Post by The Sandmen on Mar 2, 2012 19:44:13 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Forrest Griffin chants all around the place!
Forrest Griffin doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Wanderlei while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Forrest is returning from injury. This is his first fight back.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Griffin and Wanderlei move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid kick to the leg from Forrest Griffin
that visibly pains Wanderlei.
Wanderlei hyper-extended his left leg
Wanderlei dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Griffin from the ground!
Griffin's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin paws at Wanderlei.
Wanderlei answers with solid punches!
Griffin's Chin is beginning to swell
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Forrest Griffin
Great move by Wanderlei who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin pushes away Wanderlei trying to keep the fight at striking range
Wanderlei stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin circles to get the center of the cage
Forrest Griffin throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Wanderlei's chin! That stops Wanderlei in his tracks!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Wanderlei Silva can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Wanderlei launches a furious low kick!
Griffin receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Griffin hyper-extended his left leg
Some nice shots from Wanderlei Silva
that stun Griffin.
Wanderlei avoids a dangerous strike from Griffin
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei pushes Forrest Griffin and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Forrest Griffin seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The two exchange wildly
Griffin is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Wanderlei decides to launch some tentative punches
Griffin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Wanderlei with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Tremendous strikes from Wanderlei!
Some big punches are landing!
Griffin's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Griffin has a small cut in his Chin
Nice punch by Wanderlei Silva
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Griffin's Left eye is beginning to swell
A furious flurry of punches from Wanderlei Silva
puts Griffin in a world of hurt!
Wanderlei jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Griffin sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Wanderlei is holding Forrest Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Wanderlei tries to open up Forrest Griffin's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Griffin in the side of the head
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Forrest Griffin put Wanderlei in half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Griffin
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass Forrest Griffin's guard...
Wanderlei Silva manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Forrest Griffin...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to escape from the full mount...
Wanderlei Silva is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Wanderlei tries to move to full mount!
Griffin won't allow him to take this position easily.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Forrest Griffin...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Forrest Griffin gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Wanderlei suddenly holds Forrest Griffin's arm and tries an armbar!
Griffin can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Wanderlei Silva!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Griffin tries to escape from closed guard...
Wanderlei waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Forrest Griffin! He is reversed and nor Wanderlei Silva is on half guard!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Wanderlei has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Wanderlei Silva tries a high kick!
Griffin was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Griffin has a small cut in his Left cheek
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
Wanderlei Silva sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Wanderlei Silva tries to take advantage...
Wanderlei Silva shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Forrest Griffin is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Wanderlei into his guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin is taking this opportunity to rest.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Griffin
Wanderlei throws a few hammer fists to the face of Forrest Griffin
Blocked by Griffin.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Griffin
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Wanderlei is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Wanderlei Silva uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei Silva tries to open Griffin's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Wanderlei Silva. Griffin is unable to cover himself now!
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Griffin
Wanderlei tries to escape from the closed guard
Wanderlei succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Griffin
Wanderlei throws a few hammer fists to the face of Forrest Griffin
Solid shots!
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Griffin
Wanderlei moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Griffin
Wanderlei cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Griffin can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Griffin tries to stand up!
Wanderlei doesn't allow him!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Griffin
Wanderlei Silva wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Wanderlei Silva can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Griffin
Wanderlei fires a barrage of punches at Griffin's head!
This is bad! Wanderlei is just pounding on Forrest Griffin's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Griffin
Wanderlei Silva moves to better his position on the ground...
Wanderlei Silva viciously slams hammer blows to Griffin's face!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Griffin was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by TKO (GnP) at 2:26 Round 2
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 21/26 (81%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/27 (70%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
Nice effort tonight from Forrest Griffin who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
A highlight reel performance by Wanderlei from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events!
I only can thank Wanderlei Silva and Forrest Griffin for an unforgettable fight!
Forrest Griffin doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Wanderlei while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Forrest is returning from injury. This is his first fight back.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Griffin and Wanderlei move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid kick to the leg from Forrest Griffin
that visibly pains Wanderlei.
Wanderlei hyper-extended his left leg
Wanderlei dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Griffin from the ground!
Griffin's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin paws at Wanderlei.
Wanderlei answers with solid punches!
Griffin's Chin is beginning to swell
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Forrest Griffin
Great move by Wanderlei who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin pushes away Wanderlei trying to keep the fight at striking range
Wanderlei stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin circles to get the center of the cage
Forrest Griffin throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Wanderlei's chin! That stops Wanderlei in his tracks!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Wanderlei Silva can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Wanderlei launches a furious low kick!
Griffin receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Griffin hyper-extended his left leg
Some nice shots from Wanderlei Silva
that stun Griffin.
Wanderlei avoids a dangerous strike from Griffin
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei pushes Forrest Griffin and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Forrest Griffin seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The two exchange wildly
Griffin is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Wanderlei decides to launch some tentative punches
Griffin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Wanderlei with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Tremendous strikes from Wanderlei!
Some big punches are landing!
Griffin's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Griffin has a small cut in his Chin
Nice punch by Wanderlei Silva
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Griffin's Left eye is beginning to swell
A furious flurry of punches from Wanderlei Silva
puts Griffin in a world of hurt!
Wanderlei jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Griffin sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Wanderlei is holding Forrest Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Wanderlei tries to open up Forrest Griffin's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Griffin in the side of the head
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Forrest Griffin put Wanderlei in half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Griffin
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass Forrest Griffin's guard...
Wanderlei Silva manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Forrest Griffin...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to escape from the full mount...
Wanderlei Silva is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Wanderlei tries to move to full mount!
Griffin won't allow him to take this position easily.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Forrest Griffin...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Forrest Griffin gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Wanderlei suddenly holds Forrest Griffin's arm and tries an armbar!
Griffin can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Wanderlei Silva!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Griffin tries to escape from closed guard...
Wanderlei waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Forrest Griffin! He is reversed and nor Wanderlei Silva is on half guard!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Wanderlei has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Wanderlei Silva tries a high kick!
Griffin was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Griffin has a small cut in his Left cheek
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
Wanderlei Silva sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Wanderlei Silva tries to take advantage...
Wanderlei Silva shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Forrest Griffin is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Wanderlei into his guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin is taking this opportunity to rest.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Griffin
Wanderlei throws a few hammer fists to the face of Forrest Griffin
Blocked by Griffin.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Griffin
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Wanderlei is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Wanderlei Silva uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei Silva tries to open Griffin's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Wanderlei Silva. Griffin is unable to cover himself now!
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Griffin
Wanderlei tries to escape from the closed guard
Wanderlei succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Griffin
Wanderlei throws a few hammer fists to the face of Forrest Griffin
Solid shots!
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Griffin
Wanderlei moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Griffin
Wanderlei cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Griffin can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Griffin tries to stand up!
Wanderlei doesn't allow him!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Griffin
Wanderlei Silva wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Wanderlei Silva can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Griffin
Wanderlei fires a barrage of punches at Griffin's head!
This is bad! Wanderlei is just pounding on Forrest Griffin's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Griffin
Wanderlei Silva moves to better his position on the ground...
Wanderlei Silva viciously slams hammer blows to Griffin's face!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Griffin was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by TKO (GnP) at 2:26 Round 2
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 21/26 (81%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/27 (70%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
Nice effort tonight from Forrest Griffin who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
A highlight reel performance by Wanderlei from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events!
I only can thank Wanderlei Silva and Forrest Griffin for an unforgettable fight!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!