Post by The Sandmen on Nov 8, 2020 21:22:36 GMT -5
Kyoji Horiguchi glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Tyson Griffin is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Tyson Griffin throws a combo
Horiguchi punches back but nobody connects.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Superb haymaker by Griffin
that lands on Horiguchi's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Kyoji Horiguchi leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Horiguchi shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin tries to break the clinch... Kyoji Horiguchi launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Griffin breaks the clinch and the knee goes wide!
Kyoji Horiguchi is in open guard over Griffin
Horiguchi tries to improve position.
Griffin adjusts and closes his guard.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to Horiguchi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Horiguchi tries to cover his face,
Kyoji Horiguchi is in open guard over Griffin
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to pass to half guard...
Tyson Griffin's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Kyoji Horiguchi is in closed guard over Griffin
Horiguchi is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Kyoji Horiguchi uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Kyoji Horiguchi is in closed guard over Griffin
Horiguchi is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi is taking this opportunity to rest.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Kyoji Horiguchi is in closed guard over Griffin
Horiguchi is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Kyoji Horiguchi uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Horiguchi tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kyoji Horiguchi hovers above Griffin
Tyson Griffin stops him from throwing strikes.
Kyoji Horiguchi is in closed guard over Griffin
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to better his position on the ground...
Horiguchi breaks the closed guard of Tyson Griffin and moves to half guard
Kyoji Horiguchi is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to trap Kyoji Horiguchi in his guard.
Kyoji Horiguchi keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyoji Horiguchi is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Horiguchi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Horiguchi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Kyoji Horiguchi to fight back!
Kyoji Horiguchi looks to pass to mount...
Horiguchi slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tyson Griffin.
Kyoji Horiguchi is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Kyoji Horiguchi in his guard...
Kyoji Horiguchi rolls him over and takes his back!
Horiguchi is in rear mount over Griffin
Griffin has Horiguchi 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.
Kyoji Horiguchi is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to trap Kyoji Horiguchi in his guard.
Kyoji Horiguchi keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Horiguchi is holding Tyson Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Kyoji Horiguchi launches a body shot
Griffin dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Horiguchi's Nose is beginning to swell
Horiguchi has a small cut in his Nose
Kyoji Horiguchi fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Tyson Griffin! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
An overhand right from Kyoji Horiguchi that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Griffin moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Griffin leads with a punch
Kyoji Horiguchi avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Horiguchi moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Griffin's thigh!
Kyoji Horiguchi just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Griffin quickly defends.
Horiguchi clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
A furious flurry of punches from Tyson Griffin
just misses Horiguchi.
Kyoji Horiguchi wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Griffin!
Tyson Griffin is opening up on Horiguchi and raining down combinations!
Horiguchi doesn't look worried as he defends.
Horiguchi tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kyoji Horiguchi jabs at Griffin
to no visible effect.
Griffin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kyoji Horiguchi didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Tyson Griffin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin tries to free his leg
Tyson Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Horiguchi's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Horiguchi's face!
Kyoji Horiguchi blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi tries to show some ground skills
Griffin uses his strength to keep Griffin at a disadvantage
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Tyson Griffin fakes some punches
Horiguchi ties him up.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Tyson Griffin paws at Horiguchi.
Horiguchi answers with solid punches!
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Tyson Griffin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kyoji Horiguchi jabs at Griffin
hitting his chest.
Some counter punches against Tyson Griffin
land while he's on his bicycle.
Kyoji Horiguchi throws a combo
Tyson Griffin ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Horiguchi swings again, only to get countered once more! Horiguchi is looking bad here!
Horiguchi is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Kyoji Horiguchi swings...
...no good.
Poorly executed technique. Tyson Griffin looks to counter!
Griffin is holding Kyoji Horiguchi's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kyoji Horiguchi loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Tyson Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Kyoji Horiguchi manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin moves to better his position on the ground...
Tyson Griffin viciously slams hammer blows to Horiguchi's face!
There is a small laceration on Kyoji Horiguchi's Forehead
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Horiguchi
Griffin throws a few hammer fists to the face of Kyoji Horiguchi
Solid shots!
