Post by The Sandmen on Jun 26, 2020 17:31:41 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.
Frankie Edgar is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Frankie Edgar throws a combo
Gray Maynard ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Edgar swings again, only to get countered once more! Edgar is looking bad here!
Edgar's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Frankie Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gray Maynard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Edgar into his guard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Edgar is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maynard's side.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 full mount over Frankie Edgar
Maynard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Edgar struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frankie Edgar tries to roll on the ground...
Maynard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Gray Maynard hovers above Edgar
Frankie Edgar stops him from throwing strikes.
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Edgar measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maynard's side.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Frankie Edgar's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 Edgar
Gray Maynard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Edgar's face with those brutal elbows! Edgar needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Chin
Maynard is in rear mount over Edgar
Maynard tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Maynard is in rear mount over Edgar
Maynard tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
Maynard is in rear mount over Edgar
Gray Maynard 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 Edgar's moves.
Maynard is in rear mount over Edgar
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
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Maynard avoids a dangerous strike from Edgar
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Edgar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Edgar launches a furious hook!
Maynard ducks under and pushes Frankie Edgar creating some space.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Edgar.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Edgar.
Gray Maynard's reflexes save him!
Frankie Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gray Maynard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Edgar into his guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edgar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Edgar 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 Frankie Edgar's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Frankie Edgar uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Edgar is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to move on the ground and shows Frankie Edgar a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Maynard's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Edgar breaks the closed guard of Gray Maynard and moves to half guard
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Gray Maynard's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Edgar breaks the closed guard of Gray Maynard and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Gray Maynard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Gray Maynard, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Frankie Edgar goes for the suplex...
His attempt goes nowhere.
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Edgar ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Edgar is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Frankie Edgar storms over Maynard with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Edgar doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Maynard's face with his elbows!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Gray Maynard
1:15 Round 2 and Edgar is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Gray Maynard creates enough space to control Frankie Edgar's leg.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Maynard
Edgar tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Maynard from the side mount!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Gray Maynard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar is looking to pass Gray Maynard's guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Maynard
Edgar breaths deeply while on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Edgar is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Gray Maynard's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Edgar fires a barrage of punches at Maynard's head!
This is bad! Edgar is just pounding on Gray Maynard's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Edgar fires a barrage of punches at Maynard's head!
This is bad! Edgar is just pounding on Gray Maynard's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Frankie Edgar has left Maynard laying flat on the mat!
Maynard's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maynard has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Frankie Edgar by KO (GnP) at 2:22 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 8/16 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/14 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 338 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/2 (150%)
GnP strikes 22/28 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 338 s
Even early, Edgar late, then all Edgar and no Gray. Where you at, Gray?
Frankie Edgar is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Frankie Edgar throws a combo
Gray Maynard ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Edgar swings again, only to get countered once more! Edgar is looking bad here!
Edgar's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Frankie Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gray Maynard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Edgar into his guard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Edgar is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maynard's side.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 full mount over Frankie Edgar
Maynard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Edgar struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frankie Edgar tries to roll on the ground...
Maynard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Gray Maynard hovers above Edgar
Frankie Edgar stops him from throwing strikes.
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Edgar measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maynard's side.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Frankie Edgar's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 Edgar
Gray Maynard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Edgar's face with those brutal elbows! Edgar needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Chin
Maynard is in rear mount over Edgar
Maynard tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Maynard is in rear mount over Edgar
Maynard tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
Maynard is in rear mount over Edgar
Gray Maynard 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 Edgar's moves.
Maynard is in rear mount over Edgar
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
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Maynard avoids a dangerous strike from Edgar
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Edgar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Edgar launches a furious hook!
Maynard ducks under and pushes Frankie Edgar creating some space.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Edgar.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Edgar.
Gray Maynard's reflexes save him!
Frankie Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gray Maynard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Edgar into his guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edgar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Edgar 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 Frankie Edgar's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Frankie Edgar uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Edgar is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to move on the ground and shows Frankie Edgar a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Maynard's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Edgar breaks the closed guard of Gray Maynard and moves to half guard
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Gray Maynard's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Edgar breaks the closed guard of Gray Maynard and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Gray Maynard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Gray Maynard, but it's close.
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Round 2
=========================================
Frankie Edgar goes for the suplex...
His attempt goes nowhere.
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Edgar ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Edgar is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Frankie Edgar storms over Maynard with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Edgar doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Maynard's face with his elbows!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Gray Maynard
1:15 Round 2 and Edgar is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Gray Maynard creates enough space to control Frankie Edgar's leg.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Maynard
Edgar tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Maynard from the side mount!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Gray Maynard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar is looking to pass Gray Maynard's guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Maynard
Edgar breaths deeply while on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Edgar is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Maynard
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Gray Maynard's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Edgar fires a barrage of punches at Maynard's head!
This is bad! Edgar is just pounding on Gray Maynard's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Edgar fires a barrage of punches at Maynard's head!
This is bad! Edgar is just pounding on Gray Maynard's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Frankie Edgar has left Maynard laying flat on the mat!
Maynard's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maynard has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Frankie Edgar by KO (GnP) at 2:22 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 8/16 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/14 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 338 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/2 (150%)
GnP strikes 22/28 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 338 s
Even early, Edgar late, then all Edgar and no Gray. Where you at, Gray?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!