Post by The Sandmen on Jan 21, 2013 21:50:38 GMT -5
Yves Edwards looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Gray Maynard raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Edwards and Maynard move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Edwards and Maynard circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Gray Maynard
that forces Edwards to try and defend better.
Gray Maynard goes with a looping right hand while Yves Edwards jumps back and jabs
Edwards seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gray Maynard fakes a punch and launches himself over Edwards!
Yves Edwards is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Maynard and pushes him away!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Edwards is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Edwards
Gray Maynard tries to open Edwards's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Gray Maynard. Edwards is unable to cover himself now!
Edwards's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Gray Maynard uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard tries to pass to half guard...
Yves Edwards's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
1:07 Round 1 and Maynard is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Gray Maynard hovers above Edwards
Good punches to Edwards's body.
Edwards ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Edwards is taking this opportunity to rest.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Yves Edwards's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Yves Edwards's Forehead
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Gray Maynard is looking to pass Yves Edwards's guard...
Yves Edwards has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Gray Maynard seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Maynard tries to escape from closed guard...
Maynard struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Maynard's moves.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Honda Center (Anaheim, CA) are cheering for the fighters.
Yves Edwards launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
A wicked punch by Gray Maynard
goes awry.
Edwards is trying to counter now!
Edwards fires low kicks
punishing Maynard's legs repeatedly.
Maynard wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Maynard moves forward and holds Edwards
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edwards launches a knee!
Yves Edwards hits Maynard's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard tries to take Yves Edwards down... Edwards stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Edwards's jaw!
Edwards doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gray Maynard embrace and tries to move away...
Gray Maynard pushes Edwards forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Gray Maynard fakes a punch to Yves Edwards ribs and the tries to trip him
Yves Edwards loses balance and goes to the ground
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Maynard is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard was tooling Yves Edwards for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Yves Edwards lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Yves Edwards tries to better his position on the ground...
Edwards is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Yves Edwards tries to open Maynard's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Yves Edwards. Maynard is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Yves Edwards pushes Gray Maynard down and prevents his attempts to escape
Edwards is trying to counter now!
Edwards catch Gray Maynard's right arm and tries a kimura
Gray Maynard holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Good looking punches from Yves Edwards on the ground
They could take their toll on Maynard.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Yves Edwards tries to better his position on the ground...
Edwards is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Edwards tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yves Edwards controls the situation despite Gray Maynard efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Edwards's cheek from the guard.
Yves Edwards uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Maynard misses a step and Yves Edwards sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and trap Yves Edwards in his guard...
Gray Maynard gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Maynard
Edwards struggles on the ground and tries to break Gray Maynard's guard...
Yves Edwards is in Maynard open guard now
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Maynard is holding Yves Edwards's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yves Edwards loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards breaths deeply while on the ground
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Yves Edwards manages to switch to half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Maynard tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Edwards from the side mount!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to show some ground skills
Yves Edwards put Maynard in half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
1:03 Round 2 and Edwards is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Yves Edwards launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maynard tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Maynard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Gray Maynard fakes some punches
Edwards ties him up.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Yves Edwards, who is barely covering up!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Gray Maynard hovers above Edwards
Good punches to Edwards's body.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Yves Edwards's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Edwards's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Maynard tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Edwards from the side mount!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Gray Maynard looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Yves Edwards takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Maynard is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Maynard
Edwards launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Maynard is covering himself! Edwards tries to force the situation and Maynard clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Edwards is in rear mount over Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Edwards's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edwards blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Maynard misses a step and Yves Edwards sees an opportunity to counter him!
Yves Edwards aggressively and repeatedly punches Maynard.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Edwards is in rear mount over Maynard
Edwards tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Maynard! Edwards has one hook in and keeps working!
Edwards is in rear mount over Maynard with one hook in
Edwards throws a few hammer fists to the face of Gray Maynard
Solid shots!
Maynard's Left eye is bruised after the punishment he's received!
Maynard has a cut above his Left eye
He can't see.
That eye is swelling shut.
John McCarthy is checking that eye. The fighter can't see.
He stops it.
It's all over.
Winner is Yves Edwards by TKO (Eye Damage) at 3:31 Round 2
Maynard is pissed.
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 17/24 (71%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 382 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/25 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 382 s
Wow, what a mess of a finish that was. Maynard was most definitely winning that fight, until one or two big onslaughts to the eye, apparently, finished him off. Maynard still had lots of health (more than Edwards), so this was totally a crap-"injury" type stoppage.
