With this being my first blog i wanted to set some light on the technical striking (which of recently i have noticed) of Tyson Griffin.

 Griffin may not be the most superb lightweight fighter, the strongest, or even fastest, however he almost seamlessly combine all the elements of MMA in his fluid combinations. He and George St-Pierre know exactly when to use there hands, kicks, knees, all of their skills which they train very hard to attain.

 Tyson Griffin's Boxing the clinch range combinations are textbook technique for use in MMA. Why you ask? Simply because he does  does not have rangy weaves and far away weaves which would most likely get him a nice kick to his cranium.

He strikes quickly, changing levels , ducking under counter strikes and circling away from his opponents power. always a hand up to block a punch which may close the distance as he evades.

  He has a feel for his range, this can be seen as he exits his opponents striking range and throws very fast kicks, often closing the gap and adding a flurry of swift punches.

 He has very good wrestling skills stays calm in hazardous situations, a prime example of this is during his fight with Sean Sherk when "The Muscle Shark" took his back. Keeping composed Griffin carried the former UFC champion over to his corner where coach Randy Couture could shout instructions for him to better the position.

 Tyson Griffin may not be my favorite fighter or even in my top five but i admire the set of skills  he processes, and there are only really two names that come to mind when thinking about who could combine boxing, muay thai, wrestling and jiu jitsu better, it would have to be George St-Pierre and Anderson Silva.

 Love or hate them they are tremendous technical strikers and are all very exciting to watch.