Post by The Sandmen on Jan 23, 2017 16:34:31 GMT -5
Demian Maia 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.
Keith Jardine looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
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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Demian Maia and Keith Jardine touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Maia decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Maia moves back and takes a deep breath.
Lightning fast low kick from Jardine!
Maia blocks that kick with his leg.
Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
Keith Jardine sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Keith Jardine tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Keith Jardine who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Jardine doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Demian Maia embrace and tries to move away...
Demian Maia pushes Jardine forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Maia doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Keith Jardine embrace and tries to move away...
Keith Jardine pushes Maia forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jardine pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Demian Maia's face!
Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Keith Jardine is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maia into his guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jardine
Jardine measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jardine misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia tries to escape from the closed guard
Maia succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Demian Maia is in open guard over Jardine
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Jardine's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Maia
Maia is in open guard over Jardine... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Jardine rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Maia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Jardine can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Jardine moves backwards and Demian Maia is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Jardine is holding Demian Maia's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia shows great balance while pushing away Keith Jardine
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
A right hand from Keith Jardine
surprises Maia!
Demian Maia gets ahold of Keith Jardine's arm, leaps into the air, and wraps his leg around his right shoulder in a flying omoplata attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
That Flying Omoplata looks tight...
Demian Maia cannot lock it up. Keith Jardine smiles to acknowledge the audacious submission attempt. Demian Maia remains on the ground with his opponent standing over him.
Jardine is standing while Maia is on the ground on his back
Keith Jardine creates space and allows Demian Maia to stand up.
Demian Maia is on his feet again.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Demian Maia goes with a looping right hand while Keith Jardine jumps back and jabs
Maia only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
A punch from Keith Jardine
grazes Maia's right cheek.
Jardine launches a furious low kick!
Demian Maia blocks
Keith Jardine shoots for a double leg takedown!
Demian Maia sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Jardine clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Demian Maia locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Keith Jardine brings Demian Maia down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Keith Jardine is in closed guard over Maia
Keith Jardine throws a flurry of punches at Maia...
Maia is defending himself well. None of them connect.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Keith Jardine is in closed guard over Maia
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Jardine's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Maia
Demian Maia slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Keith Jardine cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Poorly executed technique. Keith Jardine looks to counter!
Keith Jardine tries to better his position on the ground...
Maia holds Keith Jardine's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Keith Jardine is in closed guard over Maia
Jardine throws a few hammer fists to the face of Demian Maia
Blocked by Maia.
Keith Jardine is in closed guard over Maia
Jardine struggles on the ground and tries to break Demian Maia's guard...
Maia doesn't want to free his opponent and Jardine continues in closed guard
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Demian Maia isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Jardine blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Maia's guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Jardine pushes Demian Maia and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Demian Maia takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jardine goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Jardine
Maia is in open guard over Jardine... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Jardine rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Demian Maia catches Keith Jardine's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maia.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jardine
Demian Maia tries to pass Keith Jardine's guard...
Demian Maia passes momentarily but Keith Jardine regains full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Jardine is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Keith Jardine is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maia into his guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jardine
Maia breaths deeply while on the ground
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jardine
Maia struggles on the ground and tries to break Keith Jardine's guard...
Demian Maia is in Jardine open guard now
Demian Maia is in open guard over Jardine
Maia is in open guard over Jardine... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Jardine rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Middle kick from Jardine.
Maia receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Crushing shot to Maia's body! He's holding his side
Maia is holding Keith Jardine's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Keith Jardine loses balance and goes to the ground.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Keith Jardine
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Demian Maia goes for an americana!
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
Jardine Hyper-extended his left arm
Crippling lock!
That Americana looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
Jardine breaks free.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in side mount over Keith Jardine
1:10 Round 2 and Maia is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Demian Maia hooks Jardine's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Jardine struggles to free himself
Keith Jardine manages to kick Maia away and scrambles on top!
Keith Jardine is in open guard over Maia
Maia reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Jardine blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Keith Jardine is in half guard over Maia
Maia attempts a triangle from bottom! Keith Jardine slips out. Maia quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Maia is locking that Triangle to Armbar...
Keith Jardine tries to roll out but it's too deep and he taps! Awesome technique!
Winner is Demian Maia by Submission (Triangle to Armbar) at 1:44 Round 2
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 166 s
Statistics: Keith Jardine
Punches 8/8 (100%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 156 s
Maia finally gets his submissions going.
