Post by The Sandmen on Feb 20, 2012 0:00:31 GMT -5
Maynard enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Donald Cerrone looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Gray Maynard looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Donald Cerrone is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard fakes a punch and launches himself over Donald Cerrone
Great move by Maynard who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gray Maynard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cerrone is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Cerrone tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Donald Cerrone tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cerrone circles out and slips free of Gray Maynard's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Maynard tries to grapple
He puts Cerrone in a double underhook!
Cerrone doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gray Maynard embrace and tries to move away...
Gray Maynard pushes Cerrone forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard tries a knee to the midsection...
Cerrone blocks that knee
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Donald Cerrone tries to take advantage...
Cerrone tries to take Gray Maynard down... Maynard stumbles backwards and Donald Cerrone launches a few punches...
Gray Maynard dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Maynard throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Cerrone cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Maynard can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Maynard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Donald Cerrone's punches
Cerrone is on the receiving end of a great combo by Maynard.
Maynard moves forward looking for some action
Gray Maynard shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard looks to be in very good shape.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Donald Cerrone's ribs!
Donald Cerrone's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
Donald Cerrone 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.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Donald Cerrone pushes away Maynard trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maynard doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Donald Cerrone
Maynard is trying to counter now!
Maynard is launching some bone breaking punches to Cerrone's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Donald Cerrone's eyes.
Maynard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Donald Cerrone embrace and tries to move away...
Donald Cerrone pushes Maynard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cerrone doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gray Maynard embrace and tries to move away...
Gray Maynard pushes Cerrone forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Maynard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Donald Cerrone embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Maynard who put distance between them
Maynard is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Cerrone's jaw!
Cerrone's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Gray Maynard and Cerrone engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Gray Maynard is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Gray Maynard goes with a looping right hand while Donald Cerrone jumps back and jabs
Maynard only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Maynard steps backwards away from Donald Cerrone. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gray Maynard just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Cerrone may be in trouble!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Mouth
Maynard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Gray Maynard
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Cerrone
Gray Maynard tries to pass to half guard...
Donald Cerrone can't prevent his opponent from passing. Maynard looks to work from half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Cerrone
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Cerrone's face!
John McCarthy is asking Cerrone to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Cerrone.
Winner is Gray Maynard by TKO (GnP) at 3:24 Round 1
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 20 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 10/16 (62%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 20 s
Maynard had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario).
This is one of the Fight of the Night candidates! Wow!
Donald Cerrone looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Gray Maynard looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Donald Cerrone is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard fakes a punch and launches himself over Donald Cerrone
Great move by Maynard who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gray Maynard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cerrone is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Cerrone tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Donald Cerrone tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cerrone circles out and slips free of Gray Maynard's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Maynard tries to grapple
He puts Cerrone in a double underhook!
Cerrone doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gray Maynard embrace and tries to move away...
Gray Maynard pushes Cerrone forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard tries a knee to the midsection...
Cerrone blocks that knee
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Donald Cerrone tries to take advantage...
Cerrone tries to take Gray Maynard down... Maynard stumbles backwards and Donald Cerrone launches a few punches...
Gray Maynard dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Maynard throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Cerrone cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Maynard can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Maynard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Donald Cerrone's punches
Cerrone is on the receiving end of a great combo by Maynard.
Maynard moves forward looking for some action
Gray Maynard shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard looks to be in very good shape.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Donald Cerrone's ribs!
Donald Cerrone's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
Donald Cerrone 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.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Donald Cerrone pushes away Maynard trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maynard doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Donald Cerrone
Maynard is trying to counter now!
Maynard is launching some bone breaking punches to Cerrone's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Donald Cerrone's eyes.
Maynard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Donald Cerrone embrace and tries to move away...
Donald Cerrone pushes Maynard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cerrone doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gray Maynard embrace and tries to move away...
Gray Maynard pushes Cerrone forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Maynard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Donald Cerrone embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Maynard who put distance between them
Maynard is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Cerrone's jaw!
Cerrone's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Gray Maynard and Cerrone engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Gray Maynard is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Gray Maynard goes with a looping right hand while Donald Cerrone jumps back and jabs
Maynard only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Maynard steps backwards away from Donald Cerrone. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gray Maynard just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Cerrone may be in trouble!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Mouth
Maynard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Gray Maynard
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Cerrone
Gray Maynard tries to pass to half guard...
Donald Cerrone can't prevent his opponent from passing. Maynard looks to work from half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Cerrone
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Cerrone's face!
John McCarthy is asking Cerrone to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Cerrone.
Winner is Gray Maynard by TKO (GnP) at 3:24 Round 1
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 20 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 10/16 (62%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 20 s
Maynard had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario).
This is one of the Fight of the Night candidates! Wow!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!