Gray Maynard raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Edwards and Maynard move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Edwards and Maynard circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Gray Maynard
that forces Edwards to try and defend better.
Gray Maynard goes with a looping right hand while Yves Edwards jumps back and jabs
Edwards seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gray Maynard fakes a punch and launches himself over Edwards!
Yves Edwards is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Maynard and pushes him away!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Edwards is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Edwards
Gray Maynard tries to open Edwards's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Gray Maynard. Edwards is unable to cover himself now!
Edwards's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Gray Maynard uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard tries to pass to half guard...
Yves Edwards's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
1:07 Round 1 and Maynard is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Gray Maynard hovers above Edwards
Good punches to Edwards's body.
Edwards ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Edwards is taking this opportunity to rest.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Yves Edwards's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Yves Edwards's Forehead
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Gray Maynard is looking to pass Yves Edwards's guard...
Yves Edwards has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Gray Maynard seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Maynard tries to escape from closed guard...
Maynard struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Maynard's moves.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Honda Center (Anaheim, CA) are cheering for the fighters.
Yves Edwards launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
A wicked punch by Gray Maynard
goes awry.
Edwards is trying to counter now!
Edwards fires low kicks
punishing Maynard's legs repeatedly.
Maynard wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Maynard moves forward and holds Edwards
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edwards launches a knee!
Yves Edwards hits Maynard's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard tries to take Yves Edwards down... Edwards stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Edwards's jaw!
Edwards doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gray Maynard embrace and tries to move away...
Gray Maynard pushes Edwards forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Gray Maynard fakes a punch to Yves Edwards ribs and the tries to trip him
Yves Edwards loses balance and goes to the ground
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Maynard is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard was tooling Yves Edwards for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Yves Edwards lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Yves Edwards tries to better his position on the ground...
Edwards is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Yves Edwards tries to open Maynard's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Yves Edwards. Maynard is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Yves Edwards pushes Gray Maynard down and prevents his attempts to escape
Edwards is trying to counter now!
Edwards catch Gray Maynard's right arm and tries a kimura
Gray Maynard holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Good looking punches from Yves Edwards on the ground
They could take their toll on Maynard.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Yves Edwards tries to better his position on the ground...
Edwards is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Edwards tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yves Edwards controls the situation despite Gray Maynard efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Edwards's cheek from the guard.
Yves Edwards uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Maynard misses a step and Yves Edwards sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and trap Yves Edwards in his guard...
Gray Maynard gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Maynard
Edwards struggles on the ground and tries to break Gray Maynard's guard...
Yves Edwards is in Maynard open guard now
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Maynard is holding Yves Edwards's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yves Edwards loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards breaths deeply while on the ground
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Yves Edwards manages to switch to half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Maynard tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Edwards from the side mount!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to show some ground skills
Yves Edwards put Maynard in half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
1:03 Round 2 and Edwards is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Yves Edwards launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maynard tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Maynard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Gray Maynard fakes some punches
Edwards ties him up.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Yves Edwards, who is barely covering up!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Gray Maynard hovers above Edwards
Good punches to Edwards's body.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Yves Edwards's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Edwards's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Edwards
Maynard tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Edwards from the side mount!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Gray Maynard looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Yves Edwards takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Edwards
Maynard is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Maynard
Edwards launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Maynard is covering himself! Edwards tries to force the situation and Maynard clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Edwards is in rear mount over Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Edwards's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edwards blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Maynard misses a step and Yves Edwards sees an opportunity to counter him!
Yves Edwards aggressively and repeatedly punches Maynard.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Edwards is in rear mount over Maynard
Edwards tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Maynard! Edwards has one hook in and keeps working!
Edwards is in rear mount over Maynard with one hook in
Edwards throws a few hammer fists to the face of Gray Maynard
Solid shots!
Maynard's Left eye is bruised after the punishment he's received!
Maynard has a cut above his Left eye
He can't see.
That eye is swelling shut.
John McCarthy is checking that eye. The fighter can't see.
He stops it.
It's all over.
Winner is Yves Edwards by TKO (Eye Damage) at 3:31 Round 2
Maynard is pissed.
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 17/24 (71%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 382 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/25 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 382 s
Wow, what a mess of a finish that was. Maynard was most definitely winning that fight, until one or two big onslaughts to the eye, apparently, finished him off. Maynard still had lots of health (more than Edwards), so this was totally a crap-"injury" type stoppage.