Post by The Sandmen on May 16, 2012 16:04:43 GMT -5
ManMMA Heavyweight Championship
Brock Lesnar is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario).
Brock Lesnar 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.
Forrest Griffin glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Now Brock Lesnar put his title in contention against Griffin.
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.
Brock Lesnar comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Lesnar launches a hook to the body
Forrest Griffin moves aside looking for a counter...
Lesnar misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Griffin begins to launch a barrage of punches over Lesnar
this is getting worse and worse for Lesnar
Brock Lesnar and Griffin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Brock Lesnar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Brock Lesnar who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brock Lesnar shoots and grab Forrest Griffin's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Lesnar scoop up Forrest Griffin's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Griffin to the mat
Brock Lesnar is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Lesnar
He succeeds!
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Lesnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lesnar tries to cover his face,
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Lesnar's cheek from the guard.
Brock Lesnar uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Lesnar is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Brock Lesnar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Brock Lesnar looks to counter!
Brock Lesnar tries to open Griffin's guard...
Griffin breaks the lock and covers himself from Lesnar's punches
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Brock Lesnar storms over Griffin with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Forrest Griffin blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Lesnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lesnar tries to cover his face,
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Lesnar is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Brock Lesnar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Lesnar is trying to counter now!
Brock Lesnar throws down elbows...
Griffin is not making himself an easy target.
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Lesnar is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Brock Lesnar!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Brock Lesnar can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Brock Lesnar launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Lesnar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Lesnar
Deep breaths from Brock Lesnar who tries a hammer punch to Griffin's ribs.
Griffin blocks those punches
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Lesnar
Forrest Griffin pushes Lesnar's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Lesnar rolls and he's now on half guard over Forrest Griffin. Nice reversal.
Brock Lesnar is in half guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and shows Brock Lesnar a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Griffin uses his forearms to block the impact!
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Lesnar is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Griffin's ribs.
Griffin blocks Brock Lesnar's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Brock Lesnar looks to posture up and open Forrest Griffin's guard...
Brock Lesnar forces Forrest Griffin to open his guard.
Brock Lesnar is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Lesnar
He succeeds!
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Lesnar's cheek from the guard.
Brock Lesnar uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Lesnar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lesnar tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Griffin leans and gets Brock Lesnar's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
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.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
A right hand from Brock Lesnar
makes Griffin stumble back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Brock Lesnar fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Lesnar who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Lesnar.
Griffin grabs Brock Lesnar in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
They land solid! Good Strikes!
Lesnar's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Lesnar's face while in the clinch!
Lesnar can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Lesnar gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Forrest Griffin doesn't let Brock Lesnar get in on his legs.
Lesnar misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Big mistake from Brock Lesnar! Griffin tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Griffin is unable to lock that and Lesnar breaks the lock
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Lesnar holds his opponent and blocks his moves.
Lesnar is trying to counter now!
Lesnar grapple with Forrest Griffin and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Forrest Griffin managed to maintain his balances and move away from Lesnar
An overhand right from Brock Lesnar that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Griffin moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Brock Lesnar gets sloppy and Forrest Griffin tries to take advantage...
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Forrest Griffin pushes away Lesnar trying to keep the fight at striking range
Lesnar doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Forrest Griffin
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Griffin seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
A bad move from Brock Lesnar
almost puts his head in the path of Griffin's kick.
Poorly executed technique. Brock Lesnar looks to counter!
Brock Lesnar leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Lesnar shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin pushes away Lesnar trying to keep the fight at striking range
Lesnar doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Forrest Griffin
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Brock Lesnar embrace and tries to move away...
Brock Lesnar pushes Griffin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin grapple with Brock Lesnar and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Brock Lesnar falls hard on the mat with Forrest Griffin on top of him
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Lesnar
Forrest Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Griffin breaks the closed guard of Brock Lesnar and moves to half guard
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Brock Lesnar
Lesnar tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Lesnar uses his forearms to block the impact!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Brock Lesnar
Lesnar 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 1:25 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Brock Lesnar manages to switch to full guard.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Lesnar
Griffin is in closed guard... Lesnar tries to roll on the ground!
Forrest Griffin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Forrest Griffin wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Griffin drills Brock Lesnar's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Lesnar's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Brock Lesnar's Nose
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Lesnar
Forrest Griffin looks to posture up and open Brock Lesnar's guard...
