Post by The Sandmen on Jun 13, 2014 16:15:35 GMT -5
Forrest Griffin 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.
Quinton Jackson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rampage is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
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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The bell announces the first round!
Rampage is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Quinton Jackson is opening up on Griffin and raining down combinations!
Griffin's corner looks worried!
Rampage launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Griffin's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Rampage moves forward looking for some action
Quinton Jackson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rampage is launching some bone breaking punches to Griffin's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Forrest Griffin's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits Rampage's groin!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Rampage's head
Those punches are hitting! Rampage covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Quinton Jackson's Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin pushes away Rampage trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rampage stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin circles to get the center of the cage
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Forrest Griffin can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Forrest Griffin goes for the suplex...
Wow, incredible!
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Rampage
Rampage works on the ground with his fingers over Griffin's face
Griffin shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Rampage
Griffin moves on the ground
Forrest Griffin moves to side mount
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Quinton Jackson
Forrest Griffin hovers above Rampage
Good punches to Rampage's body.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Quinton Jackson
Rampage tries to show some ground skills
Quinton Jackson put Griffin in half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Rampage
Quinton Jackson tries to close the guard.
Rampage put Forrest Griffin in closed guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Rampage
Griffin is in closed guard... Rampage tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Forrest Griffin creates enough space to control Quinton Jackson's leg.
Quinton Jackson is in half guard over Griffin
Quinton Jackson pushes Griffin's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Rampage who is in full mount! Griffin is in trouble now!
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to escape from the full mount...
Griffin struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Griffin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Quinton Jackson doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Quinton Jackson is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Quinton Jackson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Quinton Jackson is in half guard over Griffin
Griffin breaths deeply while on the ground
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Rampage with a double overhooks!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Rampage and Griffin circle around the center of the cage.
Rampage tries to grapple
Griffin moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Quinton Jackson moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Quinton Jackson
Great move by Griffin who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Griffin doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Rampage's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
There is a small laceration on Quinton Jackson's Chin
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Quinton Jackson 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 Quinton Jackson
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin pushes Quinton Jackson against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Rampage blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Poorly executed technique. Quinton Jackson looks to counter!
Rampage fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Forrest Griffin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Griffin's body! He's holding his side
Quinton Jackson is in open guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Rampage's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rampage tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Quinton Jackson has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Rampage goes to the body...
He punishes Griffin's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Rampage moves forward looking for some action
Quinton Jackson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin tries to take Quinton Jackson down... Rampage stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
Quinton Jackson dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Rampage takes a break to breathe while holding Forrest Griffin.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Solid kick to the leg from Forrest Griffin
Rampage checks it.
Poorly executed technique. Quinton Jackson looks to counter!
Quinton Jackson tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Forrest Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Quinton Jackson jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Griffin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Rampage
Rampage measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
Hard blow to Griffin's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Rampage
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rampage's being punished here!
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Rampage
Griffin moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Rampage
Griffin launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rampage is covering himself! Griffin tries to force the situation and Rampage clumsily gives his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Rampage
Griffin tries to open up Quinton Jackson's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rampage in the side of the head
Griffin is in rear mount over Rampage
Rampage has Griffin controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Griffin is unable to move under Rampage control.
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Griffin tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Rampage! Griffin has one hook in and keeps working!
Griffin is in rear mount over Rampage with one hook in
Rampage is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Rampage holds Forrest Griffin's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Rampage 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!
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Rampage uses his strength to keep Rampage at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Rampage's cheek from the guard.
Quinton Jackson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin breaths deeply while on the ground
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Rampage's cheek from the guard.
Quinton Jackson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to trap Quinton Jackson in his guard.
Quinton Jackson keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Forrest Griffin fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Quinton Jackson! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Tremendous strikes from Griffin!
Rampage blocks with confidence
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Griffin stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Quinton Jackson is coming in again!
Forrest Griffin tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Quinton Jackson's knows what to do here and blocks them
Poorly executed technique. Quinton Jackson looks to counter!