Keith Jardine looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
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
=========================================
Demian Maia and Keith Jardine touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Maia decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Maia moves back and takes a deep breath.
Lightning fast low kick from Jardine!
Maia blocks that kick with his leg.
Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
Keith Jardine sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Keith Jardine tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Keith Jardine who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Jardine doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Demian Maia embrace and tries to move away...
Demian Maia pushes Jardine forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Maia doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Keith Jardine embrace and tries to move away...
Keith Jardine pushes Maia forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jardine pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Demian Maia's face!
Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Keith Jardine is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maia into his guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jardine
Jardine measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jardine misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia tries to escape from the closed guard
Maia succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Demian Maia is in open guard over Jardine
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Jardine's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Maia
Maia is in open guard over Jardine... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Jardine rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Maia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Jardine can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Jardine moves backwards and Demian Maia is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Jardine is holding Demian Maia's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia shows great balance while pushing away Keith Jardine
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
A right hand from Keith Jardine
surprises Maia!
Demian Maia gets ahold of Keith Jardine's arm, leaps into the air, and wraps his leg around his right shoulder in a flying omoplata attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
That Flying Omoplata looks tight...
Demian Maia cannot lock it up. Keith Jardine smiles to acknowledge the audacious submission attempt. Demian Maia remains on the ground with his opponent standing over him.
Jardine is standing while Maia is on the ground on his back
Keith Jardine creates space and allows Demian Maia to stand up.
Demian Maia is on his feet again.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Demian Maia goes with a looping right hand while Keith Jardine jumps back and jabs
Maia only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
A punch from Keith Jardine
grazes Maia's right cheek.
Jardine launches a furious low kick!
Demian Maia blocks
Keith Jardine shoots for a double leg takedown!
Demian Maia sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Jardine clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Demian Maia locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Keith Jardine brings Demian Maia down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Keith Jardine is in closed guard over Maia
Keith Jardine throws a flurry of punches at Maia...
Maia is defending himself well. None of them connect.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Keith Jardine is in closed guard over Maia
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Jardine's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Maia
Demian Maia slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Keith Jardine cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Poorly executed technique. Keith Jardine looks to counter!
Keith Jardine tries to better his position on the ground...
Maia holds Keith Jardine's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Keith Jardine is in closed guard over Maia
Jardine throws a few hammer fists to the face of Demian Maia
Blocked by Maia.
Keith Jardine is in closed guard over Maia
Jardine struggles on the ground and tries to break Demian Maia's guard...
Maia doesn't want to free his opponent and Jardine continues in closed guard
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Demian Maia isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Jardine blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Maia's guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Jardine pushes Demian Maia and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Demian Maia takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jardine goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Jardine
Maia is in open guard over Jardine... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Jardine rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Demian Maia catches Keith Jardine's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maia.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jardine
Demian Maia tries to pass Keith Jardine's guard...
Demian Maia passes momentarily but Keith Jardine regains full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Jardine is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Keith Jardine is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maia into his guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jardine
Maia breaths deeply while on the ground
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jardine
Maia struggles on the ground and tries to break Keith Jardine's guard...
Demian Maia is in Jardine open guard now
Demian Maia is in open guard over Jardine
Maia is in open guard over Jardine... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Jardine rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Middle kick from Jardine.
Maia receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Crushing shot to Maia's body! He's holding his side
Maia is holding Keith Jardine's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Keith Jardine loses balance and goes to the ground.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Keith Jardine
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Demian Maia goes for an americana!
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
Jardine Hyper-extended his left arm
Crippling lock!
That Americana looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
Jardine breaks free.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in side mount over Keith Jardine
1:10 Round 2 and Maia is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Demian Maia hooks Jardine's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Jardine struggles to free himself
Keith Jardine manages to kick Maia away and scrambles on top!
Keith Jardine is in open guard over Maia
Maia reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Jardine's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Jardine blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Keith Jardine is in half guard over Maia
Maia attempts a triangle from bottom! Keith Jardine slips out. Maia quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Maia is locking that Triangle to Armbar...
Keith Jardine tries to roll out but it's too deep and he taps! Awesome technique!
Winner is Demian Maia by Submission (Triangle to Armbar) at 1:44 Round 2
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 166 s
Statistics: Keith Jardine
Punches 8/8 (100%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 156 s
Maia finally gets his submissions going.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!