Post by The Sandmen on Dec 17, 2012 12:25:55 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Tyson Griffin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Dominick Cruz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Cruz seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Cruz throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Tyson Griffin attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Griffin misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dominick Cruz who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Dominick Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz struggles and launches a few punches to Griffin's head
Those punches are hitting! Griffin covers his head!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Cruz's head
Nothing from this... Tyson Griffin seems frustrated.
Griffin misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz 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.
Cruz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tyson Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Tyson Griffin pushes Cruz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Cruz struggles and launches a few punches to Griffin's head
Those punches are hitting! Griffin covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz struggles and launches a few punches to Griffin's head
Those punches are hitting! Griffin covers his head!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tyson Griffin fakes a few punches and advance towards Cruz trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Dominick Cruz lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Griffin is standing while Cruz is on the ground on his back
Griffin cartwheels towards Cruz!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Dominick Cruz.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz 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 open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Cruz
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Tyson Griffin can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Griffin moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Griffin
He is not able to do it
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Cruz
2:37 Round 1 and Cruz is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Cruz tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Cruz
Terrible one sided match... Griffin was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Tyson Griffin aggressively and repeatedly punches Cruz.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Cruz
Griffin is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Tyson Griffin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Tyson Griffin
Solid shots!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Griffin
Cruz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Tyson Griffin
Solid shots!
Cruz is in rear mount over Griffin
Dominick Cruz was tooling Tyson Griffin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tyson Griffin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dominick Cruz isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Griffin locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Dominick Cruz unil he can pull his arm free! Cruz lost his dominant position.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Cruz
Griffin is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Griffin's being punished here!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Griffin's being punished here!
Griffin has a small cut in his Left cheek
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson 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 Cruz's moves.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Dominick Cruz, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Tyson Griffin jabs at Cruz
hitting his chest.
Cruz looks to be in very good shape.
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Tyson Griffin was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Cruz moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Griffin's thigh!
Griffin hyper-extended his leg
Shovel hook by Tyson Griffin
goes nowhere.
Griffin misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Tyson Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Griffin
Cruz is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Tyson Griffin can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Griffin tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Griffin tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
Tyson 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 Cruz's moves.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Cruz uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Cruz
Griffin is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz 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! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Tyson Griffin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tyson Griffin tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Dominick Cruz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Griffin's face!
Griffin's Nose is beginning to swell
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Good looking punches from Dominick Cruz on the ground
They could take their toll on Griffin.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Griffin
Dominick Cruz hovers above Griffin
Good punches to Griffin's body.
Cruz is in rear mount over Griffin
Deep breaths from Tyson Griffin who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
Cruz blocks those punches
Cruz is in rear mount over Griffin
Cruz tries to end this with a RNC!
You can see the pain reflected in Griffin's eyes...
That RNC looks tight...
Cruz is locking that RNC...
Griffin struggles to free himself
Griffin struggles to free himself
Griffin manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Cruz
Griffin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cruz can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Dominick Cruz tries to close the guard.
Cruz put Tyson Griffin in closed guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz 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 closed guard over Cruz
Griffin struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Cruz doesn't want to free his opponent and Griffin continues in closed guard
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Dominick Cruz 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
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Griffin
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Griffin
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Griffin's being punished here!
Griffin's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Griffin has a small cut in his Left cheek
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Griffin
Dominick Cruz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Griffin's face!
Griffin has a small cut in his Left cheek
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Griffin
Dominick Cruz pushes Griffin's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Cruz who is in full mount! Griffin is in trouble now!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, United Kingdom) are cheering for the fighters.
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Tyson Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Griffin
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Tyson Griffin's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Tyson Griffin to open his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin doesn't stop bleeding.
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz succeeds
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Terrible one sided match... Griffin was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Cruz works on the ground with his fingers over Griffin's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Dominick Cruz isolates Tyson Griffin's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Griffin's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Griffin's eyes...
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Tyson Griffin is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
You can see Griffin's blood making stains in the mat.
Cruz suddenly holds Tyson Griffin's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Griffin struggles to free himself
Griffin can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Dominick Cruz!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Cruz
Griffin tries to escape from closed guard...
Cruz waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Tyson Griffin! He is reversed and nor Dominick Cruz is on half guard!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Griffin misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz tries to open Griffin's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Dominick Cruz. Griffin is unable to cover himself now!
Griffin has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cruz sits over his knees and pushes away Griffin's leg!
Dominick Cruz is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Tyson Griffin...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Dominick Cruz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Tyson Griffin shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Cruz is locking that Americana...
That Americana from Dominick Cruz appears to be unbreakable
That Americana from Dominick Cruz appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Griffin's eyes...
Tyson Griffin breaks that americana attempt!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Tyson Griffin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Dominick Cruz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Griffin's eyes...
Griffin's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Cruz is locking that armbar...
Griffin struggles to free himself
Griffin is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
You can see Griffin's blood making stains in the mat.
Griffin tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Tyson Griffin...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin doesn't stop bleeding.
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Griffin's being punished here!
Griffin's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Terrible one sided match... Griffin was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Tyson Griffin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tyson Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Griffin
Tyson Griffin is a bloody mess!
Tyson 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 Cruz's moves.
Cruz is in rear mount over Griffin
You can see Griffin's blood making stains in the mat.
Griffin measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cruz is in rear mount over Griffin
Tyson Griffin continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Cruz tries to end this with a RNC!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That RNC looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Griffin is turning blue as the iron lock is closed around his neck. Tyson Griffin is blacking out and he taps before going to sleep!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by Submission (RNC) at 4:15 Round 3
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/17 (24%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 663 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 43/50 (86%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 673 s
Dominick Cruz wins the Lightweight title!
After a very brief early showing from Griffin, this quickly turned into the Cruz show. Dominick picked him apart, ate him alive, spit him back out, then started punching the mangled pieces of person.
Great showing from Cruz. Can he maintain the belt as long as Griffin (or longer?) Time will tell...
lol
lol Especially to a chump like Guillard... 