Forrest Griffin forces Brock Lesnar to open his guard.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Lesnar
Forrest Griffin pushes Brock Lesnar against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Griffin jumps and tries to free his leg! Lesnar doesn't allow this but Forrest Griffin is able to get half guard here.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Lesnar
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Lesnar's being punished here!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Lesnar
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Brock Lesnar's guard...
Forrest Griffin manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Brock Lesnar
Griffin launches a vicious knee to Brock Lesnar's head!
Bang! You can hear Brock Lesnar's coner yelling to their fighter to escape now!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Brock Lesnar
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Brock Lesnar...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Forrest Griffin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Brock Lesnar efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Lesnar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Brock Lesnar. 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.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Here comes Forrest Griffin with a vicious middle kick!
Brock Lesnar dodges that one moving backwards
Griffin is holding Brock Lesnar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Brock Lesnar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Lesnar's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Brock Lesnar
Griffin delivers a few accurate elbows!
Lesnar is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Griffin is in rear mount over Lesnar
Lesnar has Griffin controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Lesnar manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Griffin
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Lesnar showing excellent timing, blasts Forrest Griffin with a right hand.
Griffin steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Brock Lesnar launches a body shot
Griffin dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Lesnar has a small cut in his Forehead
Lesnar tries to grapple
He puts Griffin in a double underhook!
Forrest Griffin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Griffin circles out and slips free of Brock Lesnar's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Brock Lesnar is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Griffin into his guard.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Lesnar
Griffin is in closed guard... Lesnar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Brock Lesnar is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Lesnar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Brock Lesnar controls the situation despite Forrest Griffin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Lesnar tries to grapple
Griffin moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Lesnar throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Griffin's defense muffles the blows.
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Brock Lesnar
Great move by Griffin who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Lesnar's head
Those punches are hitting! Lesnar covers his head!
Lesnar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Lesnar forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin fakes a few punches and advance towards Lesnar trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Brock Lesnar lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Griffin is standing while Lesnar is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar didn't see that coming. Griffin is in open guard over Lesnar now.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Lesnar
Forrest Griffin tries to open Lesnar's guard...
Lesnar breaks the lock and covers himself from Griffin's punches
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Brock Lesnar to fight back!
Lesnar tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Lesnar
Griffin struggles on the ground and tries to break Brock Lesnar's guard...
Lesnar doesn't want to free his opponent and Griffin continues in closed guard
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Lesnar
Griffin tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Forrest Griffin fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Lesnar
Terrible one sided match... Lesnar was not ready to fight a fighter of Forrest Griffin caliber.
Forrest Griffin tries to free his leg...
Forrest Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Lesnar's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Brock Lesnar
Forrest Griffin looks to pass to mount...
Griffin slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Brock Lesnar.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Lesnar cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Griffin can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Brock Lesnar efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Lesnar measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Griffin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lesnar clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Forrest Griffin fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Lesnar's face!
Lesnar's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Brock Lesnar's Forehead
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar is a bloody mess!
Lesnar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Lesnar
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Brock Lesnar's guard...
Forrest Griffin manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Brock Lesnar
Griffin tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar 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.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Lesnar measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Griffin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Lesnar's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Griffin
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Brock Lesnar efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Forrest Griffin takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Brock Lesnar shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Griffin is locking that Americana...
Punishing hold!
Brock Lesnar breaks that americana attempt!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Lesnar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Forrest Griffin doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Lesnar clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Griffin suddenly holds Brock Lesnar's arm and tries an armbar!
Lesnar can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Forrest Griffin!
Brock Lesnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Brock Lesnar's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Lesnar is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Brock Lesnar!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
You can see Lesnar's blood making stains in the mat.
Forrest Griffin wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Griffin drills Brock Lesnar's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Lesnar's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Brock Lesnar's Nose
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Brock Lesnar
Lesnar doesn't stop bleeding.
Forrest Griffin throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Lesnar's eyes...
That's more than Lesnar can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Forrest Griffin by Submission (Armbar) at 4:07 Round 3
Statistics: Brock Lesnar
Punches 4/11 (36%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/33 (12%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 544 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/14 (57%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/32 (47%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 536 s
Forrest Griffin wins the Heavyweight title!
HOLY SHIT!!!
I donno what else I can say. Really. Forrest used the bulk of the first round to wear on Brock's stamina, which proved very effective in the second round. when he came out and started doing some damage. Come round 3, Forrest was A LOT fresher, and just finished the chipping away process and took advantage of the submission attempt Brock left him.
INSANE result. Just insane.