Post by The Sandmen on Nov 21, 2014 17:58:04 GMT -5
Gray Maynard is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
T.J. Dillashaw raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Maynard is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Dillashaw's jaw!
Gray Maynard tries a hook to the body
and hits Dillashaw ribs hard
Dillashaw decides to launch some tentative punches
Gray Maynard takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Dillashaw tries to grapple
Maynard moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
A wicked punch by Gray Maynard
rocks Dillashaw!
Dillashaw's Forehead is beginning to swell
T.J. Dillashaw tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maynard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Maynard's mid-section, he seems hurt
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Maynard
Dillashaw delivers a few accurate elbows!
Maynard is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Maynard has a small cut in his Forehead
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Maynard
Maynard has Dillashaw controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dillashaw's side.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Gray Maynard
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Gray Maynard...
T.J. Dillashaw slides his knee across and gets to mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Dillashaw fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Gray Maynard's arm and tries an armbar!
Maynard hold his own hand and breaks Dillashaw's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over T.J. Dillashaw.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw manages to switch to half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw tries to close the guard.
Dillashaw put Gray Maynard in closed guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gray Maynard doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Gray Maynard. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gray Maynard fakes a punch and launches himself over T.J. Dillashaw
Great move by Maynard who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
T.J. Dillashaw pushes away Maynard trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maynard doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with T.J. Dillashaw
Maynard is trying to counter now!
Gray Maynard pushes away Dillashaw trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dillashaw stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard circles to get the center of the cage
An overhand right from Gray Maynard that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Dillashaw's stops that one with his face! How is Dillashaw standing?!
Maynard launches a kick
but T.J. Dillashaw avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw tries a middle kick
Maynard blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Dillashaw tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Maynard moves backwards and circles around T.J. Dillashaw.
Dillashaw decides to launch some tentative punches
Maynard launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Dillashaw with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw circles around Maynard
T.J. Dillashaw takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Dillashaw steps backwards away from Gray Maynard. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Dillashaw throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Dillashaw clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
A wicked punch by Gray Maynard
goes awry.
Dillashaw steps backwards away from Gray Maynard. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Gray Maynard.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
T.J. Dillashaw is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
As the fight continues it seems that Gray Maynard is taking the best of the fight.
Maynard is holding T.J. Dillashaw's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
T.J. Dillashaw loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maynard tries to cover his face,
Gray Maynard is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Dillashaw's head!
This is bad! Maynard is just pounding on T.J. Dillashaw's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
Gray Maynard looks to mount T.J. Dillashaw...
T.J. Dillashaw takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Maynard struggles on the ground and tries to break T.J. Dillashaw's guard...
Gray Maynard is in Dillashaw open guard now
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Dillashaw
Dillashaw looks to be in very good shape.
T.J. Dillashaw launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maynard tries to cover his face,
This is over! That impact from T.J. Dillashaw has left Maynard laying flat on the mat!
Winner is T.J. Dillashaw by KO (Strikes from guard) at 1:27 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 10/15 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Statistics: T.J. Dillashaw
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Shaping up to be a delightfully even fight but then Dilly went and flash KO'ed Gray to ruin it! Good fight though.
T.J. Dillashaw raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Maynard is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Dillashaw's jaw!
Gray Maynard tries a hook to the body
and hits Dillashaw ribs hard
Dillashaw decides to launch some tentative punches
Gray Maynard takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Dillashaw tries to grapple
Maynard moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
A wicked punch by Gray Maynard
rocks Dillashaw!
Dillashaw's Forehead is beginning to swell
T.J. Dillashaw tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maynard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Maynard's mid-section, he seems hurt
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Maynard
Dillashaw delivers a few accurate elbows!
Maynard is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Maynard has a small cut in his Forehead
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Maynard
Maynard has Dillashaw controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dillashaw's side.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Gray Maynard
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Gray Maynard...
T.J. Dillashaw slides his knee across and gets to mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Dillashaw fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Gray Maynard's arm and tries an armbar!
Maynard hold his own hand and breaks Dillashaw's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over T.J. Dillashaw.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw manages to switch to half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw tries to close the guard.
Dillashaw put Gray Maynard in closed guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gray Maynard doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Gray Maynard. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gray Maynard fakes a punch and launches himself over T.J. Dillashaw
Great move by Maynard who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
T.J. Dillashaw pushes away Maynard trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maynard doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with T.J. Dillashaw
Maynard is trying to counter now!
Gray Maynard pushes away Dillashaw trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dillashaw stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard circles to get the center of the cage
An overhand right from Gray Maynard that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Dillashaw's stops that one with his face! How is Dillashaw standing?!
Maynard launches a kick
but T.J. Dillashaw avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw tries a middle kick
Maynard blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Dillashaw tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Maynard moves backwards and circles around T.J. Dillashaw.
Dillashaw decides to launch some tentative punches
Maynard launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Dillashaw with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw circles around Maynard
T.J. Dillashaw takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Dillashaw steps backwards away from Gray Maynard. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Dillashaw throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Dillashaw clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
A wicked punch by Gray Maynard
goes awry.
Dillashaw steps backwards away from Gray Maynard. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Gray Maynard.
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Round 2
=========================================
The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
T.J. Dillashaw is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
As the fight continues it seems that Gray Maynard is taking the best of the fight.
Maynard is holding T.J. Dillashaw's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
T.J. Dillashaw loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maynard tries to cover his face,
Gray Maynard is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Dillashaw's head!
This is bad! Maynard is just pounding on T.J. Dillashaw's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
Gray Maynard looks to mount T.J. Dillashaw...
T.J. Dillashaw takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Maynard struggles on the ground and tries to break T.J. Dillashaw's guard...
Gray Maynard is in Dillashaw open guard now
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Dillashaw
Dillashaw looks to be in very good shape.
T.J. Dillashaw launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maynard tries to cover his face,
This is over! That impact from T.J. Dillashaw has left Maynard laying flat on the mat!
Winner is T.J. Dillashaw by KO (Strikes from guard) at 1:27 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 10/15 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Statistics: T.J. Dillashaw
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Shaping up to be a delightfully even fight but then Dilly went and flash KO'ed Gray to ruin it! Good fight though.