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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray Maynard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomi wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maynard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gomi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Gomi - just one landing.
Gomi misses with a combination
so Maynard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard postures up.
Maynard stopping the sweep attempt from Gomi.
Gomi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Takanori Gomi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomi looks to land a combination but Maynard avoids it well.
Maynard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maynard goes for a takedown attempt but Gomi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maynard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomi is fending him off so far but Maynard persists. Nope, Gomi circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gomi lands a two punch combo.
Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomi stalks Maynard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maynard's face. Maynard staggers backwards, shaken.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown but Gomi shows good takedown defense.
Gomi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maynard shoots for a takedown but Gomi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Maynard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gomi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Maynard wants to take a breather but Gomi is having none of it.
Maynard is thwarting Gomi's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi tries to kick Maynard off but Maynard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maynard is thwarting Gomi's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori Gomi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Maynard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomi avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Maynard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maynard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gomi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gomi looking to control.
Maynard won't allow Gomi to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gomi looks gassed!
Gomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Takanori Gomi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gomi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takanori Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Maynard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maynard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maynard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gomi!
Maynard looking to control but Gomi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maynard content just to control the position here.
Gomi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gray Maynard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is squirming around, avoiding Maynard's attempts to control the action.
Gomi is working to get back to half guard.
Maynard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maynard mounts Gomi! Really nice guard pass there!
Gomi wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gomi tries to lock up and control but Maynard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gomi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maynard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Maynard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomi is trying to stand up.
Gomi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Maynard throws a strike there. Gomi manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Gomi is trying to stand.
Maynard passes to side control.
Maynard controls the position.
Maynard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard just content to control the position.
Maynard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gomi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gomi tries to escape but Maynard is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gomi enables Maynard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gomi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gomi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maynard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gomi is trying is best to control the position here.
Maynard controlling the pace.
Maynard escapes and gets back to his feet.
Maynard shoots in but Gomi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takanori Gomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Maynard moves out of range.
Gomi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gomi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maynard is defended easily by Gomi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomi duly obliges.
Maynard slips a jab and a cross from Gomi.
Maynard closes the distance and clinches up with Gomi, looking for a takedown. Maynard pushes Gomi against the cage but Gomi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maynard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gomi is not content to let Maynard control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gomi tries to roll over but Maynard keeps him under control.
Gomi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maynard is working away from the top position though.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maynard misses with a takedown
and Gomi counters with a left and a right that stings Maynard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Maynard moves out of range.
Donk. Gomi catches Maynard right on the button with a cross.
Maynard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomi pinned against the cage. Gomi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maynard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gomi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maynard eats them both and turns towards Gomi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Maynard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gomi!
Gomi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to control but Gomi wriggling away.
Gomi wants to control but Maynard is having none of it.
Gomi is looking to get to half guard.
Takanori Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Maynard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maynard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Maynard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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