Rampage feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Griffin moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
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.
a flying knee from Griffin towards Quinton Jackson's face
hits it, what a strike surely that hurts, Rampage got to be more careful now
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin slightly pushes Rampage into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Rampage attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Griffin's kick.
Forrest Griffin's mind is definitely in the fight, Rampage just got nailed! Forrest Griffin saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Rampage moves aside and dodges.
Rampage tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Quick hook by Quinton Jackson
Good shot! Griffin has reasons to be worried.
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Quinton Jackson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Quinton Jackson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Griffin's chin
Quick hook by Quinton Jackson
Good shot! Griffin has reasons to be worried.
Griffin has a small cut in his Chin
Rampage throws a hook
He fails to land it.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Griffin jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Forrest Griffin pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
a flying knee from Forrest Griffin towards Rampage
Griffin misses the target terribly
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Quinton Jackson to fight back!
Shovel hook by Quinton Jackson
tags Griffin.
Rampage is holding Forrest Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Quinton Jackson looks to mount Forrest Griffin...
Quinton Jackson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Quinton Jackson in his guard...
Forrest Griffin gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Quinton Jackson in his guard...
Quinton Jackson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Quinton Jackson in his guard...
Quinton Jackson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Quinton Jackson in his guard...
Forrest Griffin moves to half guard.
Quinton Jackson is in half guard over Griffin
Quinton Jackson has seen better days.
Quinton Jackson positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Griffin's ribs
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Quinton Jackson tries to better his position on the ground...
Rampage is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Quinton Jackson sits high on Forrest Griffin's chest and pulls his leg underneath Griffin's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Griffin tries to roll out. He's too quick for Quinton Jackson and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Rampage and it cost him top position.
Rampage misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Rampage's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Rampage
Quinton Jackson 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 half guard over Rampage
Forrest Griffin tries to free his leg
Forrest Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Rampage's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Quinton Jackson
Rampage 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 side mount over Quinton Jackson
Quinton Jackson attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Quinton Jackson manages to switch to half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Rampage
Quinton Jackson 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.
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Quinton Jackson's guard...
Quinton Jackson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Rampage
Quinton Jackson 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.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Middle kick from Griffin.
The kick just misses.
Rampage tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Quinton Jackson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Griffin blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Forrest Griffin's cheek! Griffin stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Rampage is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to hit Quinton Jackson with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Rampage dodges that
Rampage is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to hit Quinton Jackson with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Rampage dodges that
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Rampage is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Rampage moves backwards and gestures for Forrest Griffin to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Forrest Griffin is standing now.
Griffin is holding Quinton Jackson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Quinton Jackson shows great balance while pushing away Forrest Griffin
Quinton Jackson's mind is definitely in the fight, Griffin just got nailed! Quinton Jackson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Griffin is going to have a headache after this one.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Quick hook by Forrest Griffin
glances off Rampage's arms.
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Quinton Jackson tries to take advantage...
Several good body shots
land on Griffin.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Quinton Jackson leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Rampage shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin is launching some bone breaking punches to Rampage's ribs while in the clinch.
Rampage blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin tries a flying knee towards Quinton Jackson's chest
Rampage blocks it and circle away
Griffin misses a step and Quinton Jackson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Quinton Jackson has found an opening in the defense of Griffin, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Griffin's ribs.
Hard blow to Griffin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Forrest Griffin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Quinton Jackson!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Rampage.
It looks like Griffin was hit by a bus!
Quinton Jackson turns out the lights for Griffin! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Griffin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Griffin has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Quinton Jackson by KO (Punch) at 1:03 Round 4
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 5/19 (26%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 12/19 (63%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 451 s
Statistics: Quinton Jackson
Punches 22/27 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/20 (45%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 419 s
The first 2 rounds of this fight were as even as any fight I have ever seen here. Both swinging, both doing damage, but no one taking over. Until the 3rd. In the 3rd, Rampage absolutely crushed Forrest with a shot that changed the whole course of this fight. From there, Griffin was on the defensive, and Rampage was just mopping up the leftovers.
