Post by The Sandmen on Feb 3, 2012 14:09:54 GMT -5
Forrest Griffin! Forrest Griffin! This is what the people are chanting here.
Forrest Griffin is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Tank Abbot doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Griffin and Tank move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A left hook from Tank
falls short.
Tank misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Forrest Griffin's mind is definitely in the fight, Tank just got nailed! Forrest Griffin saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Tank is going to have a headache after this one.
Tank's Chin is bruised after the punishment he's received!
Tank jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Tank Abbot pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Tank doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Tank forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Forrest Griffin pushes away Tank trying to keep the fight at striking range
Tank doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Forrest Griffin
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin tries to take Tank Abbot down... Tank stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Tank's jaw!
Tank's Chin is beginning to swell
Tank has a small cut in his Chin
Tank doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Tank forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank Abbot 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.
Tank clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
One, two, three! Griffin doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Tank's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank Abbot pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tank Abbot
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank pushes off of Forrest Griffin and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Griffin stumbles backwards but Tank Abbot chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank takes a break to breathe while holding Forrest Griffin.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
As the fight continues it seems that Tank Abbot is taking the best of the fight.
Tremendous strikes from Tank!
Griffin blocks with confidence
Tank clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Forrest Griffin chases Tank and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Tank steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Tank's face, followed by knees to the body from Forrest Griffin!
Bang! Tank can take many more shots like that!
Tank has a small cut in his Right cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Tank Abbot pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tank Abbot
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin tries to take Tank Abbot down... Tank stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Tank's jaw!
Tank has a small cut in his Chin
Tank Abbot pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tank Abbot
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Forrest Griffin!
Tank Abbot is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Tank! It would have finished this fight.
Tank tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tank launches a flurry of punches
Griffin slips out of danger.
Not a desirable position that Tank is in now. Forrest Griffin is well known for his strong and relentless GnP.
A bad move from Tank Abbot
allows Griffin to land a solid head kick.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Tank was not intelligently defending himself!
Tank's Chin is beginning to swell
Tank has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Forrest Griffin by TKO (High kick) at 2:55 Round 1
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/16 (44%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Tank Abbot
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
A decent performance by Forrest Griffin today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
Tank Abbot was making the people snore here. ManMMA management should talk with this guy.
What a fight!
Forrest Griffin is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Tank Abbot doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Griffin and Tank move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A left hook from Tank
falls short.
Tank misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Forrest Griffin's mind is definitely in the fight, Tank just got nailed! Forrest Griffin saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Tank is going to have a headache after this one.
Tank's Chin is bruised after the punishment he's received!
Tank jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Tank Abbot pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Tank doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Tank forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Forrest Griffin pushes away Tank trying to keep the fight at striking range
Tank doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Forrest Griffin
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin tries to take Tank Abbot down... Tank stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Tank's jaw!
Tank's Chin is beginning to swell
Tank has a small cut in his Chin
Tank doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Tank forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank Abbot 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.
Tank clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
One, two, three! Griffin doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Tank's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank Abbot pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tank Abbot
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank pushes off of Forrest Griffin and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Griffin stumbles backwards but Tank Abbot chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank takes a break to breathe while holding Forrest Griffin.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
As the fight continues it seems that Tank Abbot is taking the best of the fight.
Tremendous strikes from Tank!
Griffin blocks with confidence
Tank clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Forrest Griffin chases Tank and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Tank steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Tank's face, followed by knees to the body from Forrest Griffin!
Bang! Tank can take many more shots like that!
Tank has a small cut in his Right cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Tank Abbot pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tank Abbot
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin tries to take Tank Abbot down... Tank stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Tank's jaw!
Tank has a small cut in his Chin
Tank Abbot pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Tank Abbot
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Forrest Griffin!
Tank Abbot is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Tank! It would have finished this fight.
Tank tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tank launches a flurry of punches
Griffin slips out of danger.
Not a desirable position that Tank is in now. Forrest Griffin is well known for his strong and relentless GnP.
A bad move from Tank Abbot
allows Griffin to land a solid head kick.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Tank was not intelligently defending himself!
Tank's Chin is beginning to swell
Tank has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Forrest Griffin by TKO (High kick) at 2:55 Round 1
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/16 (44%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Tank Abbot
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
A decent performance by Forrest Griffin today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
Tank Abbot was making the people snore here. ManMMA management should talk with this guy.
What a fight!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!