Post by The Sandmen on Oct 4, 2013 12:34:02 GMT -5
Gray Maynard looks very relaxed.
Mike Brown is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Maynard and Brown move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Gray Maynard leans forwards and tries to grapple with Brown
Brown wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
An overhand right from Mike Brown that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Maynard moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Brown steps forward
Maynard feints.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Brown and Maynard circle around the center of the cage.
Some nice shots from Mike Brown
miss their mark.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Quick hook by Gray Maynard
Good shot! Brown has reasons to be worried.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown!
Mike Brown sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Several good body shots
land on Brown.
Brutal combination from Gray Maynard!
Brown is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Gray Maynard tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
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.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Mike Brown tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maynard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in open guard over 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.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mike Brown tries to pass to half guard...
Gray Maynard's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Brown
He succeeds!
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
Maynard sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
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 2:45 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Good looking punches from Gray Maynard on the ground
They could take their toll on Brown.
Brown has a small cut in his Left eye
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 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...
Mike Brown gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
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
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Mike Brown shoots for a double leg takedown!
Gray Maynard sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Brown misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gray Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mike Brown is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maynard into his guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
Maynard struggles on the ground and tries to break Mike Brown's guard...
Gray Maynard is in Brown open guard now
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Gray Maynard tries to open Brown's guard...
Brown breaks the lock and covers himself from Maynard's punches
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
Maynard is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Brown
Brown holds Gray Maynard's arms and blocks the punches!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
Gray Maynard tries to better his position on the ground...
Maynard breaks the closed guard of Mike Brown and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard was tooling Mike Brown for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Mike Brown lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Mike Brown attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
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 is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brown misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gray Maynard fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Brown's face!
Brown's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Mike Brown has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Gray Maynard tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
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 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!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Mike Brown
Blocked by Brown.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to mount Mike Brown...
Mike Brown takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
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 mount Mike Brown...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown 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.
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
Gray Maynard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Brown's face with those brutal elbows! Brown needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Maynard's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Brown
Brown tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Gray Maynard doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Brown's face!
Brown has a small cut in his Chin
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll on the ground...
Maynard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike 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 full mount over Mike Brown
Body shots by Gray Maynard
Solid blows to Brown's abdomen.
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!
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!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Brown to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Brown.
Winner is Gray Maynard by TKO (GnP) at 2:54 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 15/19 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 21/39 (54%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Maynard vs. Browne would have been interesting. But instead, we got Maynard vs Brown.
Maynard at top form here. Pleasant surprise, as he has been less than stellar lately.
Mike Brown is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Maynard and Brown move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Gray Maynard leans forwards and tries to grapple with Brown
Brown wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
An overhand right from Mike Brown that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Maynard moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Brown steps forward
Maynard feints.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Brown and Maynard circle around the center of the cage.
Some nice shots from Mike Brown
miss their mark.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Quick hook by Gray Maynard
Good shot! Brown has reasons to be worried.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown!
Mike Brown sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Several good body shots
land on Brown.
Brutal combination from Gray Maynard!
Brown is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Gray Maynard tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
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.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Mike Brown tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maynard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in open guard over 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.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mike Brown tries to pass to half guard...
Gray Maynard's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Brown
He succeeds!
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
Maynard sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
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 2:45 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Good looking punches from Gray Maynard on the ground
They could take their toll on Brown.
Brown has a small cut in his Left eye
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 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...
Mike Brown gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
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
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Mike Brown shoots for a double leg takedown!
Gray Maynard sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Brown misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gray Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mike Brown is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maynard into his guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
Maynard struggles on the ground and tries to break Mike Brown's guard...
Gray Maynard is in Brown open guard now
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Brown
Gray Maynard tries to open Brown's guard...
Brown breaks the lock and covers himself from Maynard's punches
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
Maynard is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Brown
Brown holds Gray Maynard's arms and blocks the punches!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
Gray Maynard tries to better his position on the ground...
Maynard breaks the closed guard of Mike Brown and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard was tooling Mike Brown for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Mike Brown lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Mike Brown attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
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 is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brown misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gray Maynard fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Brown's face!
Brown's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Mike Brown has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Gray Maynard tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Brown
Maynard moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
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 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!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Mike Brown
Blocked by Brown.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Mike Brown
Gray Maynard looks to mount Mike Brown...
Mike Brown takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Brown
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 mount Mike Brown...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown 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.
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
Gray Maynard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Brown's face with those brutal elbows! Brown needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Maynard's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Brown
Brown tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Gray Maynard doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Brown's face!
Brown has a small cut in his Chin
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll on the ground...
Maynard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Mike 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 full mount over Mike Brown
Body shots by Gray Maynard
Solid blows to Brown's abdomen.
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!
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!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Brown to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Brown.
Winner is Gray Maynard by TKO (GnP) at 2:54 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 15/19 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 21/39 (54%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Maynard vs. Browne would have been interesting. But instead, we got Maynard vs Brown.
Maynard at top form here. Pleasant surprise, as he has been less than stellar lately.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!