Comments on: Video: Jackson vs. Griffin at UFC 86

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By: Palikero

Palikero — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:48:06 +0000

I saw it like this:

R1: 10-9 Jackson
R2: 10-9 Griffin (Seen a lot more dominant rounds not scored 10-8 than this one.)
R3: 10-9 Jackson (Rampage landed more power shots to the head and body.)
R4: 10-9 Jackson
R5: 10-9 Griffin

48-47 Rampage. A rematch is in order.

By: Brandt DeLorenzo

Brandt DeLorenzo — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:43:42 +0000

And Jackson shouldn’t have let the judges decide this fight for him. We hear a lot of people calling everyone on the internet “TUF Noobs” over this decision, but when you let three state athletic commission officials decide the fate of the fight, all bets are off.

I personally didn’t think Griffin could do it, but after watching the fight, it was evident he knew how to do it.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:27:38 +0000

Honestly, I thought it could have been scored any number of ways.
Forrest clearly won round two and Jackson round four. The others were up for debate. Jackson rocked Forrest in the first, but Forrest landed some nice kicks that clearly hurt Jackson.

Jackson’s lack of agression likely cost him the bout. Forrest worked harder and, while his strikes may not have been as hard, landed more punches.

In a fight that close, you can’t complain too much. No decision would have been too far off.