Post by The Sandmen on Jul 27, 2016 12:23:31 GMT -5
Ryan Hall glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Gray Maynard raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Ryan Hall and Gray Maynard touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Maynard decides to launch some tentative punches
Hall launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Maynard with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Maynard wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Maynard moves forward and holds Hall
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard tries to take Ryan Hall down... Hall stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard launches a few punches...
Ryan Hall dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Ryan Hall 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
Ryan Hall is in open guard over Maynard
Hall is in open guard over Maynard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Hall is locking that Kneebar...
Crippling lock!
Maynard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Maynard climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Maynard is standing while Hall is on the ground on his back
Gray Maynard opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Hall's guard.
Hall fights back with his feet, forcing Maynard to try something else.
Maynard clumsily fails here and it's time for Ryan Hall to fight back!
Hall tries to hit Gray Maynard with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Maynard steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Maynard is standing while Hall is on the ground on his back
Gray Maynard steps back and allows Hall to get back to his feet.
Hall climbs to his feet and is standing now.
A wicked punch by Gray Maynard
rocks Hall!
Hall is holding Gray Maynard's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Ryan Hall is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Hall's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hall's side.
Ryan Hall is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Hall's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hall tries to cover his face,
Ryan Hall is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Hall's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hall blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ryan Hall is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Ryan Hall in his guard.
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Ryan Hall is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Hall
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Ryan Hall is in open guard over Maynard
Hall moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Hall clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Hall's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hall tries to cover his face,
Ryan Hall is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Hall
He succeeds!
Ryan Hall is in closed guard over Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Hall's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hall's side.
Ryan Hall is in closed guard over Maynard
Hall is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Hall!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ryan Hall
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall tries to roll on the ground...
Maynard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Maynard suddenly holds Ryan Hall's arm and tries an armbar!
Hall can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Gray Maynard!
Ryan Hall is in closed guard over Maynard
Hall tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Maynard leans and gets Ryan Hall's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Ryan Hall is in closed guard over Maynard
Hall is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Hall!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ryan Hall, who is barely covering up!
Hall's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Hall's head!
This is bad! Maynard is just pounding on Ryan Hall's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Hall tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Maynard is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Ryan Hall tries to roll to his side and trap Gray Maynard in his guard...
Gray Maynard rolls him over and takes his back!
Maynard is in rear mount over Hall
Hall tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Ryan Hall. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Maynard moves forward looking for some action
Ryan Hall struggles a bit before breaking Maynard's attemp of grappling
Hall is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard shows great balance while pushing away Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
A wicked punch by Gray Maynard
goes awry.
Gray Maynard goes with a looping right hand while Ryan Hall jumps back and jabs
Hall seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is opening up on Hall and raining down combinations!
Hall's corner looks worried!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Gray Maynard!
Hall is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Hall's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hall has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Brutal combination from Gray Maynard!
Hall is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Ryan Hall tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Gray Maynard jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Gray Maynard leans forwards and tries to grapple with Hall
Maynard shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Maynard blocks Ryan Hall's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Hall
Maynard is in closed guard... Hall tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Hall
Maynard is in closed guard... Hall tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hall clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
Gray Maynard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Maynard drills Ryan Hall's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Hall has a small cut in his Nose
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Hall
Gray Maynard looks to posture up and open Ryan Hall's guard...
Gray Maynard forces Ryan Hall to open his guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Hall
Gray Maynard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hall's face with those brutal elbows! Hall needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Hall
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ryan Hall
Solid shots!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Hall
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ryan Hall
Solid shots!
Hall's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ryan Hall's Nose
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Hall
Hall works on the ground with his fingers over Maynard's face
Maynard shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Hall
You can see Hall's blood making stains in the mat.
Maynard tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Hall
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ryan Hall, who is barely covering up!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Hall
Ryan Hall's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Maynard gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Ryan Hall! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Ryan Hall doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Hall
Gray Maynard tries to pass Ryan Hall's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Ryan Hall
Gray Maynard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hall's face with those brutal elbows! Hall needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The ref pulls off Gray Maynard! Hall seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Hall's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Gray Maynard by TKO (GnP) at 3:33 Round 2
Statistics: Ryan Hall
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 15/19 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 48/55 (87%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 344 s
I was really interested in this one. MAynard has had a tough run lately, but still had some well rounded in him. Hall is a rookie, and had the momentum and rankings on his side. But Maynard proved he's not done yet, and boosh. Winz.
