Post by The Sandmen on Feb 11, 2016 16:44:30 GMT -5
Forrest Griffin raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Junior dos Santos glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Forrest Griffin is going to have a hard fight according 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 fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos launches a rapid series of punches
taking Griffin from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Junior dos Santos is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Junior dos Santos attempts a sweep single...
Junior dos Santos catches Forrest Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by dos Santos.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
dos Santos throws a few hammer fists to the face of Forrest Griffin
Solid shots!
Griffin's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos moves to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Santos viciously slams hammer blows to Griffin's face!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Forrest Griffin 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 dos Santos's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
dos Santos is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Junior dos Santos!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos 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 Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Griffin's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
dos Santos fires a barrage of punches at Griffin's head!
The punches go wide.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Forrest Griffin tries to take advantage...
dos Santos is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Junior dos Santos!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos 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.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Griffin's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Junior dos Santos can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
dos Santos misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Forrest Griffin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Forrest Griffin's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Griffin's face!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos moves to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Santos wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Forrest Griffin put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg...
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Griffin's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
dos Santos uses his strength to keep dos Santos at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
dos Santos uses his strength to keep dos Santos at a disadvantage
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Junior dos Santos tries to take advantage...
Junior dos Santos fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Griffin's face!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Forrest Griffin put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin 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 dos Santos's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to dos Santos's cheek from the guard.
Junior dos Santos uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Forrest Griffin's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to dos Santos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because dos Santos tries to cover his face,
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos is looking to pass Forrest Griffin's guard...
Junior dos Santos gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
dos Santos launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Forrest Griffin is not able to stop Griffin ground skills and Junior dos Santos moves to side mount!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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As the fight continues it seems that Forrest Griffin is taking the best of the fight.
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
dos Santos moves backwards and circles around Forrest Griffin.
dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Forrest Griffin's punches
dos Santos is on the receiving end of a great combo by Griffin.
Griffin is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks dos Santos's jaw!
dos Santos is holding Forrest Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Stand up! This is what dos Santos's cornermen are shouting. Forrest Griffin is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Forrest Griffin attempts to trap Junior dos Santos in his guard.
Junior dos Santos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos looks to mount Forrest Griffin...
Junior dos Santos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos tries to better his position on the ground...
dos Santos is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
dos Santos is looking to end this fight with strikes
Griffin anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
dos Santos sits over his knees and pushes away Griffin's leg!
Junior dos Santos is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Forrest Griffin put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos throws down elbows...
Griffin is not making himself an easy target.
dos Santos misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos looks to posture up and open Forrest Griffin's guard...
Junior dos Santos forces Forrest Griffin to open his guard.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin
dos Santos moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
dos Santos tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Griffin from the side mount!
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos hovers above Griffin
Good punches to Griffin's body.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
dos Santos tries to stand up!
Griffin doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal 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.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
dos Santos pushes Forrest Griffin and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Forrest Griffin throws a combo
Junior dos Santos ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Griffin swings again, only to get countered once more! Griffin is looking bad here!
Griffin's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Griffin tries to grapple
dos Santos moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Griffin tries to grapple
He puts dos Santos in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Griffin with uppercuts!
Griffin is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Griffin is unable to escape!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Junior dos Santos.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Forrest Griffin jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Griffin seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Solid kick to the leg from Forrest Griffin
that visibly pains dos Santos.
Junior dos Santos moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Junior dos Santos
Great move by Griffin who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
dos Santos doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from dos Santos who put distance between them
A right hand from Forrest Griffin
surprises dos Santos!
dos Santos has a small cut in his Left eye
Nice punches from Junior dos Santos.
Griffin staggers backwards. dos Santos wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin slightly pushes dos Santos into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Forrest Griffin launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos goes down.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over dos Santos
Griffin is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to escape from the full mount...
Junior dos Santos is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos looks to mount Forrest Griffin...
Junior dos Santos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes dos Santos's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! dos Santos's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
Griffin moves on the ground
Forrest Griffin moves to side mount
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Junior dos Santos attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
Griffin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
dos Santos tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! dos Santos's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos 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
Forrest Griffin 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 dos Santos's moves.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Junior dos Santos. 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.