Quinton Jackson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rampage is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
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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The bell announces the first round!
Rampage is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Quinton Jackson is opening up on Griffin and raining down combinations!
Griffin's corner looks worried!
Rampage launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Griffin's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Rampage moves forward looking for some action
Quinton Jackson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rampage is launching some bone breaking punches to Griffin's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Forrest Griffin's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits Rampage's groin!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Rampage's head
Those punches are hitting! Rampage covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Quinton Jackson's Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin pushes away Rampage trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rampage stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin circles to get the center of the cage
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Forrest Griffin can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Forrest Griffin goes for the suplex...
Wow, incredible!
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Rampage
Rampage works on the ground with his fingers over Griffin's face
Griffin shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Rampage
Griffin moves on the ground
Forrest Griffin moves to side mount
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Quinton Jackson
Forrest Griffin hovers above Rampage
Good punches to Rampage's body.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Quinton Jackson
Rampage tries to show some ground skills
Quinton Jackson put Griffin in half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Rampage
Quinton Jackson tries to close the guard.
Rampage put Forrest Griffin in closed guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Rampage
Griffin is in closed guard... Rampage tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Forrest Griffin creates enough space to control Quinton Jackson's leg.
Quinton Jackson is in half guard over Griffin
Quinton Jackson pushes Griffin's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Rampage who is in full mount! Griffin is in trouble now!
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to escape from the full mount...
Griffin struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Griffin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Quinton Jackson doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Quinton Jackson is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Quinton Jackson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Quinton Jackson is in half guard over Griffin
Griffin breaths deeply while on the ground
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Rampage with a double overhooks!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Rampage and Griffin circle around the center of the cage.
Rampage tries to grapple
Griffin moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Quinton Jackson moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Quinton Jackson
Great move by Griffin who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Griffin doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Rampage's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
There is a small laceration on Quinton Jackson's Chin
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Quinton Jackson 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 Quinton Jackson
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin pushes Quinton Jackson against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Rampage blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Poorly executed technique. Quinton Jackson looks to counter!
Rampage fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Forrest Griffin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Griffin's body! He's holding his side
Quinton Jackson is in open guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Rampage's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rampage tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Quinton Jackson has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Rampage goes to the body...
He punishes Griffin's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Rampage moves forward looking for some action
Quinton Jackson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin tries to take Quinton Jackson down... Rampage stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
Quinton Jackson dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Rampage takes a break to breathe while holding Forrest Griffin.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Solid kick to the leg from Forrest Griffin
Rampage checks it.
Poorly executed technique. Quinton Jackson looks to counter!
Quinton Jackson tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Forrest Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Quinton Jackson jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Griffin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Rampage
Rampage measures the resilience of Griffin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Griffin's side.
Hard blow to Griffin's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Rampage
Griffin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rampage's being punished here!
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Rampage
Griffin moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Rampage
Griffin launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rampage is covering himself! Griffin tries to force the situation and Rampage clumsily gives his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Rampage
Griffin tries to open up Quinton Jackson's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rampage in the side of the head
Griffin is in rear mount over Rampage
Rampage has Griffin controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Griffin is unable to move under Rampage control.
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Griffin tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Rampage! Griffin has one hook in and keeps working!
Griffin is in rear mount over Rampage with one hook in
Rampage is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Rampage holds Forrest Griffin's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Rampage 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!
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Rampage uses his strength to keep Rampage at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Rampage's cheek from the guard.
Quinton Jackson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin breaths deeply while on the ground
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Rampage's cheek from the guard.
Quinton Jackson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to trap Quinton Jackson in his guard.
Quinton Jackson keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Forrest Griffin fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Quinton Jackson! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Tremendous strikes from Griffin!
Rampage blocks with confidence
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Griffin stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Quinton Jackson is coming in again!
Forrest Griffin tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Quinton Jackson's knows what to do here and blocks them
Poorly executed technique. Quinton Jackson looks to counter!