Gray Maynard raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Ryan Hall and Gray Maynard touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Maynard decides to launch some tentative punches
Hall launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Maynard with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Maynard wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Maynard moves forward and holds Hall
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard tries to take Ryan Hall down... Hall stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard launches a few punches...
Ryan Hall dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Ryan Hall 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
Ryan Hall is in open guard over Maynard
Hall is in open guard over Maynard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Hall is locking that Kneebar...
Crippling lock!
Maynard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Maynard climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Maynard is standing while Hall is on the ground on his back
Gray Maynard opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Hall's guard.
Hall fights back with his feet, forcing Maynard to try something else.
Maynard clumsily fails here and it's time for Ryan Hall to fight back!
Hall tries to hit Gray Maynard with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Maynard steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Maynard is standing while Hall is on the ground on his back
Gray Maynard steps back and allows Hall to get back to his feet.
Hall climbs to his feet and is standing now.
A wicked punch by Gray Maynard
rocks Hall!
Hall is holding Gray Maynard's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Ryan Hall is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Hall's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hall's side.
Ryan Hall is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Hall's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hall tries to cover his face,
Ryan Hall is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Hall's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hall blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ryan Hall is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Ryan Hall in his guard.
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Ryan Hall is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Hall
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Ryan Hall is in open guard over Maynard
Hall moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Hall clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Hall's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hall tries to cover his face,
Ryan Hall is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Hall
He succeeds!
Ryan Hall is in closed guard over Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Hall's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hall's side.
Ryan Hall is in closed guard over Maynard
Hall is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Hall!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ryan Hall
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall tries to roll on the ground...
Maynard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Maynard suddenly holds Ryan Hall's arm and tries an armbar!
Hall can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Gray Maynard!
Ryan Hall is in closed guard over Maynard
Hall tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Maynard leans and gets Ryan Hall's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Ryan Hall is in closed guard over Maynard
Hall is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Hall!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ryan Hall, who is barely covering up!
Hall's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Hall's head!
This is bad! Maynard is just pounding on Ryan Hall's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Hall tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Ryan Hall
Maynard is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Ryan Hall tries to roll to his side and trap Gray Maynard in his guard...
Gray Maynard rolls him over and takes his back!
Maynard is in rear mount over Hall
Hall tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Ryan Hall. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Maynard moves forward looking for some action
Ryan Hall struggles a bit before breaking Maynard's attemp of grappling
Hall is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard shows great balance while pushing away Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
A wicked punch by Gray Maynard
goes awry.
Gray Maynard goes with a looping right hand while Ryan Hall jumps back and jabs
Hall seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is opening up on Hall and raining down combinations!
Hall's corner looks worried!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Gray Maynard!
Hall is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Hall's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hall has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Brutal combination from Gray Maynard!
Hall is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Ryan Hall tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Gray Maynard jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Gray Maynard leans forwards and tries to grapple with Hall
Maynard shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Maynard blocks Ryan Hall's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Hall
Maynard is in closed guard... Hall tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Hall
Maynard is in closed guard... Hall tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hall clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
Gray Maynard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Maynard drills Ryan Hall's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Hall has a small cut in his Nose
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Hall
Gray Maynard looks to posture up and open Ryan Hall's guard...
Gray Maynard forces Ryan Hall to open his guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Hall
Gray Maynard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hall's face with those brutal elbows! Hall needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Hall
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ryan Hall
Solid shots!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Hall
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ryan Hall
Solid shots!
Hall's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ryan Hall's Nose
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Hall
Hall works on the ground with his fingers over Maynard's face
Maynard shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Hall
You can see Hall's blood making stains in the mat.
Maynard tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Hall
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ryan Hall, who is barely covering up!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Hall
Ryan Hall's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Maynard gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Ryan Hall! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Ryan Hall doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Hall
Gray Maynard tries to pass Ryan Hall's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Ryan Hall
Gray Maynard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hall's face with those brutal elbows! Hall needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The ref pulls off Gray Maynard! Hall seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Hall's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Gray Maynard by TKO (GnP) at 3:33 Round 2
Statistics: Ryan Hall
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 15/19 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 48/55 (87%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 344 s
I was really interested in this one. MAynard has had a tough run lately, but still had some well rounded in him. Hall is a rookie, and had the momentum and rankings on his side. But Maynard proved he's not done yet, and boosh. Winz.