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Fight #8:
-Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Forrest Griffin
Round 1: Leg kick from Forrest early. Shogun works for a takedown but Forrest defends and winds up on top. Shogun working for submissions already. We're scrambling all over the place here. Forrest with an inside leg kick and a jab. Shogun with a leg kick of his own as the "Forrest, Forrest" chants begin. Shogun takes Forrest down. Shogun immediately passes to half guard. Forrest quickly regains full guard as another "Forrest" chant starts up. Elbow from the bottom by Forrest. Forrest doing a good job of controlling Shogun and avoiding punishment from the bottom. Forrest scrambles to his feet and lands a decent uppercut. Shogun with a good punch and a knee attempt. Forrest with a leg kick. Shogun and Forrest exchanging wildly with punches. Forrest with a takedown. Shogun rolls and Forrest has his back. Shogun rolls and gains full guard. Forrest on top throwing some punches, a couple good ones finding the mark. Forrest stands up and is landing kicks to a grounded Shogun's legs. Shogun stands up. Body kick from Forrest. Good jab from Forrest. Big punch from Forrest momentarily stuns Shogun. Shogun has some swelling on above his eye. Shogun lands a good punch and takes Forrest down. Forrest immediately gets back up. Shogun working for another takedown and eventually gets it. Forrest with butterfly guard. Forrest on top now and is landing some punches. Good first round. I'd have to go 10-9, Forrest.
Round 2: Good punch from Forrest early in the second. Shogun gets a takedown. Forrest slaps on a guillotine but Shogun pops out. Good elbow from Shogun on top. Forrest is bleeding pretty good. Forrest scrambles back to his feet. Forrest with a takedown and is landing some good ground and pound, mixing it up - body and head. Forrest is bleeding bad still. The two stand up. Shogun dives in for a takedown but Forrest defends. We're on the ground with Forrest over Shogun's back, but they stand up again. Shogun looking a bit tired here in the middle of the second. High kick from Shogun misses. Shogun with another takedown attempt, but Forrest defends. Each eat a stiff jab. Good body punch from Forrest. Shogun lands a couple good punches. Shogun is looking pretty tired. Shogun lands a good punch and goes for a takedown but Forrest defends and is hammering away. Forrest has his back but Shogun rolls and Forrest is in his half guard on top. Shogun rolls again and Forrest is throwing more punches from the top. Now he's mixing in some elbows and the crowd is getting into this one big time. 30 seconds left in the second. Forrest punching away to the side of Shogun's head on the ground. Horn sounds to end the round. Gotta give that one to Forrest as well.
Round 3: Inside leg kick to open the third and final round. Shogun with a takedown attempt, and he gets this one. Forrest throwing up the legs looking for a submission. He's working for a triangle but Shogun works his way out. Decent punch from Shogun on top lands. Forrest yells at the referee for getting a warning for pushing off the cage with his foot. Nothing much going on here, Shogun just laying on him. Just as I say that he's working in some elbows now. Forrest working for an oma plata. He uses it to get Shogun's back. He's punching to the side of Shogun's head and now a knee to his body. The two scramble back up and Shogun tries to take Forrest down, but winds up on the bottom with Forrest hammering down with punches. Now Forrest is landing some elbows. Just over 2 minutes remaining in what is looking to be a big upset. Forrest landing some solid punches now on top. Shogun gives up his back and Forrest is controlling him from there working some punches. 90 seconds remaining. Knees to the body by Forrest. Shogun trying to roll and he gets half guard. Forrest working short elbows. Under a minute left and the crowd is roaring. Forrest is looking to get mount. Forrest punching away and Shogun gives up his back again. 30 seconds left. Forrest has both hooks in on Shogun's back and has the rear naked choke. Shogun taps and Forrest wins!
Forrest Griffin def. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua via Submission (rear naked choke) at 4:45 of Round 3.
-Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Forrest Griffin
Round 1: Leg kick from Forrest early. Shogun works for a takedown but Forrest defends and winds up on top. Shogun working for submissions already. We're scrambling all over the place here. Forrest with an inside leg kick and a jab. Shogun with a leg kick of his own as the "Forrest, Forrest" chants begin. Shogun takes Forrest down. Shogun immediately passes to half guard. Forrest quickly regains full guard as another "Forrest" chant starts up. Elbow from the bottom by Forrest. Forrest doing a good job of controlling Shogun and avoiding punishment from the bottom. Forrest scrambles to his feet and lands a decent uppercut. Shogun with a good punch and a knee attempt. Forrest with a leg kick. Shogun and Forrest exchanging wildly with punches. Forrest with a takedown. Shogun rolls and Forrest has his back. Shogun rolls and gains full guard. Forrest on top throwing some punches, a couple good ones finding the mark. Forrest stands up and is landing kicks to a grounded Shogun's legs. Shogun stands up. Body kick from Forrest. Good jab from Forrest. Big punch from Forrest momentarily stuns Shogun. Shogun has some swelling on above his eye. Shogun lands a good punch and takes Forrest down. Forrest immediately gets back up. Shogun working for another takedown and eventually gets it. Forrest with butterfly guard. Forrest on top now and is landing some punches. Good first round. I'd have to go 10-9, Forrest.
Round 2: Good punch from Forrest early in the second. Shogun gets a takedown. Forrest slaps on a guillotine but Shogun pops out. Good elbow from Shogun on top. Forrest is bleeding pretty good. Forrest scrambles back to his feet. Forrest with a takedown and is landing some good ground and pound, mixing it up - body and head. Forrest is bleeding bad still. The two stand up. Shogun dives in for a takedown but Forrest defends. We're on the ground with Forrest over Shogun's back, but they stand up again. Shogun looking a bit tired here in the middle of the second. High kick from Shogun misses. Shogun with another takedown attempt, but Forrest defends. Each eat a stiff jab. Good body punch from Forrest. Shogun lands a couple good punches. Shogun is looking pretty tired. Shogun lands a good punch and goes for a takedown but Forrest defends and is hammering away. Forrest has his back but Shogun rolls and Forrest is in his half guard on top. Shogun rolls again and Forrest is throwing more punches from the top. Now he's mixing in some elbows and the crowd is getting into this one big time. 30 seconds left in the second. Forrest punching away to the side of Shogun's head on the ground. Horn sounds to end the round. Gotta give that one to Forrest as well.
Round 3: Inside leg kick to open the third and final round. Shogun with a takedown attempt, and he gets this one. Forrest throwing up the legs looking for a submission. He's working for a triangle but Shogun works his way out. Decent punch from Shogun on top lands. Forrest yells at the referee for getting a warning for pushing off the cage with his foot. Nothing much going on here, Shogun just laying on him. Just as I say that he's working in some elbows now. Forrest working for an oma plata. He uses it to get Shogun's back. He's punching to the side of Shogun's head and now a knee to his body. The two scramble back up and Shogun tries to take Forrest down, but winds up on the bottom with Forrest hammering down with punches. Now Forrest is landing some elbows. Just over 2 minutes remaining in what is looking to be a big upset. Forrest landing some solid punches now on top. Shogun gives up his back and Forrest is controlling him from there working some punches. 90 seconds remaining. Knees to the body by Forrest. Shogun trying to roll and he gets half guard. Forrest working short elbows. Under a minute left and the crowd is roaring. Forrest is looking to get mount. Forrest punching away and Shogun gives up his back again. 30 seconds left. Forrest has both hooks in on Shogun's back and has the rear naked choke. Shogun taps and Forrest wins!
Forrest Griffin def. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua via Submission (rear naked choke) at 4:45 of Round 3.
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