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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lothar Dornier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. Dornier has chosen Prussian March "Frei Weg" as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lothar Dornier!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dornier shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dornier tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dornier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Dornier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dornier tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Dornier has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dornier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Dornier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dornier managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Dornier with a knee to the head.
It looks like Forrest Griffin has been cut.
Griffin wants to get back to striking at distance but Dornier won't allow it.
Griffin avoiding damage.
Griffin landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dornier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dornier fails to pull guard.
Griffin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Dornier misses with a knee strike.
Dornier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dornier scores a nice knee to the body.
Dornier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Dornier landing knees to the head.
Dornier landing knees to the head.
Dornier is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dornier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dornier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothar Dornier.
Dornier breaks from the clinch.
Dornier moves out of range as Griffin strikes.
Dornier blocks a leg kick.
Dornier clinches but Griffin breaks the clinch
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dornier looks to clinch
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dornier thinking.
Griffin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Griffin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dornier's head.
Griffin lands a front kick.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dornier looks to clinch
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griffin digs a good body shot into Dornier's ribs.
Dornier wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dornier thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a leg kick.
Griffin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dornier's sensitive parts.
Dornier needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Dornier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dornier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dornier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dornier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Dornier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Dornier persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Dornier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lothar Dornier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin forces Dornier back against the cage and clinches.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dornier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffin.
Nice jab there from Griffin.
Dornier tries to clinch but Griffin moves away
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dornier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dornier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffin as he avoids it easily.
Griffin stuns Dornier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dornier. That did some damage!
Dornier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Dornier didn't see that one coming.
Dornier avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Dornier wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Dornier down.
Dornier tries to clinch up
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dornier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dornier tries to clinch but Griffin moves away
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dornier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Griffin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Dornier darts in trying to clinch
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dornier.
Dornier blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dornier tries to clinch
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin connects with the punch.
Griffin throws a right hand that Dornier ducks under and follows up with a left that Dornier also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dornier closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Dornier pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
Dornier is breathing heavily.
Griffin cracks Dornier with an open hand slap.
Dornier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dornier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dornier avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Lothar Dornier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dornier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Forrest Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Dornier tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dornier wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Griffin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dornier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right-left combo lands from Griffin.
Dornier closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Dornier pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dornier looks to clinch
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Dornier avoids them all with ease.
Dornier is trying desperately to land a takedown but Griffin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dornier.
Griffin scores with a sloppy right hand. Dornier should have avoided that one.
Dornier looks to clinch
and Griffin moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dornier backwards.
Dornier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dornier misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dornier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Griffin catches Dornier right on the button with a cross.
Forrest Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dornier slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin misses the jab.
Dornier darts in trying to clinch
and Griffin counters with a good, hard body kick but Dornier shrugs it off.
Dornier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dornier can do to turn this around?
Dornier walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dornier throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin counters with an outside leg kick.
Dornier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Dornier didn't see that one coming.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Forrest Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin drives through and clinches with Dornier against the cage.
Griffin is struggling to control the position.
Dornier changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Griffin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothar Dornier.
Griffin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dornier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dornier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dornier wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Griffin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Dornier didn't see that one coming.
Griffin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dornier's calf.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dornier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dornier's hands.
Griffin punishes Dornier's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin feints and then cracks Dornier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dornier down.
Griffin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Griffin cracks Dornier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dornier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dornier avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Dornier shoots and misses
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Griffin.
A knee to the head by Griffin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dornier as Griffin tries to tie him up.
Griffin cracks Dornier with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dornier.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Dornier misses
and Griffin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dornier avoids it.
Dornier wants a takedown.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Dornier takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Griffin.
Dornier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin working Dornier over with knees to the body.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dornier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griffin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Griffin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dornier backwards.
Griffin stalling.
Dornier dodges an elbow strike from Griffin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dornier tries to pull guard but Griffin holds him up against the cage and eventually Dornier drops back down to his feet.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothar Dornier.
Griffin pushes Dornier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dornier misses with a knee strike.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin feints and then cracks Dornier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dornier down.
