Post by The Sandmen on Jun 14, 2012 11:26:42 GMT -5
ManMMA Heavyweight Championship!
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.
Stephan Bonnar looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Now Forrest Griffin put his title in contention against Bonnar.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Forrest Griffin is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Griffin and Bonnar move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Bonnar jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Stephan Bonnar pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephan Bonnar's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Griffin is throwing a flurry of punches!
Stephan Bonnar just can't get away!
Bonnar's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Forrest Griffin is working his opponent ribs!
Bonnar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Bonnar forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Bonnar 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.
Griffin pushes off of Stephan Bonnar and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Bonnar stumbles backwards but Forrest Griffin chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Bonnar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Bonnar forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Bonnar doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Griffin blocks and then pushes away Stephan Bonnar!
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
Griffin throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Bonnar's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Griffin throws a lazy kick
Bonnar dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Forrest Griffin circles around Bonnar
Forrest Griffin is opening up on Bonnar and raining down combinations!
Bonnar doesn't look worried as he defends.
Forrest Griffin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Bonnar blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Stephan Bonnar's cheek! Bonnar stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Griffin is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
Bonnar tries to stand up!
Griffin doesn't allow him!
Griffin is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
Forrest Griffin opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Bonnar's guard.
Bonnar didn't see that coming. Griffin is in open guard over Bonnar now.
Forrest Griffin is in open guard over Bonnar
Bonnar tries to close his guard around Griffin
He succeeds!
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Bonnar
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Bonnar's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Griffin
Griffin tries to escape from closed guard...
Griffin struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Bonnar
Bonnar cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Griffin can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Forrest Griffin storms over Bonnar with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Bonnar's face with his elbows!
Bonnar's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Bonnar
Bonnar sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Stephan Bonnar attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Bonnar
Bonnar 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.
Bonnar clumsily fails here and it's time for Forrest Griffin to fight back!
Forrest Griffin pushes Bonnar's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Bonnar wraps his legs while he holds Forrest Griffin's head... Tight guard!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Bonnar
Forrest Griffin tries to pass Stephan Bonnar's guard...
Forrest Griffin manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Forrest Griffin is cooling the fight on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Forrest Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Stephan Bonnar is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Griffin into his guard.
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Bonnar
Griffin is in closed guard... Bonnar tries to roll on the ground!
Forrest Griffin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Bonnar
Griffin is in closed guard... Bonnar tries to roll on the ground!
Forrest Griffin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Forrest Griffin is in closed guard over Bonnar
Forrest Griffin throws down elbows...
Bonnar is not making himself an easy target.
Bonnar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin is in closed guard... Bonnar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Forrest Griffin!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar 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!
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over Griffin
Bonnar tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Griffin from the side mount!
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Stephan Bonnar looks to pass to mount...
Bonnar slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Forrest Griffin.
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Forrest Griffin
Bonnar works on the ground with his fingers over Griffin's face
Griffin shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Forrest Griffin.
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Round 2
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Brutal combination from Forrest Griffin!
Bonnar is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Bonnar moves to shoot
Griffin misses a knee.
Bonnar looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Forrest Griffin's punches
Griffin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Bonnar.
High kick from Forrest Griffin!
Bonnar seems to be done!
Bonnar's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Chin
Griffin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Bonnar can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Bonnar decides to launch some tentative punches
Griffin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Bonnar with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Incredible high kick!
Bonnar is worried!
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Stephan Bonnar
Great move by Griffin who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Stephan Bonnar 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 Stephan Bonnar
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin pushes away Bonnar trying to keep the fight at striking range
Bonnar doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Forrest Griffin
Poorly executed technique. Stephan Bonnar looks to counter!
Stephan Bonnar pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin stumbles backwards and Stephan Bonnar circles to get the center of the cage
Stephan Bonnar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Stephan Bonnar who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Bonnar blocks Forrest Griffin's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Bonnar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Bonnar is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Stephan Bonnar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
Hard blow to Bonnar's mid-section, he seems hurt
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Bonnar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) is cheering him!
