Post by The Sandmen on Mar 27, 2013 18:52:37 GMT -5
Struve vs. Griffin
Stefan Struve is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Forrest Griffin is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Forrest Griffin today.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Struve and Griffin move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Griffin launches a furious hook!
That hits Struve's chin like a wrecking ball! Struve loses balance and goes to the mat.
Griffin is standing while Struve is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin steps back and allows Struve to get back to his feet.
Struve climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Griffin looks to be in very good shape.
Here comes Forrest Griffin with a vicious middle kick!
Stefan Struve dodges that one moving backwards
Griffin misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve has found an opening in the defense of Griffin, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Griffin is wobbling!
Forrest Griffin leans forwards and tries to grapple with Struve
Griffin shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Stefan Struve 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 Stefan Struve
The fighters are clinching.
Stefan Struve 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.
Stefan Struve gets sloppy and Forrest Griffin tries to take advantage...
Griffin tries to take Stefan Struve down... Struve stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Struve's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve launches a few hard punches to Forrest Griffin's ribs!
Forrest Griffin's ribs shows the damage! Stefan Struve is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Struve's head
Those punches are hitting! Struve covers his head!
Struve doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Struve forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin grapple with Stefan Struve and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Stefan Struve falls hard on the mat with Forrest Griffin on top of him
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Struve
Griffin tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Struve from the side mount!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Struve tries to show some ground skills
Griffin uses his strength to keep Griffin at a disadvantage
Struve clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Stefan Struve...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Stefan Struve tries to roll to his side and trap Forrest Griffin in his guard...
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Stefan Struve tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Forrest Griffin rolls Stefan Struve to his stomach and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Struve
Griffin tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Struve! Griffin has one hook in and keeps working!
Griffin is in rear mount over Struve 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 Struve.
Nicely done! Griffin now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Griffin is in rear mount over Struve with two hooks in
Struve is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Griffin tries to use some of his tricky moves but Griffin's is smart enough to counter him.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin leans back...
He clobbers Stefan Struve's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Griffin is in rear mount over Struve with two hooks in
Griffin tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Struve!
Griffin has one of his arm over Stefan Struve's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Griffin is in rear mount over Struve with two hooks in
Stefan Struve doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Stefan Struve. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A left hook from Griffin
grazes the chin of Struve.
Struve's Chin is beginning to swell
Stefan Struve is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Stefan Struve and Griffin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Struve.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Griffin easily blocks and looks for a counter!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Griffin.
It looks like Struve was hit by a bus!
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Griffin moves forward and holds Struve
Struve doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Struve forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin tries to take Stefan Struve down... Struve stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Struve's jaw!
Struve has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin pushes Stefan Struve againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Struve cannot escape Forrest Griffin's clinch! Forrest Griffin is just brutalizing Struve with punches time and time again!
Stefan Struve 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 Stefan Struve
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Struve with uppercuts!
Struve is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Struve is unable to escape!
Herb Dean is asking Struve to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Struve.
Struve's Right eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Forrest Griffin by TKO (Punches) at 4:46 Round 1
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 109 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/16 (69%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 98 s
Now I can't help but wonder how Griffin-Overeem would have gone. Pretty one-sided affair in this one.
Stefan Struve is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Forrest Griffin is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Forrest Griffin today.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Struve and Griffin move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Griffin launches a furious hook!
That hits Struve's chin like a wrecking ball! Struve loses balance and goes to the mat.
Griffin is standing while Struve is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin steps back and allows Struve to get back to his feet.
Struve climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Griffin looks to be in very good shape.
Here comes Forrest Griffin with a vicious middle kick!
Stefan Struve dodges that one moving backwards
Griffin misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve has found an opening in the defense of Griffin, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Griffin is wobbling!
Forrest Griffin leans forwards and tries to grapple with Struve
Griffin shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Stefan Struve 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 Stefan Struve
The fighters are clinching.
Stefan Struve 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.
Stefan Struve gets sloppy and Forrest Griffin tries to take advantage...
Griffin tries to take Stefan Struve down... Struve stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Struve's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve launches a few hard punches to Forrest Griffin's ribs!
Forrest Griffin's ribs shows the damage! Stefan Struve is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Struve's head
Those punches are hitting! Struve covers his head!
Struve doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Struve forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin grapple with Stefan Struve and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Stefan Struve falls hard on the mat with Forrest Griffin on top of him
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Struve
Griffin tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Struve from the side mount!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Struve tries to show some ground skills
Griffin uses his strength to keep Griffin at a disadvantage
Struve clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Stefan Struve...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Stefan Struve tries to roll to his side and trap Forrest Griffin in his guard...
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Stefan Struve tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Forrest Griffin rolls Stefan Struve to his stomach and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Struve
Griffin tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Struve! Griffin has one hook in and keeps working!
Griffin is in rear mount over Struve 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 Struve.
Nicely done! Griffin now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Griffin is in rear mount over Struve with two hooks in
Struve is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Griffin tries to use some of his tricky moves but Griffin's is smart enough to counter him.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin leans back...
He clobbers Stefan Struve's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Griffin is in rear mount over Struve with two hooks in
Griffin tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Struve!
Griffin has one of his arm over Stefan Struve's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Griffin is in rear mount over Struve with two hooks in
Stefan Struve doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Stefan Struve. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A left hook from Griffin
grazes the chin of Struve.
Struve's Chin is beginning to swell
Stefan Struve is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Stefan Struve and Griffin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Struve.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Griffin easily blocks and looks for a counter!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Griffin.
It looks like Struve was hit by a bus!
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Griffin moves forward and holds Struve
Struve doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Struve forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin tries to take Stefan Struve down... Struve stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Struve's jaw!
Struve has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin pushes Stefan Struve againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Struve cannot escape Forrest Griffin's clinch! Forrest Griffin is just brutalizing Struve with punches time and time again!
Stefan Struve 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 Stefan Struve
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Struve with uppercuts!
Struve is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Struve is unable to escape!
Herb Dean is asking Struve to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Struve.
Struve's Right eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Forrest Griffin by TKO (Punches) at 4:46 Round 1
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 109 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/16 (69%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 98 s
Now I can't help but wonder how Griffin-Overeem would have gone. Pretty one-sided affair in this one.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!