Post by The Sandmen on Sept 25, 2015 10:48:06 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Smith while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Forrest Griffin looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Forrest Griffin today.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Smith's face
Maurice Smith just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Griffin may be in trouble!
Maurice Smith fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Smith who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Smith with uppercuts!
Smith is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Smith is unable to escape!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin launches a few hard punches to Maurice Smith's ribs!
Smith struggles and protects himself.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Forrest Griffin.
Smith staggers backwards. Griffin wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Forrest Griffin attempts a sweep single...
Forrest Griffin catches Maurice Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Griffin.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Smith
Griffin is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Smith sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Maurice Smith takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Forrest Griffin shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Forrest Griffin breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Maurice Smith in his guard...
Forrest Griffin gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Smith goes for an armbar!
Forrest Griffin breaks the lock and pushes away Maurice Smith, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Maurice Smith. 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.
Smith looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Forrest Griffin's punches
Smith is on the receiving end of a great combo by Griffin.
Forrest Griffin goes with a looping right hand while Maurice Smith jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Smith seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Smith is connecting with a few punches
Griffin goes for a low kick..
Smith avoids the deadly blow.
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Smith goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Smith steps forward
Forrest Griffin catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Smith has a small cut in his Right cheek
Smith goes to the body...
He punishes Griffin's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Good front kick from Smith!
Forrest Griffin blocks
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Griffin!
Smith blocks that kick with his leg.
Griffin moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Maurice Smith checks the kick.
Pulverizing punch to Smith's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Griffin throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Forrest Griffin was tooling Maurice Smith for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Maurice Smith lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Forrest Griffin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Smith's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Griffin is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Smith tries to hit Forrest Griffin with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Griffin dodges that
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Forrest Griffin decides to jump inside Smith's guard.
Smith didn't see that coming. Griffin is in open guard over Smith now.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Griffin
He is not able to do it
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Smith
Griffin tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Smith
Forrest Griffin tries to free his leg
Forrest Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Smith's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Forrest Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Forrest Griffin throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Smith's face with those brutal elbows! Smith needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Nice punch by Maurice Smith
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Forrest Griffin tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Forrest Griffin who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Maurice Smith
well done Smith falls hard on the mat
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Griffin is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin steps back and allows Smith to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Maurice Smith is standing now.
Some nice shots from Forrest Griffin
that stun Smith.
Smith has a small cut in his Left cheek
Forrest Griffin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Smith's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Griffin is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin decides to jump inside Smith's guard.
Smith didn't see that coming. Griffin is in open guard over Smith now.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Smith
Smith launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Griffin's ribs.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Smith
Griffin moves on the ground
Forrest Griffin moves to side mount
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Maurice Smith...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Griffin fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Maurice Smith's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Smith hold his own hand and breaks Griffin's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Forrest Griffin.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Smith tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to trap Maurice Smith in his guard.
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to half guard.
Maurice Smith is in half guard over Griffin
Terrible one sided match... Smith was not ready to fight a fighter of Forrest Griffin caliber.
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Maurice Smith is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Maurice Smith is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Smith
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Maurice Smith is in closed guard over Griffin
Smith is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Maurice Smith!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Griffin delivers a few accurate elbows!
Smith is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Smith's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maurice Smith seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Forrest Griffin!
Griffin is in rear mount over Smith
Forrest Griffin positions himself and tries to finish this!
Forrest Griffin storms Maurice Smith's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Steve Mazzagatti is asking Maurice Smith to defend himself!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Smith was not intelligently defending himself!
Smith has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Forrest Griffin by TKO (GnP) at 3:00 Round 2
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 11/16 (69%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 211 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 22/32 (69%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/7 (43%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/19 (79%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 190 s
Griffin in retro form.
Forrest Griffin looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Forrest Griffin today.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Smith's face
Maurice Smith just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Griffin may be in trouble!
Maurice Smith fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Smith who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Smith with uppercuts!
Smith is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Smith is unable to escape!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin launches a few hard punches to Maurice Smith's ribs!
Smith struggles and protects himself.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Forrest Griffin.
Smith staggers backwards. Griffin wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Forrest Griffin attempts a sweep single...
Forrest Griffin catches Maurice Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Griffin.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Smith
Griffin is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Smith sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Maurice Smith takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Forrest Griffin shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Forrest Griffin breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and trap Maurice Smith in his guard...
Forrest Griffin gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Smith goes for an armbar!
Forrest Griffin breaks the lock and pushes away Maurice Smith, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Maurice Smith. 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.
Smith looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Forrest Griffin's punches
Smith is on the receiving end of a great combo by Griffin.
Forrest Griffin goes with a looping right hand while Maurice Smith jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Smith seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Smith is connecting with a few punches
Griffin goes for a low kick..
Smith avoids the deadly blow.
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Smith goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Smith steps forward
Forrest Griffin catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Smith has a small cut in his Right cheek
Smith goes to the body...
He punishes Griffin's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Good front kick from Smith!
Forrest Griffin blocks
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Griffin!
Smith blocks that kick with his leg.
Griffin moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Maurice Smith checks the kick.
Pulverizing punch to Smith's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Griffin throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Forrest Griffin was tooling Maurice Smith for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Maurice Smith lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Forrest Griffin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Smith's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Griffin is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Smith tries to hit Forrest Griffin with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Griffin dodges that
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Forrest Griffin decides to jump inside Smith's guard.
Smith didn't see that coming. Griffin is in open guard over Smith now.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Griffin
He is not able to do it
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Smith
Griffin tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Smith
Forrest Griffin tries to free his leg
Forrest Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Smith's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Forrest Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Forrest Griffin throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Smith's face with those brutal elbows! Smith needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Nice punch by Maurice Smith
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Forrest Griffin tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Forrest Griffin who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Maurice Smith
well done Smith falls hard on the mat
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Griffin is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin steps back and allows Smith to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Maurice Smith is standing now.
Some nice shots from Forrest Griffin
that stun Smith.
Smith has a small cut in his Left cheek
Forrest Griffin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Smith's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Griffin is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin decides to jump inside Smith's guard.
Smith didn't see that coming. Griffin is in open guard over Smith now.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Smith
Smith launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Griffin's ribs.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Smith
Griffin moves on the ground
Forrest Griffin moves to side mount
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Maurice Smith...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Griffin fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Maurice Smith's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Smith hold his own hand and breaks Griffin's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Forrest Griffin.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Smith tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to trap Maurice Smith in his guard.
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to half guard.
Maurice Smith is in half guard over Griffin
Terrible one sided match... Smith was not ready to fight a fighter of Forrest Griffin caliber.
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Maurice Smith is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Maurice Smith is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Smith
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Maurice Smith is in closed guard over Griffin
Smith is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Maurice Smith!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Griffin delivers a few accurate elbows!
Smith is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Smith's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maurice Smith seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Forrest Griffin!
Griffin is in rear mount over Smith
Forrest Griffin positions himself and tries to finish this!
Forrest Griffin storms Maurice Smith's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Steve Mazzagatti is asking Maurice Smith to defend himself!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Smith was not intelligently defending himself!
Smith has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Forrest Griffin by TKO (GnP) at 3:00 Round 2
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 11/16 (69%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 211 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 22/32 (69%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/7 (43%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/19 (79%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 190 s
Griffin in retro form.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!