Post by The Sandmen on Mar 27, 2013 18:37:14 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Griffin while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Shogun Rua looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Crisp uppercut by Shogun followed by a hard jab
Forrest Griffin stumbles back.
Solid jabs from Shogun Rua.
Nice punches.
Shogun throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Shogun.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Shogun's head
Nothing from this... Forrest Griffin seems frustrated.
Shogun Rua 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.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua launches a knee while holding Griffin's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Griffin in the abdomen
Shogun looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Forrest Griffin's punches
Griffin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Shogun.
Shogun tries to grapple
Griffin moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Forrest Griffin has found an opening in the defense of Shogun, launching a big uppercut
Shogun Rua is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Forrest Griffin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun 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 2:10 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun looks to be in very good shape.
Shogun tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Shogun
Griffin tries to open up Shogun Rua's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Shogun in the side of the head
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Shogun
Griffin tries to escape from closed guard...
Griffin struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Griffin sits over his knees and pushes away Shogun's leg!
Shogun closes his legs around Forrest Griffin's leg. Griffin is not able to move away now!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Shogun Rua's guard...
Shogun Rua's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Deep breaths from Shogun Rua who tries a hammer punch to Griffin's ribs.
Griffin blocks those punches
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Forrest Griffin tries to free his leg
Forrest Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Shogun's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Shogun Rua for headbutt.
John McCarthy allows Griffin time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punch by Forrest Griffin
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Shogun has a small cut in his Chin
Forrest Griffin attempts a sweep single...
Forrest Griffin catches Shogun Rua's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Griffin.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Shogun
Forrest Griffin is looking to pass Shogun Rua's guard...
Forrest Griffin gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Griffin holds Shogun Rua and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
Shogun was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Griffin sits over his knees and pushes away Shogun's leg!
Forrest Griffin is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Forrest Griffin is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Shogun Rua...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Forrest Griffin isolates Shogun Rua's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Shogun Rua is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Griffin leans back...
He clobbers Shogun Rua's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Forrest Griffin.
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Round 2
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Not a desiderable position that Shogun is in now. Forrest Griffin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shogun Rua sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Forrest Griffin pushes Shogun Rua down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin launches a body shot
Shogun evades.
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua launches a knee while holding Griffin's in a double underhooks...
Forrest Griffin pushes Shogun Rua and that knee goes nowhere!
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
Nice punches from Forrest Griffin.
Shogun staggers backwards. Griffin wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Shogun has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Shogun 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.
Forrest Griffin wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Shogun!
Shogun's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Solid low kick from Forrest Griffin.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
1:15 Round 2 and Griffin is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Shogun.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Shogun's head
Those punches are hitting! Shogun covers his head!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin and Shogun Rua are cliched up against the cage. Griffin steps for a throw
Shogun Rua is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin fakes a few punches and advance towards Shogun trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Shogun Rua lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Griffin is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin was tooling Shogun Rua for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shogun Rua lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Griffin decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Shogun's guard.
Shogun did not see that coming! Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun now.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Forrest Griffin wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Griffin drills Shogun Rua's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Shogun's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Griffin is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Griffin is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Shogun's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Shogun's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Shogun doesn't fight back!
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Griffin tries to move to full mount
Griffin succeeds
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Forrest Griffin tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The pain forces Shogun to tap! This is over!
Winner is Forrest Griffin by Submission (armbar) at 2:48 Round 2
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/7 (43%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 10/12 (83%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 215 s
Decent show. More even stand up then on the ground, but yeah...
Shogun Rua looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Crisp uppercut by Shogun followed by a hard jab
Forrest Griffin stumbles back.
Solid jabs from Shogun Rua.
Nice punches.
Shogun throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Shogun.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Shogun's head
Nothing from this... Forrest Griffin seems frustrated.
Shogun Rua 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.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua launches a knee while holding Griffin's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Griffin in the abdomen
Shogun looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Forrest Griffin's punches
Griffin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Shogun.
Shogun tries to grapple
Griffin moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Forrest Griffin has found an opening in the defense of Shogun, launching a big uppercut
Shogun Rua is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Forrest Griffin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun 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 2:10 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun looks to be in very good shape.
Shogun tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Shogun
Griffin tries to open up Shogun Rua's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Shogun in the side of the head
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Shogun
Griffin tries to escape from closed guard...
Griffin struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Griffin sits over his knees and pushes away Shogun's leg!
Shogun closes his legs around Forrest Griffin's leg. Griffin is not able to move away now!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Shogun Rua's guard...
Shogun Rua's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Deep breaths from Shogun Rua who tries a hammer punch to Griffin's ribs.
Griffin blocks those punches
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Forrest Griffin tries to free his leg
Forrest Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Shogun's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Shogun Rua for headbutt.
John McCarthy allows Griffin time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punch by Forrest Griffin
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Shogun has a small cut in his Chin
Forrest Griffin attempts a sweep single...
Forrest Griffin catches Shogun Rua's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Griffin.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Shogun
Forrest Griffin is looking to pass Shogun Rua's guard...
Forrest Griffin gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Griffin holds Shogun Rua and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
Shogun was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Shogun
Griffin sits over his knees and pushes away Shogun's leg!
Forrest Griffin is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Forrest Griffin is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Shogun Rua...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Forrest Griffin isolates Shogun Rua's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Shogun Rua is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Griffin leans back...
He clobbers Shogun Rua's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Forrest Griffin.
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Round 2
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Not a desiderable position that Shogun is in now. Forrest Griffin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shogun Rua sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Forrest Griffin pushes Shogun Rua down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin launches a body shot
Shogun evades.
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua launches a knee while holding Griffin's in a double underhooks...
Forrest Griffin pushes Shogun Rua and that knee goes nowhere!
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
Nice punches from Forrest Griffin.
Shogun staggers backwards. Griffin wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Shogun has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Shogun 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.
Forrest Griffin wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Shogun!
Shogun's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Solid low kick from Forrest Griffin.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
1:15 Round 2 and Griffin is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Shogun.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Shogun's head
Those punches are hitting! Shogun covers his head!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin and Shogun Rua are cliched up against the cage. Griffin steps for a throw
Shogun Rua is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin fakes a few punches and advance towards Shogun trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Shogun Rua lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Griffin is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin was tooling Shogun Rua for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shogun Rua lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Griffin decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Shogun's guard.
Shogun did not see that coming! Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun now.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Forrest Griffin wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Griffin drills Shogun Rua's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Shogun's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Griffin is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Griffin is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Shogun's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Shogun's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Shogun doesn't fight back!
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Shogun
Griffin tries to move to full mount
Griffin succeeds
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Forrest Griffin tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The pain forces Shogun to tap! This is over!
Winner is Forrest Griffin by Submission (armbar) at 2:48 Round 2
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/7 (43%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 10/12 (83%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 215 s
Decent show. More even stand up then on the ground, but yeah...
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!