Faber is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Griffin's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Tyson Griffin's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Herb Dean is asking Griffin to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Griffin.
Griffin has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Urijah Faber by TKO (GnP) at 2:08 Round 2
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/29 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 287 s
Shockingly on-point Faber makes short work of a once-legit-as-hell Tyson Griffin. Interesting turn of events here. I am really looking forward to this LW final.