Post by The Sandmen on Apr 18, 2012 15:21:08 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Griffin while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Randy Couture looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Randy Couture today.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Randy Couture comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Couture feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Randy Couture launches a body shot
Griffin dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Griffin is holding Randy Couture's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Randy Couture loses balance and goes to the ground.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Randy Couture
Griffin is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Randy Couture...
Randy Couture takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Griffin tries to move to full mount
Griffin succeeds
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture 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 Randy Couture
Randy Couture 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 Randy Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Forrest Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture tries to roll on the ground...
Couture is trying to counter now!
Randy Couture 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 Randy Couture
Forrest Griffin throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Couture breaks the lock showing some skills...
Couture is trying to counter now!
Couture tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Couture
Couture is taking this opportunity to rest.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.
Randy Couture attempts a sweep single...
Randy Couture catches Forrest Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Couture.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Couture tries to escape from closed guard...
Couture struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Randy Couture pushes Griffin's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Couture who is in full mount! Griffin is in trouble now!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Randy Couture rolls Forrest Griffin to his stomach and takes his back!
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin
Griffin has given his back to Randy Couture who is trying to get one hook in!
Randy Couture has one hook in!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin with one hook in
Randy Couture is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Couture 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!
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin with one hook in
Griffin is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Couture tries to use some of his tricky moves but Couture's is smart enough to counter him.
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin with one hook in
Couture 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 cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin with one hook in
Randy Couture throws his leg over Forrest Griffin's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Randy Couture's rear naked choke attempt!
Forrest Griffin frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Randy Couture and ends up on top!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Couture measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Griffin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Terrible one sided match... Griffin was not ready to fight a fighter of Randy Couture caliber.
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Forrest Griffin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Griffin has a small cut in his Left cheek
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Forrest Griffin 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
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Forrest Griffin. 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 American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Couture tries to grapple
He puts Griffin in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin stumbles backwards and Randy Couture circles to get the center of the cage
Randy Couture throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Griffin is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Couture is smart enough to block that one.
Couture tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Randy Couture leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Couture shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Couture grapple with Forrest Griffin and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Forrest Griffin falls hard on the mat with Randy Couture on top of him
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Randy Couture keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover his face,
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Couture is trying to counter now!
Couture 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
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Couture tries to free his leg...
Griffin doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Randy Couture keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to close the guard.
Griffin put Randy Couture in closed guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Couture is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Couture
Couture is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Randy Couture attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Couture
Randy Couture attempts to move to full guard
Randy Couture manages to switch to full guard.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Forrest Griffin tries to pass to half guard...
Randy Couture can't prevent his opponent from passing. Griffin looks to work from half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Couture
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Randy Couture's guard...
Forrest Griffin passes momentarily but Randy Couture sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Couture tries to close his guard around Griffin
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Randy Couture.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Randy Couture tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Randy Couture who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Terrible one sided match... Griffin was not ready to fight a fighter of Randy Couture caliber.
Forrest Griffin postures up and launches another series of punches!
Couture pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Forrest Griffin's offensive.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Couture tries to take Forrest Griffin to the ground from the clinch...
Griffin shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin is launching some bone breaking punches to Couture's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Randy Couture's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Couture tries to take Forrest Griffin down... Griffin stumbles backwards and Randy Couture launches a few punches...
Forrest Griffin dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Couture steps backwards away from Forrest Griffin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Forrest Griffin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Couture goes down.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Couture 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 pushes Randy Couture against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Randy Couture struggles not allowing Forrest Griffin improve his position.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Couture 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 ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Forrest Griffin!
Couture is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Couture's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Quick hook by Forrest Griffin
Good shot! Couture has reasons to be worried.
Couture's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Randy Couture leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Couture shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Couture struggles and launches a few punches to Griffin's head
Nothing from this... Randy Couture seems frustrated.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Couture grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Griffin struggles... Randy Couture is unable to take him down
Randy Couture gets sloppy and Forrest Griffin tries to take advantage...
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture postures up and launches another series of punches!
Griffin pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Randy Couture's offensive.
Griffin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Randy Couture embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Griffin who put distance between them
Randy Couture fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Couture who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture shoots and grab Forrest Griffin's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Couture scoop up Forrest Griffin's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Griffin to the mat
Randy Couture is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Couture
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Couture is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Randy Couture uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin launches a few weak punches
Couture blocks them effectively.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Couture tries to escape from the closed guard
Randy Couture any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Couture is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Griffin tries to launch a few punches to Randy Couture
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Couture's defense
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Couture's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Couture's being punished here!
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture tries to stand up!
Griffin doesn't allow him!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture tries to escape from the full mount...
Forrest Griffin is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture 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
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Randy Couture. 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.
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Forrest Griffin attempts a sweep single...
Forrest Griffin catches Randy Couture's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Griffin.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Griffin struggles on the ground and tries to break Randy Couture's guard...