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Forrest Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Forrest Griffin put Bonnar in half guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over Griffin
Forrest Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Forrest Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
Hard blow to Bonnar's mid-section, he seems hurt
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Griffin measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Bonnar is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephan Bonnar!
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Forrest Griffin rolls Stephan Bonnar to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Griffin is in rear mount over Bonnar
Bonnar tries to move on the ground and shows Forrest Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bonnar uses his forearms to block the impact!
Bonnar is trying to counter now!
Bonnar has Griffin controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Stephan Bonnar...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar tries to roll to his side and trap Forrest Griffin in his guard...
Stephan Bonnar moves to half guard.
Forrest Griffin is in half guard over Bonnar
Griffin sits over his knees and pushes away Bonnar's leg!
Forrest Griffin is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Bonnar 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 Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Forrest Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Stephan Bonnar...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Griffin goes for an armbar!
Stephan Bonnar breaks the lock and pushes away Forrest Griffin, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Forrest Griffin. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Forrest Griffin circles around Bonnar
Griffin pushes Stephan Bonnar and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Griffin, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Griffin moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Bonnar with a double overhooks!
Not a desiderable position that Bonnar is in now. Forrest Griffin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Forrest Griffin leans forwards and tries to grapple with Bonnar
Griffin shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin pushes Stephan Bonnar against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Bonnar's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Bonnar's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Chin
Bonnar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Forrest Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Forrest Griffin pushes Bonnar forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Forrest Griffin slightly pushes Bonnar into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Bonnar.
The fighters are clinching.
Bonnar tries to breaks Forrest Griffin's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Bonnar doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Poorly executed technique. Forrest Griffin looks to counter!
Forrest Griffin pushes away Bonnar trying to keep the fight at striking range
Bonnar stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin circles to get the center of the cage
Bonnar fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Griffin is holding Stephan Bonnar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephan Bonnar loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Bonnar's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Bonnar doesn't fight back!
Bonnar's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Bonnar tries to stand up!
Griffin doesn't allow him!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Stephan Bonnar attempts to trap Forrest Griffin in his guard.
Forrest Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Bonnar's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Bonnar doesn't fight back!
Forrest Griffin is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Forrest Griffin looks to mount Stephan Bonnar...
Forrest Griffin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Forrest Griffin rolls Stephan Bonnar to his stomach and takes his back!
Griffin is in rear mount over Bonnar
Forrest Griffin throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Bonnar's face with those brutal elbows! Bonnar needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Bonnar's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Right eye
Griffin is in rear mount over Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Griffin's moves.
Griffin is in rear mount over Bonnar
Forrest Griffin isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Bonnar Hyper-extended his arm
Bonnar struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Forrest Griffin appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Forrest Griffin appears to be unbreakable
Bonnar's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Forrest Griffin appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Bonnar locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Forrest Griffin unil he can pull his arm free! Griffin lost his dominant position.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over Griffin
Stephan Bonnar is a bloody mess!
Bonnar is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephan Bonnar!
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Forrest Griffin is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Griffin launches a barrage of elbows over Bonnar's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Bonnar doesn't fight back!
This is over! That impact from Forrest Griffin has left Bonnar laying flat on the mat!
Bonnar's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Nose
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (Elbows) at 3:39 Round 3
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 7/13 (54%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 12/18 (67%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/43 (60%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 475 s
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/9 (33%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 496 s
Forrest Griffin defends the Heavyweight title!
A good fight from Forrest. An unimpressive showing from Bonnar. Bonnar was able to do very little damage against Forrest's constant barrage of ass-kicking, and after 2 rounds of (basically) eating Bonnar alive, Forrest finished the fight with his broken, creepy elbows. The legend of the Griffin lives on, and grows.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!