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Horiguchi
Horiguchi tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Horiguchi
Griffin is in closed guard... Horiguchi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Kyoji Horiguchi is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Horiguchi's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Griffin drills Kyoji Horiguchi's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi attempts to move to full guard
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Horiguchi
Not a desiderable position that Horiguchi is in now. Tyson Griffin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Tyson Griffin tries to pass Kyoji Horiguchi's guard...
Tyson Griffin manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Griffin drills Kyoji Horiguchi's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Horiguchi's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Horiguchi has a small cut in his Nose
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin looks to mount Kyoji Horiguchi...
Tyson Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Tyson Griffin's Left cheek
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi launches a few weak punches
Griffin blocks them effectively.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Tyson Griffin storms over Horiguchi with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Horiguchi's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Kyoji Horiguchi's Chin
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi is a bloody mess!
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to roll on the ground...
Griffin knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin leans back...
He clobbers Kyoji Horiguchi's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi is a bloody mess!
Kyoji Horiguchi 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 4:00 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to roll to his side and trap Tyson Griffin in his guard...
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Griffin works on the ground with his fingers over Horiguchi's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Griffin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Horiguchi can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to roll to his side and trap Tyson Griffin in his guard...
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tyson Griffin controls the situation despite Kyoji Horiguchi efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Tyson Griffin rolls Kyoji Horiguchi to his stomach and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Horiguchi
Griffin is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Horiguchi doesn't stop bleeding.
Horiguchi has given his back to Tyson Griffin who is trying to get one hook in!
Tyson Griffin has one hook in!
Griffin is in rear mount over Horiguchi with one hook in
Griffin has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Horiguchi.
Nicely done! Griffin now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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You can see Horiguchi's blood making stains in the mat.
A left hook from Horiguchi
falls short.
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Tyson Griffin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Horiguchi blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kyoji Horiguchi's cheek! Horiguchi stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Horiguchi's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Kyoji Horiguchi. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Horiguchi launches a flurry of punches
Griffin slips out of danger.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Kyoji Horiguchi continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Tyson Griffin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Horiguchi blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kyoji Horiguchi's cheek! Horiguchi stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Griffin is standing while Horiguchi is on the ground on his back
Tyson Griffin creates space and allows Kyoji Horiguchi to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Kyoji Horiguchi is standing now.
You can see Horiguchi's blood making stains in the mat.
An overhand right from Tyson Griffin that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Horiguchi's stops that one with his face! How is Horiguchi standing?!
Horiguchi's Nose is beginning to swell
Horiguchi is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Horiguchi moves forward looking for some action
Kyoji Horiguchi shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Kyoji Horiguchi's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Griffin launches a few hard punches to Kyoji Horiguchi's ribs!
Kyoji Horiguchi's ribs shows the damage! Tyson Griffin is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Horiguchi's body! He's holding his side
Kyoji Horiguchi 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 Kyoji Horiguchi
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Horiguchi's face while in the clinch!
Horiguchi can't take many more shots like those!
Horiguchi doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tyson Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Tyson Griffin pushes Horiguchi forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kyoji Horiguchi is a bloody mess!
Griffin grab one of Kyoji Horiguchi's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Kyoji Horiguchi landed hard on his back
Crushing shot to Horiguchi's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Griffin is standing while Horiguchi is on the ground on his back
Tyson Griffin creates space and allows Kyoji Horiguchi to stand up.
Kyoji Horiguchi is on his feet again.
You can see Horiguchi's blood making stains in the mat.
Griffin is holding Kyoji Horiguchi's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kyoji Horiguchi loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin looks to mount Kyoji Horiguchi...
Tyson Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tyson Griffin controls the situation despite Kyoji Horiguchi efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi is a bloody mess!
Griffin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Kyoji Horiguchi, who is barely covering up!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Horiguchi was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Tyson Griffin by TKO (GnP) at 2:29 Round 3
Statistics: Kyoji Horiguchi
Punches 8/25 (32%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/17 (35%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 459 s
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 11/26 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/32 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 440 s
Tyson still has some of the "it" that he used to have years ago. Anyone here remember UFC Tyson Griffin? Kid was good once. Now he is not even a memory. Lost to time, like teardrops in the rain.