Forrest Griffin is in Couture open guard now
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Griffin is taking this opportunity to rest.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Couture breaths deeply while on the ground
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Griffin tries to move to full mount
Griffin succeeds
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Couture's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Griffin goes for an armbar!
Randy Couture breaks the lock and pushes away Forrest Griffin, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Forrest Griffin. 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.
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture slightly pushes Griffin into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Griffin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Randy Couture's punches
Griffin measures the resilience of Couture's chin with an uppercut while Couture lands some great crosses.
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Randy Couture is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Griffin into his guard.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Griffin tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Forrest Griffin fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Couture
Couture 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 pushes Couture's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Griffin who is in full mount! Couture is in trouble now!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Forrest Griffin in his guard...
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Couture, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 4
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Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Couture grab one of Forrest Griffin's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Griffin done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Couture seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Randy Couture tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Couture is holding Forrest Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin loses balance and goes to the ground.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Randy Couture storms over Griffin with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Forrest Griffin blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Randy Couture is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin and Couture are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Couture delivers a few accurate elbows!
Griffin is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin
Couture throws a few hammer fists to the face of Forrest Griffin
Blocked by Griffin.
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin
Griffin has Couture controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Deep breaths from Forrest Griffin who tries a hammer punch to Couture's ribs.
That hit Couture who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Randy Couture is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Randy Couture 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.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover his face,
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Couture is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Forrest Griffin in his guard...
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Forrest Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Griffin is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture is cooling the fight on the ground
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Griffin catch Randy Couture's left arm and tries a kimura
Randy Couture holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Randy Couture efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Forrest Griffin rolls Randy Couture to his stomach and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Couture
Forrest Griffin throws his leg over Randy Couture's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Forrest Griffin's rear naked choke attempt!
Randy Couture frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Forrest Griffin and ends up on top!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.
Shovel hook by Forrest Griffin
tags Couture.
A bad move from Randy Couture
allows Griffin to land a solid head kick.
Griffin pushes Randy Couture and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Randy Couture paws at Griffin.
Griffin answers with solid punches!
Couture fell like he got shot! This is over!
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (Punches) at 4:26 Round 4
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 12/13 (92%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/20 (65%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 737 s
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/11 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 24/44 (55%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 737 s
Brilliant come-back erformance by Griffin who took his best game against Randy Couture.
A highlight reel performance by Couture from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events!
Superb fight! Undoubtedly one of the fights of the year!
Randy Couture looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Randy Couture today.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Randy Couture comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Couture feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Randy Couture launches a body shot
Griffin dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Griffin is holding Randy Couture's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Randy Couture loses balance and goes to the ground.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Randy Couture
Griffin is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Randy Couture...
Randy Couture takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Griffin tries to move to full mount
Griffin succeeds
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture 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 Randy Couture
Randy Couture 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 Randy Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Forrest Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture tries to roll on the ground...
Couture is trying to counter now!
Randy Couture 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 Randy Couture
Forrest Griffin throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Couture breaks the lock showing some skills...
Couture is trying to counter now!
Couture tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Couture
Couture is taking this opportunity to rest.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.
Randy Couture attempts a sweep single...
Randy Couture catches Forrest Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Couture.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Couture tries to escape from closed guard...
Couture struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Randy Couture pushes Griffin's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Couture who is in full mount! Griffin is in trouble now!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Randy Couture rolls Forrest Griffin to his stomach and takes his back!
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin
Griffin has given his back to Randy Couture who is trying to get one hook in!
Randy Couture has one hook in!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin with one hook in
Randy Couture is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Couture 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!
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin with one hook in
Griffin is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Couture tries to use some of his tricky moves but Couture's is smart enough to counter him.
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin with one hook in
Couture 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 cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin with one hook in
Randy Couture throws his leg over Forrest Griffin's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Randy Couture's rear naked choke attempt!
Forrest Griffin frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Randy Couture and ends up on top!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Couture measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Griffin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Terrible one sided match... Griffin was not ready to fight a fighter of Randy Couture caliber.
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Forrest Griffin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Griffin has a small cut in his Left cheek
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Forrest Griffin 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
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Forrest Griffin. 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 American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Couture tries to grapple
He puts Griffin in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin stumbles backwards and Randy Couture circles to get the center of the cage
Randy Couture throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Griffin is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Couture is smart enough to block that one.
Couture tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Randy Couture leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Couture shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Couture grapple with Forrest Griffin and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Forrest Griffin falls hard on the mat with Randy Couture on top of him
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Randy Couture keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover his face,
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Couture is trying to counter now!
Couture 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
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Couture tries to free his leg...
Griffin doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Randy Couture keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to close the guard.
Griffin put Randy Couture in closed guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Couture is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Couture
Couture is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Randy Couture attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Couture
Randy Couture attempts to move to full guard
Randy Couture manages to switch to full guard.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Forrest Griffin tries to pass to half guard...
