Post by The Sandmen on Dec 6, 2012 16:11:11 GMT -5
Mike Brown 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.
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.
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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Mike Brown and Gray Maynard touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Gray Maynard is opening up on Brown and raining down combinations!
Brown's corner looks worried!
Maynard throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Mike Brown goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
Brown seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mike Brown and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Gray Maynard fakes a punch and launches himself over Brown!
Nice move by Maynard who clinches and pushes Brown against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Mike Brown's ribs!
Mike Brown's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Mike Brown's ribs!
Brown struggles and protects himself.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard tries to take Mike Brown down... Brown stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard launches a few punches...
Mike Brown dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punches from Mike Brown.
Maynard staggers backwards. Brown wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Brown!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Gray Maynard is measuring Brown with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Maynard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Gray Maynard
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
Maynard tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Gray Maynard fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown tries to close the guard.
Brown put Gray Maynard in closed guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Mike Brown is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Brown's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Brown tries to cover his face,
Brown's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mike Brown is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard tries to show some ground skills
Brown uses his strength to keep Brown at a disadvantage
Mike Brown is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brown blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Mike Brown looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Mike Brown slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Mike Brown isolates Gray Maynard's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Gray Maynard is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Brown positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Maynard's being punished here!
Maynard has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Mike Brown rolls Gray Maynard to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Brown is in rear mount over Maynard
Maynard has Brown controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Brown is unable to move under Maynard control.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brown tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Maynard! Brown has one hook in and keeps working!
Brown is in rear mount over Maynard with one hook in
Brown has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Maynard.
Nicely done! Brown now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Brown is in rear mount over Maynard with two hooks in
Brown is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Maynard, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Maynard is holding his opponent arms defending well.
Brown is in rear mount over Maynard with two hooks in
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Brown's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Brown tries to cover his face,
Brown is in rear mount over Maynard with two hooks in
Mike Brown slides his arm under Gray Maynard's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Gray Maynard pulls down on Mike Brown's hand and staves off danger
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Maynard is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Brown tries to use some of his tricky moves but Brown's is smart enough to counter him.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Gray Maynard circles around Brown
Maynard moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Mike Brown checks the kick.
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Several good body shots
land on Maynard.
Inside leg kick from Maynard
that goes awry.
Gray Maynard tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Mike Brown 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 0:55 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard tries to stand up!
Brown doesn't allow him!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Maynard is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Gray Maynard tries to better his position on the ground...
Maynard breaks the closed guard of Mike Brown and moves to half guard
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to pass to mount...
Maynard slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Gray Maynard in his guard...
Mike Brown gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Maynard drills Mike Brown's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard tries to stand up!
Brown doesn't allow him!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Mike Brown 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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Mike Brown. 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.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Brown decides to launch some tentative punches
Mike Brown takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Maynard is holding Mike Brown's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to mount Mike Brown...
Mike Brown sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Gray Maynard tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to mount Mike Brown...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Maynard is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Brown's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Gray Maynard for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Brown time to recover... 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.
The two exchange wildly
Brown is connecting with a few punches
Brown is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The two exchange wildly
Maynard is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Mike Brown and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Gray Maynard is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Maynard lifts his opponent off the ground!
Brown struggles and shows nice sprawl skills
Maynard misses a step and Mike Brown sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maynard follows Mike Brown
only to get counter punched in a big way! Maynard needs to stop playing Mike Brown's game or he'll get knocked out!
Mike Brown shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gray Maynard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Brown into his guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Maynard
Brown is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mike Brown!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Brown is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gray Maynard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Brown tries to escape from the full mount...
Gray Maynard is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Maynard tries to open up Mike Brown's defense faking a few punches.
Mike Brown wraps his arms around Maynard's arms and counters the punches.
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Mike Brown tries to take advantage...
Mike Brown attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Gray Maynard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to mount Mike Brown...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard throws down elbows...
Brown is not making himself an easy target.
Maynard clumsily fails here and it's time for Mike Brown to fight back!
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Gray Maynard in his guard...
Mike Brown gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Gray Maynard, but it's close.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Mike Brown leans forwards and tries to grapple with Maynard
Brown shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard and Mike Brown are cliched up against the cage. Maynard steps for a throw
Mike Brown is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gray Maynard slightly pushes Brown into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Solid kick to the leg from Mike Brown
that visibly pains Maynard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Brown jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Mike Brown pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gray Maynard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Brown is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Mike Brown's ribs!
Mike Brown's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Mike Brown tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Maynard is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Gray Maynard shoots and grab one of Mike Brown's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Brown lose his balance and falls to the mat
Brown ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Brown works on the ground with his fingers over Maynard's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Gray Maynard tries to open Brown's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Gray Maynard. Brown is unable to cover himself now!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gray Maynard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Gray Maynard hovers above Brown
Good punches to Brown's body.