Tyson Griffin is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Tyson Griffin throws a combo
Horiguchi punches back but nobody connects.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Superb haymaker by Griffin
that lands on Horiguchi's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Kyoji Horiguchi leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Horiguchi shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin tries to break the clinch... Kyoji Horiguchi launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Griffin breaks the clinch and the knee goes wide!
Kyoji Horiguchi is in open guard over Griffin
Horiguchi tries to improve position.
Griffin adjusts and closes his guard.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to Horiguchi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Horiguchi tries to cover his face,
Kyoji Horiguchi is in open guard over Griffin
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to pass to half guard...
Tyson Griffin's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Kyoji Horiguchi is in closed guard over Griffin
Horiguchi is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Kyoji Horiguchi uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Kyoji Horiguchi is in closed guard over Griffin
Horiguchi is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi is taking this opportunity to rest.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Kyoji Horiguchi is in closed guard over Griffin
Horiguchi is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Kyoji Horiguchi uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Horiguchi tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kyoji Horiguchi hovers above Griffin
Tyson Griffin stops him from throwing strikes.
Kyoji Horiguchi is in closed guard over Griffin
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to better his position on the ground...
Horiguchi breaks the closed guard of Tyson Griffin and moves to half guard
Kyoji Horiguchi is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to trap Kyoji Horiguchi in his guard.
Kyoji Horiguchi keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyoji Horiguchi is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Horiguchi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Horiguchi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Kyoji Horiguchi to fight back!
Kyoji Horiguchi looks to pass to mount...
Horiguchi slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tyson Griffin.
Kyoji Horiguchi is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Kyoji Horiguchi in his guard...
Kyoji Horiguchi rolls him over and takes his back!
Horiguchi is in rear mount over Griffin
Griffin has Horiguchi 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.
Kyoji Horiguchi is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to trap Kyoji Horiguchi in his guard.
Kyoji Horiguchi keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Horiguchi is holding Tyson Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Kyoji Horiguchi launches a body shot
Griffin dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Horiguchi's Nose is beginning to swell
Horiguchi has a small cut in his Nose
Kyoji Horiguchi fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Tyson Griffin! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
An overhand right from Kyoji Horiguchi that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Griffin moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Griffin leads with a punch
Kyoji Horiguchi avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Horiguchi moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Griffin's thigh!
Kyoji Horiguchi just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Griffin quickly defends.
Horiguchi clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
A furious flurry of punches from Tyson Griffin
just misses Horiguchi.
Kyoji Horiguchi wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Griffin!
Tyson Griffin is opening up on Horiguchi and raining down combinations!
Horiguchi doesn't look worried as he defends.
Horiguchi tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kyoji Horiguchi jabs at Griffin
to no visible effect.
Griffin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kyoji Horiguchi didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Tyson Griffin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin tries to free his leg
Tyson Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Horiguchi's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Horiguchi's face!
Kyoji Horiguchi blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi tries to show some ground skills
Griffin uses his strength to keep Griffin at a disadvantage
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Tyson Griffin fakes some punches
Horiguchi ties him up.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Tyson Griffin paws at Horiguchi.
Horiguchi answers with solid punches!
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Tyson Griffin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kyoji Horiguchi jabs at Griffin
hitting his chest.
Some counter punches against Tyson Griffin
land while he's on his bicycle.
Kyoji Horiguchi throws a combo
Tyson Griffin ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Horiguchi swings again, only to get countered once more! Horiguchi is looking bad here!
Horiguchi is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Kyoji Horiguchi swings...
...no good.
Poorly executed technique. Tyson Griffin looks to counter!
Griffin is holding Kyoji Horiguchi's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kyoji Horiguchi loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Tyson Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Kyoji Horiguchi manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin moves to better his position on the ground...
Tyson Griffin viciously slams hammer blows to Horiguchi's face!
There is a small laceration on Kyoji Horiguchi's Forehead
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Horiguchi
Griffin throws a few hammer fists to the face of Kyoji Horiguchi
Solid shots!
