Post by The Sandmen on Apr 14, 2017 16:15:00 GMT -5
Chuck Liddell raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Forrest Griffin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
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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The fight gets underway.
Forrest Griffin leans forwards and tries to grapple with Iceman
Griffin shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Iceman is throwing a flurry of punches!
Griffin ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Chuck Liddell throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Griffin's chin! That stops Griffin in his tracks!
Incredible haymaker from Forrest Griffin!
You can see Chuck Liddell's head being snapped backwards!
Iceman has a small cut in his Left eye
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.
Iceman launches a few hard punches to Forrest Griffin's ribs!
Forrest Griffin's ribs shows the damage! Chuck Liddell is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin grapple with Chuck Liddell and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Chuck Liddell managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Poorly executed technique. Chuck Liddell looks to counter!
Iceman grapple with Forrest Griffin and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Forrest Griffin managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Iceman's head
Nothing from this... Forrest Griffin seems frustrated.
Griffin misses a step and Chuck Liddell sees an opportunity to counter him!
Iceman struggles and launches a few punches to Griffin's head
Those punches are hitting! Griffin covers his head!
Chuck Liddell pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Griffin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chuck Liddell's punches
Griffin measures the resilience of Iceman's chin with an uppercut while Iceman lands some great crosses.
Griffin's Right eye is beginning to swell
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Iceman doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Iceman throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Iceman blocks that. He made it look easy!
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Chuck Liddell tries to take advantage...
Chuck Liddell leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Iceman shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chuck Liddell tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Forrest Griffin
well done Griffin falls hard on the mat
Iceman is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Iceman moves backwards and gestures for Forrest Griffin to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Forrest Griffin is standing now.
Iceman dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Griffin from the ground!
Griffin's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin has found an opening in the defense of Iceman, launching a big uppercut
Chuck Liddell is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell and Griffin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chuck Liddell is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Griffin's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Forrest Griffin's Chin
Forrest Griffin throws a combo
Chuck Liddell ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Griffin swings again, only to get countered once more! Griffin is looking bad here!
There is a small laceration on Forrest Griffin's Right eye
Griffin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell 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!
Herb Dean is asking Griffin to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Griffin.
There is a small laceration on Forrest Griffin's Left cheek
Winner is Chuck Liddell by TKO (Punch) at 3:27 Round 1
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 13/15 (87%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/12 (42%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 10 s
Griffin brought nothing. Chuck went all Chucky. In other news, Charles Lee Ray is boss.
Forrest Griffin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Forrest Griffin comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Forrest Griffin leans forwards and tries to grapple with Iceman
Griffin shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Forrest Griffin's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Iceman is throwing a flurry of punches!
Griffin ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Chuck Liddell throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Griffin's chin! That stops Griffin in his tracks!
Incredible haymaker from Forrest Griffin!
You can see Chuck Liddell's head being snapped backwards!
Iceman has a small cut in his Left eye
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.
Iceman launches a few hard punches to Forrest Griffin's ribs!
Forrest Griffin's ribs shows the damage! Chuck Liddell is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin grapple with Chuck Liddell and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Chuck Liddell managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Poorly executed technique. Chuck Liddell looks to counter!
Iceman grapple with Forrest Griffin and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Forrest Griffin managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
The fighters are clinching.
Griffin struggles and launches a few punches to Iceman's head
Nothing from this... Forrest Griffin seems frustrated.
Griffin misses a step and Chuck Liddell sees an opportunity to counter him!
Iceman struggles and launches a few punches to Griffin's head
Those punches are hitting! Griffin covers his head!
Chuck Liddell pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Griffin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chuck Liddell's punches
Griffin measures the resilience of Iceman's chin with an uppercut while Iceman lands some great crosses.
Griffin's Right eye is beginning to swell
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Iceman doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Iceman throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Iceman blocks that. He made it look easy!
Forrest Griffin gets sloppy and Chuck Liddell tries to take advantage...
Chuck Liddell leans forwards and tries to grapple with Griffin
Iceman shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chuck Liddell tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Forrest Griffin
well done Griffin falls hard on the mat
Iceman is standing while Griffin is on the ground on his back
Iceman moves backwards and gestures for Forrest Griffin to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Forrest Griffin is standing now.
Iceman dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Griffin from the ground!
Griffin's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Forrest Griffin has found an opening in the defense of Iceman, launching a big uppercut
Chuck Liddell is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell and Griffin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chuck Liddell is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Griffin's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Forrest Griffin's Chin
Forrest Griffin throws a combo
Chuck Liddell ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Griffin swings again, only to get countered once more! Griffin is looking bad here!
There is a small laceration on Forrest Griffin's Right eye
Griffin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell 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!
Herb Dean is asking Griffin to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Griffin.
There is a small laceration on Forrest Griffin's Left cheek
Winner is Chuck Liddell by TKO (Punch) at 3:27 Round 1
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 13/15 (87%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/12 (42%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Forrest Griffin
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 10 s
Griffin brought nothing. Chuck went all Chucky. In other news, Charles Lee Ray is boss.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!