Griffin has Dornier up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dornier throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffin scores with a hook.
Dornier looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Dornier's body.
Griffin throws a head kick but Dornier moves out of range.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
Dornier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin connects with a high kick.
Dornier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griffin lands a jab.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dornier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dornier walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Dornier moves out of range.
Dornier tries to clinch up
and Griffin counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffin lands the left hand.
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dornier.
Griffin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dornier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dornier closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Dornier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dornier has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dornier is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Dornier. Dornier gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Dornier didn't see that one coming.
A shot to de liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Dornier's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dornier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dornier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffin lands a jab.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dornier has time to react.
Dornier wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dornier is able to avoid easily.
Griffin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dornier's head backwards.
Griffin lands with a right hand.
Dornier closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Griffin counters with a left and a right that stings Dornier.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griffin cracks Dornier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A cross from Griffin lands.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Dornier. Dornier gets slowly back to his feet.
Dornier darts in trying to clinch
and Griffin counters with a nice leg kick.
Dornier walks into a jab.
Dornier closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffin throws a head kick but Dornier moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Dornier takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dornier tries to clinch
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dornier is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dornier wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dornier closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Griffin counters with a two punch combo.
Dornier clinches but Griffin breaks the clinch
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch.
Dornier dodges an elbow strike from Griffin.
Dornier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Dornier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
Griffin lands a hook that snaps the head of Dornier backwards.
Griffin has Dornier pressed against the cage.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Dornier keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Dornier wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Dornier.
Griffin scores with a hook.
Griffin is looking to score with low kicks.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Dornier wants to clinch
and Griffin counters by clinching up.
Dornier blocks an elbow strike.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Griffin.
Dornier lands a knee to the head.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dornier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Griffin has Dornier pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dornier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
Griffin scoring well with a low kick there.
Griffin works over Dornier's head and body with a nice combination.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Dornier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin connects with the punch.
Griffin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dornier's head.
Dornier tries to clinch
and Griffin counters with a left and a right that stings Dornier.
Dornier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Dornier's body.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dornier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin stuns Dornier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dornier tries to clinch up
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dornier clinches but Griffin breaks the clinch
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin pushes Dornier up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin tries to circle away but Dornier has him pinned against the cage.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good work by Dornier as he checks the leg kick.
Dornier looks to clinch
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dornier dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Dornier tries to clinch but Griffin moves away
and Griffin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dornier lands a damaging elbow.
Dornier wants a takedown.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothar Dornier.
Griffin scores with a shot to the side of Dornier's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin had his way with Lothar Dornier in that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Griffin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dornier.
Dornier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dornier avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Dornier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Griffin trying to stall but Dornier improves his position.
Griffin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dornier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Dornier prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Dornier lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dornier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dornier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin dodges an elbow strike from Dornier.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dornier misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Griffin.
Griffin digs a right hand underneath Dornier's ribcage. Dornier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Dornier avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Dornier shoots in.
Dornier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dornier backs up against the cage.
Griffin lands a jab to the nose.
A leg kick checked by Dornier.
Griffin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dornier's head.
Dornier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffin punishes Dornier's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dornier closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dornier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Griffin.
Dornier avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dornier.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dornier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Griffin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffin scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dornier's defenses.
Dornier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Dornier misses with a knee strike.
Griffin is leaning against Dornier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Griffin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dornier avoids it.
Dornier avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Dornier has Griffin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dornier pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Griffin tumbling to the mat - Dornier dives into Griffin's guard.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Dornier from controlling successfully.
Griffin looking to control.
Griffin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dornier prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Lothar Dornier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin works on Dornier's body with a couple of short punches.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Dornier.
Griffin lands a left hand.
Griffin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothar Dornier.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Dornier is controlling him.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dornier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Forrest Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dornier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Dornier keeps him there for the moment.
Dornier keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dornier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffin obliges.
Griffin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dornier being controlled against the cage.
Griffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dornier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:43
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:42
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Griffin!
Forrest Griffin retains his light heavyweight title!
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