Brown ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Mike Brown! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Mike Brown doesn't defend himself!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard tries to jump to side mount.
Mike Brown closed his guard around Gray Maynard.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Gray Maynard is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Brown's ribs
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown 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.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Gray Maynard tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Maynard is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown 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.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Maynard fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mike Brown didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Brown's face!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Brown tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Brown steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Gray Maynard keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Gray Maynard launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Brown blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Mike Brown's cheek! Brown stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Gray Maynard. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Brown grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Maynard struggles... Mike Brown is unable to take him down
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Maynard moves forward looking for some action
Gray Maynard shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Brown launches a few hard punches to Gray Maynard's ribs!
Gray Maynard's ribs shows the damage! Mike Brown is working his opponent ribs!
Gray Maynard pushes away Brown trying to keep the fight at striking range
Brown stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard circles to get the center of the cage
Mike Brown attempts a sweep single...
Gray Maynard was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Gray Maynard tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brown is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Maynard
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Brown is taking this opportunity to rest.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard moves on the ground
Gray Maynard moves to side mount
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Gray Maynard launches a rapid series of punches
taking Brown from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Gray Maynard just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Brown may be in trouble!
Gray Maynard is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Maynard is holding Mike Brown's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to mount Mike Brown...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gray Maynard controls the situation despite Mike Brown efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gray Maynard controls the situation despite Mike Brown efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Gray Maynard in his guard...
Gray Maynard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Brown's head!
This is bad! Maynard is just pounding on Mike Brown's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
There is a small laceration on Mike Brown's Mouth
Brown seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Gray Maynard positions himself and tries to finish this!
Gray Maynard storms Mike Brown's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Herb Dean is asking Mike Brown to defend himself!
That brutal impact left Brown laid out on the mat! Gray Maynard's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Gray Maynard by KO (GnP) at 3:51 Round 4
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 18/28 (64%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 5/9 (56%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 681 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 32/43 (74%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/16 (44%)
Takedowns 6/4 (150%)
GnP strikes 28/50 (56%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 681 s
The first 3 rounds of this fight were very good. Close, back and forth, damaging action from both fighters. Near the end of the 3rd, Maynard had a vicious onslaught that did mega-damage to Brown. In the between-round recovery phase, Maynard won big time, and brown just could not recover enough to make the 4th round competitive. Then Gray finished on up.
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.
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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Mike Brown and Gray Maynard touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Gray Maynard is opening up on Brown and raining down combinations!
Brown's corner looks worried!
Maynard throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Mike Brown goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
Brown seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mike Brown and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Gray Maynard fakes a punch and launches himself over Brown!
Nice move by Maynard who clinches and pushes Brown against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Mike Brown's ribs!
Mike Brown's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Mike Brown's ribs!
Brown struggles and protects himself.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard tries to take Mike Brown down... Brown stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard launches a few punches...
Mike Brown dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punches from Mike Brown.
Maynard staggers backwards. Brown wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Brown!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Gray Maynard is measuring Brown with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Maynard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Gray Maynard
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
Maynard tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Gray Maynard fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown tries to close the guard.
Brown put Gray Maynard in closed guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Mike Brown is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Brown's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Brown tries to cover his face,
Brown's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mike Brown is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard tries to show some ground skills
Brown uses his strength to keep Brown at a disadvantage
Mike Brown is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brown blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Mike Brown looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Mike Brown slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Mike Brown isolates Gray Maynard's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Gray Maynard is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Brown positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Maynard's being punished here!
Maynard has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Mike Brown rolls Gray Maynard to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Brown is in rear mount over Maynard
Maynard has Brown controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Brown is unable to move under Maynard control.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brown tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Maynard! Brown has one hook in and keeps working!
Brown is in rear mount over Maynard with one hook in
Brown has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Maynard.
Nicely done! Brown now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Brown is in rear mount over Maynard with two hooks in
Brown is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Maynard, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Maynard is holding his opponent arms defending well.
Brown is in rear mount over Maynard with two hooks in
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Brown's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Brown tries to cover his face,
Brown is in rear mount over Maynard with two hooks in
Mike Brown slides his arm under Gray Maynard's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Gray Maynard pulls down on Mike Brown's hand and staves off danger
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Maynard is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Brown tries to use some of his tricky moves but Brown's is smart enough to counter him.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Gray Maynard circles around Brown
Maynard moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Mike Brown checks the kick.
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Several good body shots
land on Maynard.
Inside leg kick from Maynard
that goes awry.
Gray Maynard tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Mike Brown 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 0:55 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard tries to stand up!
Brown doesn't allow him!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Maynard is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Gray Maynard tries to better his position on the ground...
