Post by The Sandmen on Sept 6, 2018 9:03:57 GMT -5
Shogun Rua doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Griffin 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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The fight gets underway.
Shogun throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Shogun Rua!
Griffin is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Superb haymaker by Griffin
that lands on Shogun's face like a cannon ball!
Forrest Griffin throws an uppercut
Shogun slips it.
Shogun Rua charges at Griffin throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Griffin is rocked!
Forrest Griffin tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Forrest Griffin throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Shogun's chin! That stops Shogun in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Right eye
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Forrest Griffin jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Griffin seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Shogun Rua!
Griffin is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Tremendous strikes from Griffin!
Shogun blocks with confidence
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Shogun launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Griffin with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Forrest Griffin goes with a looping right hand while Shogun Rua jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Shogun seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Crisp uppercut by Shogun followed by a hard jab
Forrest Griffin stumbles back.
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Forrest Griffin has found an opening in the defense of Shogun, launching a big uppercut
Shogun Rua is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Superb haymaker by Shogun
that lands on Griffin's face like a cannon ball!
Forrest Griffin takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Shogun Rua takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Griffin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Forrest Griffin jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Quick hook by Forrest Griffin
glances off Shogun's arms.
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Shogun who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Shogun pushes Forrest Griffin against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Griffin's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Griffin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Shogun Rua looks to counter!
Shogun Rua gets control of Forrest Griffin's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Griffin's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun is locking that Standing Guillotine...
Shogun is locking that Standing Guillotine...
Crippling lock!
Griffin struggles to free himself
Forrest Griffin shakes him off and staves off danger.
Shogun Rua tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun circles out and slips free of Forrest Griffin's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and launches himself over Forrest Griffin
Great move by Shogun who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Forrest Griffin is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Shogun Rua gets the advantage
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in open guard over Griffin
Shogun tries to move to full mount
Shogun succeeds
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Shogun is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Shogun Rua for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Griffin time to recover... 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.
Shogun Rua's mind is definitely in the fight, Griffin just got nailed! Shogun Rua saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Griffin is going to have a headache after this one.
The ref pulls off Shogun Rua! Griffin seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Shogun Rua by TKO (Punch) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 18/25 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 18 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 10/20 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 18 s
Rua shreds Forrest.
Do you guys remember when Forrest beat Rua IRL? That was huge. A sliver before my time major re-immersion into MMA, but huge none the less. One of the first PPVs I watched as I was starting to get back into it was Forrest vs. Evans. I miss walking to Norms in the middle of the night to watch UFC, then walking home half-stoned, drunk, or none of those things.
Ferocious staredown by Griffin 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
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Shogun throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Shogun Rua!
Griffin is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Superb haymaker by Griffin
that lands on Shogun's face like a cannon ball!
Forrest Griffin throws an uppercut
Shogun slips it.
Shogun Rua charges at Griffin throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Griffin is rocked!
Forrest Griffin tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Forrest Griffin throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Shogun's chin! That stops Shogun in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Right eye
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Forrest Griffin jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Griffin seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Shogun Rua!
Griffin is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Tremendous strikes from Griffin!
Shogun blocks with confidence
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Shogun launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Griffin with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Forrest Griffin goes with a looping right hand while Shogun Rua jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Shogun seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Crisp uppercut by Shogun followed by a hard jab
Forrest Griffin stumbles back.
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Forrest Griffin has found an opening in the defense of Shogun, launching a big uppercut
Shogun Rua is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Superb haymaker by Shogun
that lands on Griffin's face like a cannon ball!
Forrest Griffin takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Shogun Rua takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Griffin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Forrest Griffin jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Quick hook by Forrest Griffin
glances off Shogun's arms.
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Shogun who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Shogun pushes Forrest Griffin against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Griffin's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Shogun Rua pushes Griffin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Shogun Rua looks to counter!
Shogun Rua gets control of Forrest Griffin's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Griffin's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun is locking that Standing Guillotine...
Shogun is locking that Standing Guillotine...
Crippling lock!
Griffin struggles to free himself
Forrest Griffin shakes him off and staves off danger.
Shogun Rua tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun circles out and slips free of Forrest Griffin's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Shogun Rua fakes a punch and launches himself over Forrest Griffin
Great move by Shogun who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Forrest Griffin is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Shogun Rua gets the advantage
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in open guard over Griffin
Shogun tries to move to full mount
Shogun succeeds
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Shogun is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Shogun Rua for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Griffin time to recover... 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.
Shogun Rua's mind is definitely in the fight, Griffin just got nailed! Shogun Rua saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Griffin is going to have a headache after this one.
The ref pulls off Shogun Rua! Griffin seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Shogun Rua by TKO (Punch) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 18/25 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 18 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 10/20 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 18 s
Rua shreds Forrest.
Do you guys remember when Forrest beat Rua IRL? That was huge. A sliver before my time major re-immersion into MMA, but huge none the less. One of the first PPVs I watched as I was starting to get back into it was Forrest vs. Evans. I miss walking to Norms in the middle of the night to watch UFC, then walking home half-stoned, drunk, or none of those things.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!