Randy Couture can't prevent his opponent from passing. Griffin looks to work from half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Couture
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Randy Couture's guard...
Forrest Griffin passes momentarily but Randy Couture sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Couture tries to close his guard around Griffin
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Randy Couture.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Randy Couture tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Randy Couture who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Terrible one sided match... Griffin was not ready to fight a fighter of Randy Couture caliber.
Forrest Griffin postures up and launches another series of punches!
Couture pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Forrest Griffin's offensive.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Couture tries to take Forrest Griffin to the ground from the clinch...
Griffin shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin is launching some bone breaking punches to Couture's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Randy Couture's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Couture tries to take Forrest Griffin down... Griffin stumbles backwards and Randy Couture launches a few punches...
Forrest Griffin dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Couture steps backwards away from Forrest Griffin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Forrest Griffin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Couture goes down.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Couture 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 pushes Randy Couture against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Randy Couture struggles not allowing Forrest Griffin improve his position.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Couture 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 ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Forrest Griffin!
Couture is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Couture's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Quick hook by Forrest Griffin
Good shot! Couture has reasons to be worried.
Couture's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Randy Couture leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Couture shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Couture struggles and launches a few punches to Griffin's head
Nothing from this... Randy Couture seems frustrated.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Couture grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Griffin struggles... Randy Couture is unable to take him down
Randy Couture gets sloppy and Forrest Griffin tries to take advantage...
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture postures up and launches another series of punches!
Griffin pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Randy Couture's offensive.
Griffin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Randy Couture embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Griffin who put distance between them
Randy Couture fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Couture who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture shoots and grab Forrest Griffin's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Couture scoop up Forrest Griffin's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Griffin to the mat
Randy Couture is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Couture
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Couture is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Randy Couture uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin launches a few weak punches
Couture blocks them effectively.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Couture tries to escape from the closed guard
Randy Couture any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Couture is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Griffin tries to launch a few punches to Randy Couture
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Couture's defense
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Couture's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Couture's being punished here!
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture tries to stand up!
Griffin doesn't allow him!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture tries to escape from the full mount...
Forrest Griffin is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture 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
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Randy Couture. 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.
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Forrest Griffin attempts a sweep single...
Forrest Griffin catches Randy Couture's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Griffin.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Griffin struggles on the ground and tries to break Randy Couture's guard...
Forrest Griffin is in Couture open guard now
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Griffin is taking this opportunity to rest.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Couture breaths deeply while on the ground
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Couture
Griffin tries to move to full mount
Griffin succeeds
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Couture tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Couture's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Griffin goes for an armbar!
Randy Couture breaks the lock and pushes away Forrest Griffin, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Forrest Griffin. 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.
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture slightly pushes Griffin into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Griffin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Randy Couture's punches
Griffin measures the resilience of Couture's chin with an uppercut while Couture lands some great crosses.
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Randy Couture is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Griffin into his guard.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Couture
Griffin tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Forrest Griffin fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Couture
Couture 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 pushes Couture's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Griffin who is in full mount! Couture is in trouble now!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Forrest Griffin in his guard...
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Couture, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 4
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Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Couture grab one of Forrest Griffin's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Griffin done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Couture seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Randy Couture tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Couture is holding Forrest Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin loses balance and goes to the ground.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Randy Couture storms over Griffin with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Forrest Griffin blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Randy Couture is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin and Couture are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Couture delivers a few accurate elbows!
Griffin is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin
Couture throws a few hammer fists to the face of Forrest Griffin
Blocked by Griffin.
Couture is in rear mount over Griffin
Griffin has Couture controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Deep breaths from Forrest Griffin who tries a hammer punch to Couture's ribs.
That hit Couture who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Randy Couture is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Randy Couture 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.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover his face,
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Griffin
Couture is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Forrest Griffin in his guard...
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Forrest Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Griffin is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture is cooling the fight on the ground
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Griffin catch Randy Couture's left arm and tries a kimura
Randy Couture holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Forrest Griffin controls the situation despite Randy Couture efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Forrest Griffin rolls Randy Couture to his stomach and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Couture
Forrest Griffin throws his leg over Randy Couture's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Forrest Griffin's rear naked choke attempt!
Randy Couture frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Forrest Griffin and ends up on top!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.
Shovel hook by Forrest Griffin
tags Couture.
A bad move from Randy Couture
allows Griffin to land a solid head kick.
Griffin pushes Randy Couture and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Randy Couture paws at Griffin.
Griffin answers with solid punches!
Couture fell like he got shot! This is over!
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (Punches) at 4:26 Round 4
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 12/13 (92%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/20 (65%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 737 s
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/11 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 24/44 (55%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 737 s
Brilliant come-back erformance by Griffin who took his best game against Randy Couture.
A highlight reel performance by Couture from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events!
Superb fight! Undoubtedly one of the fights of the year!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!