Post by The Sandmen on Mar 27, 2013 18:58:00 GMT -5
Coleman vs. Griffin
Mark Coleman 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
Griffin is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Mark Coleman comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Mark Coleman and Forrest Griffin touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
Mark Coleman sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Coleman fakes a few punches and advance towards Griffin trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Griffin pushes Mark Coleman and circle away keeping himself within striking range
Coleman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Forrest Griffin's punches
Coleman measures the resilience of Griffin's chin with an uppercut while Griffin lands some great crosses.
Coleman moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin struggles a bit before breaking Coleman's attemp of grappling
The two exchange wildly
Griffin is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Coleman throws a lazy kick
Griffin dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Coleman's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Coleman jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Mark Coleman pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Forrest Griffin pushes away Coleman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coleman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Forrest Griffin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin is launching some bone breaking punches to Coleman's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Mark Coleman's eyes.
Coleman ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin grab one of Mark Coleman's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Forrest Griffin throw Coleman to the mat like a ragdoll
Griffin is standing while Coleman is on the ground on his back
Mark Coleman kicks his legs trying to keep Forrest Griffin away.
Forrest Griffin takes a kick to the body.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Griffin is standing while Coleman is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin creates space and allows Mark Coleman to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Mark Coleman is standing now.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman throws an uppercut
Griffin slips it.
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Mark Coleman
Great move by Griffin who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Forrest Griffin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Coleman is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Forrest Griffin!
That one almost breaks Coleman's chin! He is knocked down!
Griffin is standing while Coleman is on the ground on his back
Mark Coleman launches an up-kick intended for Forrest Griffin's head...
It lands flush with Forrest Griffin's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Griffin is standing while Coleman is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin decides to jump inside Coleman's guard.
Coleman didn't see that coming. Griffin is in open guard over Coleman now.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Coleman
Griffin moves on the ground
Forrest Griffin moves to side mount
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Forrest Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman 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 Forrest Griffin's Left cheek
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Mark Coleman...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Coleman's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Coleman doesn't fight back!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Mark Coleman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Griffin delivers a few accurate elbows!
Coleman is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Coleman's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Coleman has a small cut in his Left eye
Griffin is in rear mount over Coleman
Coleman has given his back to Forrest Griffin who is trying to get one hook in!
Forrest Griffin has one hook in!
Griffin is in rear mount over Coleman with one hook in
Forrest Griffin slides his arm under Mark Coleman's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke from Forrest Griffin appears to be unbreakable
Griffin is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Mark Coleman pushes up and slides Forrest Griffin's arm over his chin.
Griffin is in rear mount over Coleman with one hook in
Mark Coleman 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.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Griffin dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Coleman from the ground!
Forrest Griffin is opening up on Coleman and raining down combinations!
Coleman's corner looks worried!
Coleman's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mark Coleman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Griffin into his guard.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
Griffin is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Mark Coleman work his BJJ game.
Mark Coleman 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.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman 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.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
Forrest Griffin storms over Coleman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Coleman's face with his elbows!
Coleman's Left eye is beginning to swell
That punishment by Forrest Griffin has left Coleman staggered! Forrest Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
Forrest Griffin Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Mark Coleman!
Mark Coleman is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Coleman has a small cut in his Left eye
Mark Coleman seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Forrest Griffin!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
Forrest Griffin positions himself and tries to finish this!
Forrest Griffin storms Mark Coleman's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Josh Rosenthal is asking Mark Coleman to defend himself!
That brutal impact left Coleman laid out on the mat! Forrest Griffin's corner come in to congratulate him!
Coleman's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Coleman has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (GnP) at 1:48 Round 2
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 239 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 15/25 (60%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Coleman tried to stand too long in this one. I think he was feeling over-confident in his stand up after the last KO win, and wanted another. Griffin, the superior stand up striker, took advantage of that and just ruined him.
Mark Coleman 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
Griffin is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Mark Coleman comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Mark Coleman and Forrest Griffin touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
Mark Coleman sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Coleman fakes a few punches and advance towards Griffin trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Griffin pushes Mark Coleman and circle away keeping himself within striking range
Coleman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Forrest Griffin's punches
Coleman measures the resilience of Griffin's chin with an uppercut while Griffin lands some great crosses.
Coleman moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin struggles a bit before breaking Coleman's attemp of grappling
The two exchange wildly
Griffin is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Coleman throws a lazy kick
Griffin dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Coleman's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Coleman jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Mark Coleman pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Forrest Griffin pushes away Coleman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coleman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Forrest Griffin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin is launching some bone breaking punches to Coleman's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Mark Coleman's eyes.
Coleman ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin grab one of Mark Coleman's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Forrest Griffin throw Coleman to the mat like a ragdoll
Griffin is standing while Coleman is on the ground on his back
Mark Coleman kicks his legs trying to keep Forrest Griffin away.
Forrest Griffin takes a kick to the body.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Griffin is standing while Coleman is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin creates space and allows Mark Coleman to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Mark Coleman is standing now.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman throws an uppercut
Griffin slips it.
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Mark Coleman
Great move by Griffin who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Forrest Griffin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Coleman is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Forrest Griffin!
That one almost breaks Coleman's chin! He is knocked down!
Griffin is standing while Coleman is on the ground on his back
Mark Coleman launches an up-kick intended for Forrest Griffin's head...
It lands flush with Forrest Griffin's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Griffin is standing while Coleman is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin decides to jump inside Coleman's guard.
Coleman didn't see that coming. Griffin is in open guard over Coleman now.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Coleman
Griffin moves on the ground
Forrest Griffin moves to side mount
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Forrest Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman 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 Forrest Griffin's Left cheek
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Mark Coleman...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Coleman's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Coleman doesn't fight back!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Mark Coleman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Griffin delivers a few accurate elbows!
Coleman is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Coleman's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Coleman has a small cut in his Left eye
Griffin is in rear mount over Coleman
Coleman has given his back to Forrest Griffin who is trying to get one hook in!
Forrest Griffin has one hook in!
Griffin is in rear mount over Coleman with one hook in
Forrest Griffin slides his arm under Mark Coleman's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke from Forrest Griffin appears to be unbreakable
Griffin is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Mark Coleman pushes up and slides Forrest Griffin's arm over his chin.
Griffin is in rear mount over Coleman with one hook in
Mark Coleman 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.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Griffin dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Coleman from the ground!
Forrest Griffin is opening up on Coleman and raining down combinations!
Coleman's corner looks worried!
Coleman's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mark Coleman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Griffin into his guard.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
Griffin is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Mark Coleman work his BJJ game.
Mark Coleman 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.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman 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.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
Forrest Griffin storms over Coleman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Coleman's face with his elbows!
Coleman's Left eye is beginning to swell
That punishment by Forrest Griffin has left Coleman staggered! Forrest Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
Forrest Griffin Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Mark Coleman!
Mark Coleman is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Coleman has a small cut in his Left eye
Mark Coleman seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Forrest Griffin!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Coleman
Forrest Griffin positions himself and tries to finish this!
Forrest Griffin storms Mark Coleman's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Josh Rosenthal is asking Mark Coleman to defend himself!
That brutal impact left Coleman laid out on the mat! Forrest Griffin's corner come in to congratulate him!
Coleman's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Coleman has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (GnP) at 1:48 Round 2
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 239 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 15/25 (60%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Coleman tried to stand too long in this one. I think he was feeling over-confident in his stand up after the last KO win, and wanted another. Griffin, the superior stand up striker, took advantage of that and just ruined him.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!