Brutal combination from Junior dos Santos!
Griffin is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Junior dos Santos is opening up on Griffin and raining down combinations!
Griffin's corner looks worried!
Junior dos Santos charges at Griffin throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Griffin is rocked!
Griffin's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Forrest Griffin's Forehead
Junior dos Santos tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Junior dos Santos who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Junior dos Santos!
That one almost breaks Griffin's chin! He is knocked down!
Griffin has a small cut in his Chin
dos Santos is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Griffin's guard.
Griffin didn't see that coming. dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin now.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
dos Santos struggles on the ground and tries to break Forrest Griffin's guard...
Junior dos Santos is in Griffin open guard now
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 4
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Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Forrest Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
dos Santos is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over dos Santos
Griffin tries to escape from the closed guard
Griffin succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos 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 0:50 in the 4 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos 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 open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos 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 open guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos 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 open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over dos Santos
Griffin tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over dos Santos
Griffin is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Junior dos Santos rolls Forrest Griffin to his stomach and takes his back!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
dos Santos is in rear mount over Griffin
Junior dos Santos wants to finish his opponent on the ground
dos Santos drills Forrest Griffin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Griffin
Junior dos Santos was tooling Forrest Griffin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Forrest Griffin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
dos Santos 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
Griffin's Forehead is beginning to swell
dos Santos is in rear mount over Griffin
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Junior dos Santos wants to finish his opponent on the ground
dos Santos drills Forrest Griffin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Griffin was not intelligently defending himself!
Griffin's Nose is beginning to swell
Winner is Junior dos Santos by TKO (GnP) at 3:04 Round 4
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 7/13 (54%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 739 s
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 32/38 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 34/60 (57%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 733 s
Griffin got dominated in R1, but survived until here. Thats something, right? Then again, if survival was what MMA was all about, Rick Grimes would be MMA champion.
Junior dos Santos glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Forrest Griffin is going to have a hard fight according 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 fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos launches a rapid series of punches
taking Griffin from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Junior dos Santos is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Junior dos Santos attempts a sweep single...
Junior dos Santos catches Forrest Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by dos Santos.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
dos Santos throws a few hammer fists to the face of Forrest Griffin
Solid shots!
Griffin's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos moves to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Santos viciously slams hammer blows to Griffin's face!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Forrest Griffin 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 dos Santos's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
dos Santos is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Junior dos Santos!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos 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 Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Griffin's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
dos Santos fires a barrage of punches at Griffin's head!
The punches go wide.
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Forrest Griffin tries to take advantage...
dos Santos is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Junior dos Santos!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos 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.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Griffin's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Junior dos Santos can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
dos Santos misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Forrest Griffin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Forrest Griffin's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Griffin's face!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos moves to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Santos wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Forrest Griffin put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg...
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Griffin's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
dos Santos uses his strength to keep dos Santos at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
dos Santos uses his strength to keep dos Santos at a disadvantage
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Junior dos Santos tries to take advantage...
Junior dos Santos fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Griffin's face!
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Forrest Griffin put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin 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 dos Santos's moves.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to dos Santos's cheek from the guard.
Junior dos Santos uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Forrest Griffin's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to dos Santos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because dos Santos tries to cover his face,
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos is looking to pass Forrest Griffin's guard...
Junior dos Santos gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
dos Santos launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Forrest Griffin is not able to stop Griffin ground skills and Junior dos Santos moves to side mount!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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As the fight continues it seems that Forrest Griffin is taking the best of the fight.
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
dos Santos moves backwards and circles around Forrest Griffin.
dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Forrest Griffin's punches
dos Santos is on the receiving end of a great combo by Griffin.
Griffin is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks dos Santos's jaw!
dos Santos is holding Forrest Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Stand up! This is what dos Santos's cornermen are shouting. Forrest Griffin is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Forrest Griffin attempts to trap Junior dos Santos in his guard.
Junior dos Santos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos looks to mount Forrest Griffin...
