Post by The Sandmen on Oct 16, 2019 5:43:35 GMT -5
Forrest Griffin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Chael Sonnen glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Forrest Griffin is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Forrest Griffin and Chael Sonnen touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Sonnen is holding Forrest Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Chael Sonnen
Sonnen misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Forrest Griffin tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Chael Sonnen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Griffin is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Griffin
Sonnen is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen looks to be in very good shape.
Sonnen 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.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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.
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
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 Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Forrest Griffin in his guard...
Forrest Griffin rolls him over and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen has Griffin controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Griffin is unable to move under Sonnen control.
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen has given his back to Forrest Griffin who is trying to get one hook in!
Forrest Griffin has one hook in!
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen with one hook in
Griffin works on the ground with his fingers over Sonnen's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki saw it!
Mario Yamasaki takes away one point from Forrest Griffin for eye poke.
Mario Yamasaki allows Sonnen 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.
Sonnen has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sonnen decides to launch some tentative punches
Forrest Griffin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sonnen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Forrest Griffin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Sonnen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Griffin's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Griffin tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Chael Sonnen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sonnen drills Forrest Griffin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Griffin's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Chael Sonnen storms over Griffin with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Forrest Griffin blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin 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 Sonnen's moves.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin 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 Sonnen's moves.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Forrest Griffin
surprises Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Forrest Griffin
Griffin counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Sonnen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Forrest Griffin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Sonnen moves on the ground
Sonnen cannot take advantage in the ground
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Griffin tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Griffin
Sonnen is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sonnen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Sonnen's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Forrest Griffin rolls Chael Sonnen to his stomach and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sonnen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Chael Sonnen. 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.
Sonnen is holding Forrest Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Chael Sonnen
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Sonnen is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Griffin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chael Sonnen's punches
Griffin measures the resilience of Sonnen's chin with an uppercut while Sonnen lands some great crosses.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Sonnen stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Forrest Griffin is coming in again!
Sonnen follows Forrest Griffin
only to get counter punched in a big way! Sonnen needs to stop playing Forrest Griffin's game or he'll get knocked out!
Sonnen's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chael Sonnen seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Forrest Griffin!
Sonnen throws a lazy kick
Griffin dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Mouth
Not a desiderable position that Sonnen is in now. Forrest Griffin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Forrest Griffin chases Sonnen and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Sonnen steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Forrest Griffin turns out the lights for Sonnen! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (Punches) at 0:55 Round 2
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 1/13 (8%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Sonnen did well, but Griffin's size and betterness perhaps played a role.
Chael Sonnen glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Forrest Griffin is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Forrest Griffin and Chael Sonnen touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Sonnen is holding Forrest Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Chael Sonnen
Sonnen misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Forrest Griffin tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Chael Sonnen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Griffin is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Griffin
Sonnen is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen looks to be in very good shape.
Sonnen 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.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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.
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
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 Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Forrest Griffin in his guard...
Forrest Griffin rolls him over and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen has Griffin controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Griffin is unable to move under Sonnen control.
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen has given his back to Forrest Griffin who is trying to get one hook in!
Forrest Griffin has one hook in!
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen with one hook in
Griffin works on the ground with his fingers over Sonnen's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki saw it!
Mario Yamasaki takes away one point from Forrest Griffin for eye poke.
Mario Yamasaki allows Sonnen 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.
Sonnen has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sonnen decides to launch some tentative punches
Forrest Griffin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sonnen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Forrest Griffin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Sonnen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Griffin's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Griffin tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Chael Sonnen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sonnen drills Forrest Griffin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Griffin's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Chael Sonnen storms over Griffin with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Forrest Griffin blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin 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 Sonnen's moves.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin 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 Sonnen's moves.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Forrest Griffin
surprises Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Forrest Griffin
Griffin counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Sonnen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Forrest Griffin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Griffin
Sonnen moves on the ground
Sonnen cannot take advantage in the ground
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Griffin tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Griffin
Sonnen is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sonnen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Sonnen's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Forrest Griffin rolls Chael Sonnen to his stomach and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sonnen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Griffin is in rear mount over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Chael Sonnen. 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.
Sonnen is holding Forrest Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Chael Sonnen
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Sonnen is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Griffin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chael Sonnen's punches
Griffin measures the resilience of Sonnen's chin with an uppercut while Sonnen lands some great crosses.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Sonnen stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Forrest Griffin is coming in again!
Sonnen follows Forrest Griffin
only to get counter punched in a big way! Sonnen needs to stop playing Forrest Griffin's game or he'll get knocked out!
Sonnen's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chael Sonnen seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Forrest Griffin!
Sonnen throws a lazy kick
Griffin dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Mouth
Not a desiderable position that Sonnen is in now. Forrest Griffin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Forrest Griffin chases Sonnen and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Sonnen steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Forrest Griffin turns out the lights for Sonnen! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (Punches) at 0:55 Round 2
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 1/13 (8%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Sonnen did well, but Griffin's size and betterness perhaps played a role.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!