Post by The Sandmen on Mar 27, 2017 12:16:23 GMT -5
Forrest Griffin raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Daniel Cormier 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
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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Griffin and Cormier move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Daniel Cormier goes with a looping right hand while Forrest Griffin jumps back and jabs
Griffin seems staggered and Daniel Cormier runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Griffin Hyper-extended his left arm
Griffin dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Cormier from the ground!
Cormier's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Daniel Cormier's Right cheek
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Griffin moves forward and holds Cormier
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Cormier's head
Those punches are hitting! Cormier covers his head!
Cormier has a small cut in his Mouth
The fighters are clinching.
0:51 Round 1 and Griffin is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Griffin tries to take Daniel Cormier down... Cormier stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cormier's jaw!
Cormier's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Daniel Cormier.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Forrest Griffin launches a rapid series of punches
taking Cormier from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Cormier has a small cut in his Right cheek
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cormier has a small cut in his Right cheek
You can see Cormier's blood making stains in the mat.
Cormier follows Forrest Griffin
only to get counter punched in a big way! Cormier needs to stop playing Forrest Griffin's game or he'll get knocked out!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Cormier is holding Forrest Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Daniel Cormier
Cormier misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Griffin.
It looks like Cormier was hit by a bus!
Daniel Cormier's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Cormier launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Griffin with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Cormier!
Nice move by Griffin who clinches and pushes Cormier against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Daniel Cormier is a bloody mess!
Griffin pushes Daniel Cormier againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Cormier cannot escape Forrest Griffin's clinch! Forrest Griffin is just brutalizing Cormier with punches time and time again!
The frightening power of Forrest Griffin has left Cormier sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (Punches) at 2:49 Round 1
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 20/23 (87%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Daniel Cormier
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Griffin just plain ruined Cormier. Just like Rocketmen did. Before trading him to The Killing Joke.
Daniel Cormier 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Griffin and Cormier move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Daniel Cormier goes with a looping right hand while Forrest Griffin jumps back and jabs
Griffin seems staggered and Daniel Cormier runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Griffin Hyper-extended his left arm
Griffin dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Cormier from the ground!
Cormier's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Daniel Cormier's Right cheek
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Griffin moves forward and holds Cormier
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Cormier's head
Those punches are hitting! Cormier covers his head!
Cormier has a small cut in his Mouth
The fighters are clinching.
0:51 Round 1 and Griffin is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Griffin tries to take Daniel Cormier down... Cormier stumbles backwards and Forrest Griffin launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cormier's jaw!
Cormier's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Daniel Cormier.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Forrest Griffin launches a rapid series of punches
taking Cormier from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Cormier has a small cut in his Right cheek
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cormier has a small cut in his Right cheek
You can see Cormier's blood making stains in the mat.
Cormier follows Forrest Griffin
only to get counter punched in a big way! Cormier needs to stop playing Forrest Griffin's game or he'll get knocked out!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Cormier is holding Forrest Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Forrest Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Daniel Cormier
Cormier misses a step and Forrest Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Griffin.
It looks like Cormier was hit by a bus!
Daniel Cormier's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Griffin decides to launch some tentative punches
Cormier launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Griffin with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Forrest Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Cormier!
Nice move by Griffin who clinches and pushes Cormier against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Daniel Cormier is a bloody mess!
Griffin pushes Daniel Cormier againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Cormier cannot escape Forrest Griffin's clinch! Forrest Griffin is just brutalizing Cormier with punches time and time again!
The frightening power of Forrest Griffin has left Cormier sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Winner is Forrest Griffin by KO (Punches) at 2:49 Round 1
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 20/23 (87%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Daniel Cormier
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Griffin just plain ruined Cormier. Just like Rocketmen did. Before trading him to The Killing Joke.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!