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Horiguchi
Horiguchi tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Horiguchi
Griffin is in closed guard... Horiguchi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Kyoji Horiguchi is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Horiguchi's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Griffin drills Kyoji Horiguchi's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi attempts to move to full guard
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Horiguchi
Not a desiderable position that Horiguchi is in now. Tyson Griffin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Tyson Griffin tries to pass Kyoji Horiguchi's guard...
Tyson Griffin manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Griffin drills Kyoji Horiguchi's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Horiguchi's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Horiguchi has a small cut in his Nose
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin looks to mount Kyoji Horiguchi...
Tyson Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Tyson Griffin's Left cheek
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi launches a few weak punches
Griffin blocks them effectively.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Tyson Griffin storms over Horiguchi with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Horiguchi's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Kyoji Horiguchi's Chin
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi is a bloody mess!
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to roll on the ground...
Griffin knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin leans back...
He clobbers Kyoji Horiguchi's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi is a bloody mess!
Kyoji Horiguchi 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 4:00 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to roll to his side and trap Tyson Griffin in his guard...
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Griffin works on the ground with his fingers over Horiguchi's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Griffin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Horiguchi can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to roll to his side and trap Tyson Griffin in his guard...
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tyson Griffin controls the situation despite Kyoji Horiguchi efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Tyson Griffin rolls Kyoji Horiguchi to his stomach and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Horiguchi
Griffin is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Horiguchi doesn't stop bleeding.
Horiguchi has given his back to Tyson Griffin who is trying to get one hook in!
Tyson Griffin has one hook in!
Griffin is in rear mount over Horiguchi with one hook in
Griffin has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Horiguchi.
Nicely done! Griffin now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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You can see Horiguchi's blood making stains in the mat.
A left hook from Horiguchi
falls short.
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Tyson Griffin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Horiguchi blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kyoji Horiguchi's cheek! Horiguchi stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Horiguchi's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Kyoji Horiguchi. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Horiguchi launches a flurry of punches
Griffin slips out of danger.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Kyoji Horiguchi continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Tyson Griffin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Horiguchi blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kyoji Horiguchi's cheek! Horiguchi stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Griffin is standing while Horiguchi is on the ground on his back
Tyson Griffin creates space and allows Kyoji Horiguchi to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Kyoji Horiguchi is standing now.
You can see Horiguchi's blood making stains in the mat.
An overhand right from Tyson Griffin that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Horiguchi's stops that one with his face! How is Horiguchi standing?!
Horiguchi's Nose is beginning to swell
Horiguchi is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Horiguchi moves forward looking for some action
Kyoji Horiguchi shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Kyoji Horiguchi's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Griffin launches a few hard punches to Kyoji Horiguchi's ribs!
Kyoji Horiguchi's ribs shows the damage! Tyson Griffin is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Horiguchi's body! He's holding his side
Kyoji Horiguchi 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 Kyoji Horiguchi
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Horiguchi's face while in the clinch!
Horiguchi can't take many more shots like those!
Horiguchi doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tyson Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Tyson Griffin pushes Horiguchi forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kyoji Horiguchi is a bloody mess!
Griffin grab one of Kyoji Horiguchi's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Kyoji Horiguchi landed hard on his back
Crushing shot to Horiguchi's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Griffin is standing while Horiguchi is on the ground on his back
Tyson Griffin creates space and allows Kyoji Horiguchi to stand up.
Kyoji Horiguchi is on his feet again.
You can see Horiguchi's blood making stains in the mat.
Griffin is holding Kyoji Horiguchi's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kyoji Horiguchi loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Tyson Griffin looks to mount Kyoji Horiguchi...
Tyson Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tyson Griffin controls the situation despite Kyoji Horiguchi efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi is a bloody mess!
Griffin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Kyoji Horiguchi, who is barely covering up!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Horiguchi was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Tyson Griffin by TKO (GnP) at 2:29 Round 3
Statistics: Kyoji Horiguchi
Punches 8/25 (32%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/17 (35%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 459 s
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 11/26 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/32 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 440 s
Tyson still has some of the "it" that he used to have years ago. Anyone here remember UFC Tyson Griffin? Kid was good once. Now he is not even a memory. Lost to time, like teardrops in the rain.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!