Post by The Sandmen on Jun 2, 2017 8:20:49 GMT -5
Kimbo Slice shifts back and forth nervously.
Forrest Griffin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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.
Kimbo Slice comes with a 4 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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Kimbo and Griffin move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Kimbo tries to grapple
He puts Griffin in a double underhook!
Forrest Griffin pushes away Kimbo trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kimbo doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Forrest Griffin
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Forrest Griffin is on his back after that attempt
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Kimbo Slice to fight back!
Several good body shots
land on Griffin.
Kimbo Slice attempts to cut off Griffin with punches
Griffin avoids getting cornered.
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Kimbo Slice
Great move by Griffin who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Kimbo tries to take Forrest Griffin down... Griffin stumbles backwards and Kimbo Slice launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Griffin's jaw!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Forrest Griffin!
Kimbo Slice is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Kimbo! It would have finished this fight.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Kimbo Slice to fight back!
Brutal combination from Kimbo Slice!
Griffin moves aside and dodges.
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Griffin moves forward and holds Kimbo
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kimbo tries to take Forrest Griffin down... Griffin stumbles backwards and Kimbo Slice launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Griffin's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Kimbo Slice is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Kimbo catches an ankle and Griffin is tripped to the mat!
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and shows Kimbo Slice 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Griffin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Griffin
Kimbo is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kimbo Slice!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Forrest Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Griffin is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Griffin delivers a few accurate elbows!
Kimbo is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Kimbo's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kimbo has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Griffin is in rear mount over Kimbo
Forrest Griffin storms over Kimbo with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Kimbo Slice blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Kimbo Slice tries to take advantage...
Kimbo has Griffin controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Kimbo Slice 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 side mount over Kimbo Slice
Forrest Griffin looks to pass to mount...
Griffin slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kimbo Slice.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo tries to stand up!
Griffin doesn't allow him!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo Slice 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 Kimbo Slice
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Kimbo Slice efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Griffin delivers a few accurate elbows!
Kimbo is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Kimbo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kimbo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Griffin is in rear mount over Kimbo
Forrest Griffin isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Punishing hold!
Kimbo locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Forrest Griffin unil he can pull his arm free! Griffin lost his dominant position.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Griffin
Kimbo Slice hovers above Griffin
Good punches to Griffin's body.
Kimbo Slice is in closed guard over Griffin
Kimbo tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Kimbo Slice fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Kimbo Slice is in half guard over Griffin
Kimbo Slice 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.
Kimbo Slice is in half guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
Kimbo doesn't allow him!
Kimbo Slice is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Kimbo's cheek from the guard.
Kimbo Slice uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Kimbo Slice is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Kimbo Slice is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Kimbo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Kimbo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Kimbo Slice tries to take advantage...
Kimbo tries to open up Forrest Griffin's defense faking a few punches.
Forrest Griffin wraps his arms around Kimbo's arms and counters the punches.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Griffin has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Kimbo follows Forrest Griffin
only to get counter punched in a big way! Kimbo needs to stop playing Forrest Griffin's game or he'll get knocked out!
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Kimbo Slice takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Kimbo Slice closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Pulverizing punch to Griffin's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Griffin jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Forrest Griffin pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kimbo tries to take Forrest Griffin down... Griffin stumbles backwards and Kimbo Slice launches a few punches...
Forrest Griffin dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Kimbo Slice gets sloppy and Forrest Griffin tries to take advantage...
Griffin throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Griffin throws a lazy kick
Kimbo blocks and keeps his distance.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Quick hook by Kimbo Slice
glances off Griffin's arms.
Griffin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Forrest Griffin has found an opening in the defense of Kimbo, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Kimbo's ribs.
Kimbo moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Here comes Forrest Griffin with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Kimbo's ribs!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Kimbo.
Kimbo follows Forrest Griffin
only to get counter punched in a big way! Kimbo needs to stop playing Forrest Griffin's game or he'll get knocked out!
Kimbo moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin struggles a bit before breaking Kimbo's attemp of grappling
Forrest Griffin goes with a looping right hand while Kimbo Slice jumps back and jabs
Kimbo seems staggered and Forrest Griffin runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Not a desiderable position that Kimbo is in now. Forrest Griffin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Brutal combination from Forrest Griffin!
Kimbo is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Kimbo's Chin is beginning to swell
Kimbo has a small cut in his Chin
That punishment by Forrest Griffin has left Kimbo staggered! Forrest Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
Kimbo Slice continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Kimbo stumbles backwards staggered and Forrest Griffin launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Kimbo is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
That punishment by Forrest Griffin has left Kimbo staggered! Forrest Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
Griffin is standing while Kimbo is on the ground on his back
Kimbo Slice continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Griffin decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Kimbo's guard.
Kimbo did not see that coming! Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Kimbo now.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Kimbo
Griffin tries to stand up!
Kimbo doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Kimbo
Forrest 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
Griffin climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Griffin is standing while Kimbo is on the ground on his back
Griffin cartwheels towards Kimbo!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Kimbo Slice.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Kimbo Slice
Kimbo Slice 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.
Kimbo misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Griffin tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Kimbo Slice efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Kimbo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Kimbo doesn't fight back!
Kimbo's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Kimbo Slice efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Kimbo Slice efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Kimbo Slice
Forrest Griffin takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kimbo Slice shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Crippling lock!
Kimbo struggles to free himself
Griffin shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Forrest Griffin by Submission (Americana) at 4:38 Round 2
Statistics: Kimbo Slice
Punches 7/20 (35%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/14 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 303 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 16/22 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/28 (39%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 281 s
Kimbo vs. Forrest for #1 Contender. This feels like old-school ManMMA days!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!