Rampage feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Griffin moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
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.
a flying knee from Griffin towards Quinton Jackson's face
hits it, what a strike surely that hurts, Rampage got to be more careful now
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin slightly pushes Rampage into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Rampage attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Griffin's kick.
Forrest Griffin's mind is definitely in the fight, Rampage just got nailed! Forrest Griffin saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Rampage moves aside and dodges.
Rampage tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Quick hook by Quinton Jackson
Good shot! Griffin has reasons to be worried.
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Quinton Jackson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Quinton Jackson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Griffin's chin
Quick hook by Quinton Jackson
Good shot! Griffin has reasons to be worried.
Griffin has a small cut in his Chin
Rampage throws a hook
He fails to land it.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Griffin jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Forrest Griffin pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
a flying knee from Forrest Griffin towards Rampage
Griffin misses the target terribly
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Quinton Jackson to fight back!
Shovel hook by Quinton Jackson
tags Griffin.
Rampage is holding Forrest Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Quinton Jackson is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Quinton Jackson looks to mount Forrest Griffin...
Quinton Jackson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Quinton Jackson in his guard...
Forrest Griffin gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Quinton Jackson in his guard...
Quinton Jackson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Quinton Jackson in his guard...
Quinton Jackson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Quinton Jackson in his guard...
Forrest Griffin moves to half guard.
Quinton Jackson is in half guard over Griffin
Quinton Jackson has seen better days.
Quinton Jackson positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Quinton Jackson is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Griffin's ribs
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Quinton Jackson tries to better his position on the ground...
Rampage is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Quinton Jackson is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Quinton Jackson sits high on Forrest Griffin's chest and pulls his leg underneath Griffin's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Griffin tries to roll out. He's too quick for Quinton Jackson and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Rampage and it cost him top position.
Rampage misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Rampage's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Rampage
Quinton Jackson 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 half guard over Rampage
Forrest Griffin tries to free his leg
Forrest Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Rampage's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Quinton Jackson
Rampage 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 side mount over Quinton Jackson
Quinton Jackson attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Quinton Jackson manages to switch to half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Rampage
Quinton Jackson 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.
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Quinton Jackson's guard...
Quinton Jackson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Rampage
Quinton Jackson 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.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Middle kick from Griffin.
The kick just misses.
Rampage tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Quinton Jackson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Griffin blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Forrest Griffin's cheek! Griffin stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Rampage is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to hit Quinton Jackson with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Rampage dodges that
Rampage is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Griffin tries to hit Quinton Jackson with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Rampage dodges that
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Rampage is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Rampage moves backwards and gestures for Forrest Griffin to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Forrest Griffin is standing now.
Griffin is holding Quinton Jackson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Quinton Jackson shows great balance while pushing away Forrest Griffin
Quinton Jackson's mind is definitely in the fight, Griffin just got nailed! Quinton Jackson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Griffin is going to have a headache after this one.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Quick hook by Forrest Griffin
glances off Rampage's arms.
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Quinton Jackson tries to take advantage...
Several good body shots
land on Griffin.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Quinton Jackson leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Rampage shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin is launching some bone breaking punches to Rampage's ribs while in the clinch.
Rampage blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin tries a flying knee towards Quinton Jackson's chest
Rampage blocks it and circle away
Griffin misses a step and Quinton Jackson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Quinton Jackson has found an opening in the defense of Griffin, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Griffin's ribs.
Hard blow to Griffin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Forrest Griffin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Quinton Jackson!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Rampage.
It looks like Griffin was hit by a bus!
Quinton Jackson turns out the lights for Griffin! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Griffin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Griffin has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Quinton Jackson by KO (Punch) at 1:03 Round 4
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 5/19 (26%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 12/19 (63%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 451 s
Statistics: Quinton Jackson
Punches 22/27 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/20 (45%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 419 s
The first 2 rounds of this fight were as even as any fight I have ever seen here. Both swinging, both doing damage, but no one taking over. Until the 3rd. In the 3rd, Rampage absolutely crushed Forrest with a shot that changed the whole course of this fight. From there, Griffin was on the defensive, and Rampage was just mopping up the leftovers.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!