Junior dos Santos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos tries to better his position on the ground...
dos Santos is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
dos Santos is looking to end this fight with strikes
Griffin anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
dos Santos sits over his knees and pushes away Griffin's leg!
Junior dos Santos is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Forrest Griffin put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos throws down elbows...
Griffin is not making himself an easy target.
dos Santos misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
Junior dos Santos looks to posture up and open Forrest Griffin's guard...
Junior dos Santos forces Forrest Griffin to open his guard.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin
dos Santos moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Griffin
dos Santos tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Griffin from the side mount!
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos hovers above Griffin
Good punches to Griffin's body.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
dos Santos tries to stand up!
Griffin doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal 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.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
dos Santos pushes Forrest Griffin and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Forrest Griffin throws a combo
Junior dos Santos ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Griffin swings again, only to get countered once more! Griffin is looking bad here!
Griffin's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Griffin tries to grapple
dos Santos moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Griffin tries to grapple
He puts dos Santos in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Griffin with uppercuts!
Griffin is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Griffin is unable to escape!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Junior dos Santos.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos goes with a looping right hand while Forrest Griffin jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Griffin seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Solid kick to the leg from Forrest Griffin
that visibly pains dos Santos.
Junior dos Santos moves forward looking for some grappling action
Griffin pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Junior dos Santos
Great move by Griffin who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
dos Santos doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from dos Santos who put distance between them
A right hand from Forrest Griffin
surprises dos Santos!
dos Santos has a small cut in his Left eye
Nice punches from Junior dos Santos.
Griffin staggers backwards. dos Santos wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Griffin moves forward looking for some action
Forrest Griffin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin slightly pushes dos Santos into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Forrest Griffin launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos goes down.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over dos Santos
Griffin is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to escape from the full mount...
Junior dos Santos is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Junior dos Santos looks to mount Forrest Griffin...
Junior dos Santos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes dos Santos's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! dos Santos's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
Griffin moves on the ground
Forrest Griffin moves to side mount
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
dos Santos is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Junior dos Santos attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
Griffin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
dos Santos tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! dos Santos's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos 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
Forrest Griffin 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 dos Santos's moves.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Junior dos Santos. 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.
Brutal combination from Junior dos Santos!
Griffin is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Junior dos Santos is opening up on Griffin and raining down combinations!
Griffin's corner looks worried!
Junior dos Santos charges at Griffin throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Griffin is rocked!
Griffin's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Forrest Griffin's Forehead
Junior dos Santos tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Junior dos Santos who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Junior dos Santos!
That one almost breaks Griffin's chin! He is knocked down!
Griffin has a small cut in his Chin
dos Santos is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Griffin's guard.
Griffin didn't see that coming. dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin now.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Griffin
dos Santos struggles on the ground and tries to break Forrest Griffin's guard...
Junior dos Santos is in Griffin open guard now
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 4
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Forrest Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Forrest Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
dos Santos is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over dos Santos
Griffin tries to escape from the closed guard
Griffin succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos 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 0:50 in the 4 round
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos 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 open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos 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 open guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Griffin tries to cover his face,
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos 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 open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over dos Santos
Griffin tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over dos Santos
Griffin is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Junior dos Santos rolls Forrest Griffin to his stomach and takes his back!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Griffin
Griffin tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
dos Santos is in rear mount over Griffin
Junior dos Santos wants to finish his opponent on the ground
dos Santos drills Forrest Griffin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Griffin
Junior dos Santos was tooling Forrest Griffin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Forrest Griffin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
dos Santos 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
Griffin's Forehead is beginning to swell
dos Santos is in rear mount over Griffin
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Junior dos Santos wants to finish his opponent on the ground
dos Santos drills Forrest Griffin's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Griffin was not intelligently defending himself!
Griffin's Nose is beginning to swell
Winner is Junior dos Santos by TKO (GnP) at 3:04 Round 4
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 7/13 (54%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 739 s
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 32/38 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 34/60 (57%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 733 s
Griffin got dominated in R1, but survived until here. Thats something, right? Then again, if survival was what MMA was all about, Rick Grimes would be MMA champion.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!