Post by The Sandmen on Jul 17, 2018 7:09:15 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.
Akihiro Gono 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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Maynard and Gono move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Gono follows Gray Maynard
only to get counter punched in a big way! Gono needs to stop playing Gray Maynard's game or he'll get knocked out!
Gono looks to be in very good shape.
Akihiro Gono and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Akihiro Gono is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard has found an opening in the defense of Gono, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Gono is wobbling!
Gray Maynard launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Gono blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Akihiro Gono's cheek! Gono stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Maynard is standing while Gono is on the ground on his back
0:47 Round 1 and Maynard is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Maynard decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Gono's guard.
Gono did not see that coming! Gray Maynard is in open guard over Gono now.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Gono
Gono tries to close his guard around Maynard
He is not able to do it
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Gono
Gray Maynard tries to pass to half guard...
Akihiro Gono can't prevent his opponent from passing. Maynard looks to work from half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Gono
Gray Maynard tries to pass Akihiro Gono's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Gray Maynard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Akihiro Gono manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Gono
Gray Maynard tries to pass Akihiro Gono's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Gono measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maynard blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Akihiro Gono gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Akihiro Gono, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Akihiro Gono's Mouth
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Maynard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Akihiro Gono's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gono's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Maynard tries to open up Akihiro Gono's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Gono in the side of the head
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Akihiro Gono can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Gono tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Maynard tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono 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
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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
Maynard leads with a punch
Akihiro Gono evades but whiffs with a counter.
Gono steps backwards away from Gray Maynard. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gono launches a furious low kick!
Maynard receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Maynard hyper-extended his left leg
Not a desiderable position that Maynard is in now. Akihiro Gono is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Akihiro Gono shoots for a double leg takedown!
Gray Maynard sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Gono tries to grapple
Maynard moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Gono launches a stiff jab!
Maynard ducks that one.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maynard feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Gono's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Akihiro Gono attempts a sweep single...
Akihiro Gono catches Gray Maynard's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Gono.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Gono's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gono tries to cover his face,
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Gono tries to open up Maynard with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Maynard blocks a few elbows and now Akihiro Gono will have to look for another option here.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Gono is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Akihiro Gono!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Good looking punches from Gray Maynard on the ground
They could take their toll on Gono.
There is a small laceration on Akihiro Gono's Left cheek
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Gray Maynard.
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Round 2
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Akihiro Gono closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Gono fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Maynard sprawls and remains on his feet.
Maynard is trying to counter now!
Maynard jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gray Maynard pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Akihiro Gono's ribs!
Akihiro Gono's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Gono pushes off of Gray Maynard and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Maynard stumbles backwards but Akihiro Gono chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Maynard's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Akihiro Gono's ribs!
Akihiro Gono's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Once Maynard is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Akihiro Gono's ribs!
Akihiro Gono's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Gono's body! He's holding his side
The fighters are clinching.
Gray Maynard slightly pushes Gono into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Maynard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Gray Maynard
Gono ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Gono
Maynard tries to jump to side mount.
Akihiro Gono closed his guard around Gray Maynard.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Gray Maynard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Maynard drills Akihiro Gono's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
As the fight continues it seems that Gray Maynard is taking the best of the fight.
Maynard tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Gono is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Maynard's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Akihiro Gono is in half guard over Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Gono's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gono's side.
Akihiro Gono is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Maynard is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Gono's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gono tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Gono is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Akihiro Gono!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Maynard goes for an armbar!
Gono's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Gray Maynard appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Gono's eyes...
That Armbar from Gray Maynard appears to be unbreakable
Akihiro Gono breaks the lock and pushes away Gray Maynard, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Gray Maynard. 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 Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
Maynard is holding Akihiro Gono's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Akihiro Gono loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gray Maynard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Gono's head!
This is bad! Maynard is just pounding on Akihiro Gono's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The ref pulls off Gray Maynard! Gono seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Gono has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Gray Maynard by TKO (GnP) at 3:11 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 10/13 (77%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/27 (85%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 294 s
Statistics: Akihiro Gono
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 303 s
Gono would have none of that. Performing, I mean. Just none of it.