Maynard breaks the closed guard of Mike Brown and moves to half guard
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to pass to mount...
Maynard slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Gray Maynard in his guard...
Mike Brown gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Maynard drills Mike Brown's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard tries to stand up!
Brown doesn't allow him!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Mike Brown 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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Mike Brown. 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.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Brown decides to launch some tentative punches
Mike Brown takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Maynard is holding Mike Brown's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to mount Mike Brown...
Mike Brown sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Gray Maynard tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to mount Mike Brown...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Maynard is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Brown's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Gray Maynard for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Brown time to recover... 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.
The two exchange wildly
Brown is connecting with a few punches
Brown is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The two exchange wildly
Maynard is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Mike Brown and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Gray Maynard is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Maynard lifts his opponent off the ground!
Brown struggles and shows nice sprawl skills
Maynard misses a step and Mike Brown sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maynard follows Mike Brown
only to get counter punched in a big way! Maynard needs to stop playing Mike Brown's game or he'll get knocked out!
Mike Brown shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gray Maynard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Brown into his guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Maynard
Brown is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mike Brown!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Brown is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gray Maynard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Brown tries to escape from the full mount...
Gray Maynard is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Maynard tries to open up Mike Brown's defense faking a few punches.
Mike Brown wraps his arms around Maynard's arms and counters the punches.
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Mike Brown tries to take advantage...
Mike Brown attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Gray Maynard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to mount Mike Brown...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard throws down elbows...
Brown is not making himself an easy target.
Maynard clumsily fails here and it's time for Mike Brown to fight back!
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Gray Maynard in his guard...
Mike Brown gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Gray Maynard, but it's close.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Mike Brown leans forwards and tries to grapple with Maynard
Brown shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard and Mike Brown are cliched up against the cage. Maynard steps for a throw
Mike Brown is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gray Maynard slightly pushes Brown into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Solid kick to the leg from Mike Brown
that visibly pains Maynard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Brown jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Mike Brown pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gray Maynard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Brown is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Mike Brown's ribs!
Mike Brown's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Mike Brown tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Maynard is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Gray Maynard shoots and grab one of Mike Brown's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Brown lose his balance and falls to the mat
Brown ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Brown works on the ground with his fingers over Maynard's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Gray Maynard tries to open Brown's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Gray Maynard. Brown is unable to cover himself now!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gray Maynard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Gray Maynard hovers above Brown
Good punches to Brown's body.
Brown ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Mike Brown! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Mike Brown doesn't defend himself!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard tries to jump to side mount.
Mike Brown closed his guard around Gray Maynard.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Gray Maynard is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Brown's ribs
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown 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.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Gray Maynard tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Maynard is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown 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.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Maynard fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mike Brown didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Brown's face!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Brown tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Brown steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Gray Maynard keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Gray Maynard launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Brown blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Mike Brown's cheek! Brown stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Gray Maynard. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Brown grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Maynard struggles... Mike Brown is unable to take him down
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Maynard moves forward looking for some action
Gray Maynard shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Brown launches a few hard punches to Gray Maynard's ribs!
Gray Maynard's ribs shows the damage! Mike Brown is working his opponent ribs!
Gray Maynard pushes away Brown trying to keep the fight at striking range
Brown stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard circles to get the center of the cage
Mike Brown attempts a sweep single...
Gray Maynard was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Gray Maynard tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brown is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Maynard
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Brown is taking this opportunity to rest.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard moves on the ground
Gray Maynard moves to side mount
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Gray Maynard launches a rapid series of punches
taking Brown from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Gray Maynard just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Brown may be in trouble!
Gray Maynard is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Maynard is holding Mike Brown's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to mount Mike Brown...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gray Maynard controls the situation despite Mike Brown efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gray Maynard controls the situation despite Mike Brown efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Gray Maynard in his guard...
Gray Maynard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Brown's head!
This is bad! Maynard is just pounding on Mike Brown's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
There is a small laceration on Mike Brown's Mouth
Brown seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Maynard is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Gray Maynard positions himself and tries to finish this!
Gray Maynard storms Mike Brown's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Herb Dean is asking Mike Brown to defend himself!
That brutal impact left Brown laid out on the mat! Gray Maynard's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Gray Maynard by KO (GnP) at 3:51 Round 4
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 18/28 (64%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 5/9 (56%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 681 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 32/43 (74%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/16 (44%)
Takedowns 6/4 (150%)
GnP strikes 28/50 (56%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 681 s
The first 3 rounds of this fight were very good. Close, back and forth, damaging action from both fighters. Near the end of the 3rd, Maynard had a vicious onslaught that did mega-damage to Brown. In the between-round recovery phase, Maynard won big time, and brown just could not recover enough to make the 4th round competitive. Then Gray finished on up.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!