Post by The Sandmen on Jan 31, 2014 22:49:50 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.
Jeremy Stephens looks very relaxed.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Gray Maynard and Jeremy Stephens touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Brilliant combination from Gray Maynard
that forces Stephens to try and defend better.
Gray Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jeremy Stephens is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maynard into his guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Stephens
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Jeremy Stephens's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Stephens
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Stephens's face!
Stephens's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Stephens
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Stephens's head!
The punches go wide.
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Maynard is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Stephens
Gray Maynard aggressively and repeatedly punches Stephens.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens 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 closed guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Gray Maynard doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens moves forward looking for some grappling action
Maynard pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
An overhand right from Gray Maynard that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Stephens's stops that one with his face! How is Stephens standing?!
Stephens's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
A furious flurry of punches from Jeremy Stephens
just misses Maynard.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Maynard launches a furious hook!
That hits Stephens's chin like a wrecking ball! Stephens loses balance and goes to the mat.
Stephens's Chin is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gray Maynard!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Maynard is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Stephens tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
Maynard is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Gray Maynard decides to jump inside Stephens's guard.
Stephens didn't see that coming. Maynard is in open guard over Stephens now.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Stephens
Maynard moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Stephens
Maynard tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens 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 Jeremy Stephens
Gray Maynard looks to pass to mount...
Maynard slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jeremy Stephens.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Gray Maynard tries to better his position on the ground...
Maynard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens 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 Jeremy Stephens
Gray Maynard looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Gray Maynard was tooling Jeremy Stephens for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jeremy Stephens lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Stephens 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 Jeremy Stephens
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Stephens's face!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Stephens was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Forehead
Winner is Gray Maynard by TKO (GnP) at 4:10 Round 1
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/17 (65%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 164 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Good show from Maynard. Completely shut Stephens down, first with wrestling and GnP to soften him up, then when he was dazed, Maynard had a go at him standing.
Jeremy Stephens looks very relaxed.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Gray Maynard and Jeremy Stephens touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Brilliant combination from Gray Maynard
that forces Stephens to try and defend better.
Gray Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jeremy Stephens is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maynard into his guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Stephens
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Jeremy Stephens's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Stephens
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Stephens's face!
Stephens's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Stephens
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Stephens's head!
The punches go wide.
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Maynard is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Stephens
Gray Maynard aggressively and repeatedly punches Stephens.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens 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 closed guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Gray Maynard doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens moves forward looking for some grappling action
Maynard pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
An overhand right from Gray Maynard that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Stephens's stops that one with his face! How is Stephens standing?!
Stephens's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
A furious flurry of punches from Jeremy Stephens
just misses Maynard.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Maynard launches a furious hook!
That hits Stephens's chin like a wrecking ball! Stephens loses balance and goes to the mat.
Stephens's Chin is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gray Maynard!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Maynard is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Stephens tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
Maynard is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Gray Maynard decides to jump inside Stephens's guard.
Stephens didn't see that coming. Maynard is in open guard over Stephens now.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Stephens
Maynard moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Stephens
Maynard tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens 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 Jeremy Stephens
Gray Maynard looks to pass to mount...
Maynard slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jeremy Stephens.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Gray Maynard tries to better his position on the ground...
Maynard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens 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 Jeremy Stephens
Gray Maynard looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Gray Maynard was tooling Jeremy Stephens for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jeremy Stephens lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Stephens 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 Jeremy Stephens
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Stephens's face!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Stephens was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Forehead
Winner is Gray Maynard by TKO (GnP) at 4:10 Round 1
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/17 (65%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 164 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Good show from Maynard. Completely shut Stephens down, first with wrestling and GnP to soften him up, then when he was dazed, Maynard had a go at him standing.
x8 
lol
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!