Post by The Sandmen on Jun 15, 2015 18:42:09 GMT -5
Tyson Griffin doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Gilbert Melendez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Griffin and Melendez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Gilbert Melendez launches a body shot
Griffin evades.
Poorly executed technique. Gilbert Melendez looks to counter!
Crisp uppercut by Melendez followed by a hard jab
Tyson Griffin stumbles back.
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Melendez doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez goes with a looping right hand while Tyson Griffin jumps back and jabs
Melendez only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Melendez wants nothing of that and pushes Griffin.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Melendez is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Griffin's jaw!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Melendez launches a furious hook!
That hits Griffin's chin like a wrecking ball! Griffin loses balance and goes to the mat.
Melendez is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Melendez opts to jump inside Griffin's guard.
Griffin didn't see that coming. Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin now.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
Melendez moves on the ground
Melendez cannot take advantage in the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Melendez
He is not able to do it
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
Gilbert Melendez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Griffin's face!
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to Melendez's cheek from the guard.
Gilbert Melendez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Melendez moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to Melendez's cheek from the guard.
Gilbert Melendez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Griffin
Good looking punches from Gilbert Melendez on the ground
They could take their toll on Griffin.
There is a small laceration on Tyson Griffin's Nose
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over 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
Melendez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Zalgiris Arena (Kaunas, Lithuania) are cheering for the fighters.
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Melendez with a double overhooks!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Melendez decides to launch some tentative punches
Gilbert Melendez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Griffin's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tremendous strikes from Griffin!
Some big punches are landing!
Melendez has a small cut in his Chin
Gilbert Melendez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Gilbert Melendez who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Griffin hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Crushing shot to Griffin's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gilbert Melendez postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Griffin hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tyson Griffin pushes away Melendez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Melendez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tyson Griffin
Melendez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melendez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tyson Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Tyson Griffin pushes Melendez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Gilbert Melendez.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Gilbert Melendez fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Melendez who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin stumbles backwards and Gilbert Melendez circles to get the center of the cage
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Griffin moves back and takes a deep breath.
Griffin steps backwards away from Gilbert Melendez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gilbert Melendez is opening up on Griffin and raining down combinations!
Griffin's corner looks worried!
There is a small laceration on Tyson Griffin's Mouth
Gilbert Melendez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Griffin goes down.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Several good body shots
land on Griffin.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Griffin moves forward and holds Melendez
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melendez gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Melendez blocks Tyson Griffin's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Griffin
Melendez is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Griffin
Gilbert Melendez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Melendez drills Tyson Griffin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Griffin's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tyson Griffin's Nose
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Griffin
Melendez tries to escape from the closed guard
Melendez succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin doesn't stop bleeding.
Griffin measures the resilience of Melendez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Melendez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Gilbert Melendez looks to counter!
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Griffin's face with those brutal elbows! Griffin needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Griffin's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Gilbert Melendez has left Griffin staggered! Gilbert Melendez should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
As the fight continues it seems that Gilbert Melendez is taking the best of the fight.
Melendez moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
That punishment by Gilbert Melendez has left Griffin staggered! Gilbert Melendez should try push forward now and finish this!
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Griffin
Melendez knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Tyson Griffin is having a nightmare! John McCarthy watches for the moment he has to end this!
Gilbert Melendez turns out the lights for Griffin! What an astonishing KO by Melendez!
Griffin's Right eye is beginning to swell
Griffin has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by KO (GnP) at 1:42 Round 2
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 160 s
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 16/20 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/16 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Melendez in top form denominated this one.
Gilbert Melendez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Griffin and Melendez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Gilbert Melendez launches a body shot
Griffin evades.
Poorly executed technique. Gilbert Melendez looks to counter!
Crisp uppercut by Melendez followed by a hard jab
Tyson Griffin stumbles back.
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Melendez doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez goes with a looping right hand while Tyson Griffin jumps back and jabs
Melendez only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Melendez wants nothing of that and pushes Griffin.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Melendez is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Griffin's jaw!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Melendez launches a furious hook!
That hits Griffin's chin like a wrecking ball! Griffin loses balance and goes to the mat.
Melendez is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Melendez opts to jump inside Griffin's guard.
Griffin didn't see that coming. Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin now.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
Melendez moves on the ground
Melendez cannot take advantage in the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Melendez
He is not able to do it
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
Gilbert Melendez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Griffin's face!
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to Melendez's cheek from the guard.
Gilbert Melendez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Melendez moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to Melendez's cheek from the guard.
Gilbert Melendez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Griffin
Good looking punches from Gilbert Melendez on the ground
They could take their toll on Griffin.
There is a small laceration on Tyson Griffin's Nose
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over 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
Melendez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Zalgiris Arena (Kaunas, Lithuania) are cheering for the fighters.
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Melendez with a double overhooks!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Melendez decides to launch some tentative punches
Gilbert Melendez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Griffin's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tremendous strikes from Griffin!
Some big punches are landing!
Melendez has a small cut in his Chin
Gilbert Melendez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Gilbert Melendez who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Griffin hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Crushing shot to Griffin's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gilbert Melendez postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Griffin hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tyson Griffin pushes away Melendez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Melendez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tyson Griffin
Melendez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melendez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tyson Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Tyson Griffin pushes Melendez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Gilbert Melendez.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Gilbert Melendez fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Melendez who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin stumbles backwards and Gilbert Melendez circles to get the center of the cage
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Griffin moves back and takes a deep breath.
Griffin steps backwards away from Gilbert Melendez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gilbert Melendez is opening up on Griffin and raining down combinations!
Griffin's corner looks worried!
There is a small laceration on Tyson Griffin's Mouth
Gilbert Melendez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Griffin goes down.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Several good body shots
land on Griffin.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Griffin moves forward and holds Melendez
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melendez gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Melendez blocks Tyson Griffin's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Griffin
Melendez is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Griffin
Gilbert Melendez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Melendez drills Tyson Griffin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Griffin's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tyson Griffin's Nose
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Griffin
Melendez tries to escape from the closed guard
Melendez succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin doesn't stop bleeding.
Griffin measures the resilience of Melendez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Melendez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Gilbert Melendez looks to counter!
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Griffin's face with those brutal elbows! Griffin needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Griffin's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Gilbert Melendez has left Griffin staggered! Gilbert Melendez should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Griffin
As the fight continues it seems that Gilbert Melendez is taking the best of the fight.
Melendez moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
That punishment by Gilbert Melendez has left Griffin staggered! Gilbert Melendez should try push forward now and finish this!
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Griffin
Melendez knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Tyson Griffin is having a nightmare! John McCarthy watches for the moment he has to end this!
Gilbert Melendez turns out the lights for Griffin! What an astonishing KO by Melendez!
Griffin's Right eye is beginning to swell
Griffin has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by KO (GnP) at 1:42 Round 2
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 160 s
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 16/20 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/16 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Melendez in top form denominated this one.