Akihiro Gono 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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Maynard and Gono move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Gono follows Gray Maynard
only to get counter punched in a big way! Gono needs to stop playing Gray Maynard's game or he'll get knocked out!
Gono looks to be in very good shape.
Akihiro Gono and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Akihiro Gono is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard has found an opening in the defense of Gono, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Gono is wobbling!
Gray Maynard launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Gono blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Akihiro Gono's cheek! Gono stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Maynard is standing while Gono is on the ground on his back
0:47 Round 1 and Maynard is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Maynard decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Gono's guard.
Gono did not see that coming! Gray Maynard is in open guard over Gono now.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Gono
Gono tries to close his guard around Maynard
He is not able to do it
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Gono
Gray Maynard tries to pass to half guard...
Akihiro Gono can't prevent his opponent from passing. Maynard looks to work from half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Gono
Gray Maynard tries to pass Akihiro Gono's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Gray Maynard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Akihiro Gono manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Gono
Gray Maynard tries to pass Akihiro Gono's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Gono measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maynard blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Akihiro Gono gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Akihiro Gono, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Akihiro Gono's Mouth
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Maynard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Akihiro Gono's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gono's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Maynard tries to open up Akihiro Gono's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Gono in the side of the head
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Akihiro Gono can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Gono tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Maynard tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono 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
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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
Maynard leads with a punch
Akihiro Gono evades but whiffs with a counter.
Gono steps backwards away from Gray Maynard. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gono launches a furious low kick!
Maynard receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Maynard hyper-extended his left leg
Not a desiderable position that Maynard is in now. Akihiro Gono is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Akihiro Gono shoots for a double leg takedown!
Gray Maynard sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Gono tries to grapple
Maynard moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Gono launches a stiff jab!
Maynard ducks that one.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maynard feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Gono's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Akihiro Gono attempts a sweep single...
Akihiro Gono catches Gray Maynard's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Gono.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Gono's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gono tries to cover his face,
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Gono tries to open up Maynard with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Maynard blocks a few elbows and now Akihiro Gono will have to look for another option here.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Gono is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Akihiro Gono!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Good looking punches from Gray Maynard on the ground
They could take their toll on Gono.
There is a small laceration on Akihiro Gono's Left cheek
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Gray Maynard.
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Round 2
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Akihiro Gono closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Gono fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Maynard sprawls and remains on his feet.
Maynard is trying to counter now!
Maynard jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gray Maynard pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Akihiro Gono's ribs!
Akihiro Gono's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Gono pushes off of Gray Maynard and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Maynard stumbles backwards but Akihiro Gono chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Maynard's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Akihiro Gono's ribs!
Akihiro Gono's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Once Maynard is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Akihiro Gono's ribs!
Akihiro Gono's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Gono's body! He's holding his side
The fighters are clinching.
Gray Maynard slightly pushes Gono into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Maynard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Gray Maynard
Gono ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Gono
Maynard tries to jump to side mount.
Akihiro Gono closed his guard around Gray Maynard.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
Gray Maynard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Maynard drills Akihiro Gono's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
As the fight continues it seems that Gray Maynard is taking the best of the fight.
Maynard tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Gono is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Maynard's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Akihiro Gono is in half guard over Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Gono's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gono's side.
Akihiro Gono is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Maynard is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Gono's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gono tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Maynard
Gono is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Akihiro Gono!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Maynard goes for an armbar!
Gono's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Gray Maynard appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Gono's eyes...
That Armbar from Gray Maynard appears to be unbreakable
Akihiro Gono breaks the lock and pushes away Gray Maynard, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Gray Maynard. 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 Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
Maynard is holding Akihiro Gono's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Akihiro Gono loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Akihiro Gono
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gray Maynard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Gono's head!
This is bad! Maynard is just pounding on Akihiro Gono's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The ref pulls off Gray Maynard! Gono seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Gono has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Gray Maynard by TKO (GnP) at 3:11 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 10/13 (77%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/27 (85%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 294 s
Statistics: Akihiro Gono
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 303 s
Gono would have none of that. Performing, I mean. Just none of it.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!