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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Im Chopped (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Im Chopped!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chopped connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chopped shoots in but Maynard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chopped is looking to clinch.
Chopped swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.
Chopped misses with a takedown
and Maynard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chopped's guard now.
Maynard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard being controlled here momentarily.
Maynard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chopped trying to keep a closed guard but Maynard is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Im Chopped.
Some bone on bone action there as Chopped checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chopped misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gray Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Im Chopped.
Maynard doesn't manage to clinch there - Chopped circles away.
Chopped shoots in looking for a takedown. Maynard tries to sprawl out of it but Chopped keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maynard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chopped shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maynard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chopped looks gassed!
Maynard controlling the action here.
Maynard wants to pass to mount but Chopped is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chopped can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gray Maynard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chopped explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chopped looks for a takedown but Maynard sprawls well.
Maynard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maynard stops Chopped from standing up.
Maynard won't allow Chopped to sweep him here.
Maynard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maynard distracts Chopped with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maynard connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chopped is keeping the position for now.
Maynard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maynard tries to free his leg and advance position but Chopped is retaining full guard.
Maynard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chopped has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maynard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Chopped scores with a jab.
Chopped misses with a takedown attempt - Maynard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chopped shoots for a double leg takedown but Maynard sprawls well. He's pushed Chopped's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chopped fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maynard is out of range.
Maynard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chopped's guard.
Maynard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maynard wants to pass the guard but Chopped is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maynard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maynard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maynard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard slips nicely into half guard.
Maynard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maynard scores a takedown into full mount!
Chopped is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maynard stands up from mount. Strange move.
Maynard really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Chopped tries to clinch but Maynard moves out of range.
Chopped works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chopped fails with a takedown attempt.
Chopped fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chopped is breathing heavily.
Maynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maynard controlling the action here.
Maynard is pressing down on Chopped's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chopped is holding on for now.
Maynard is taking a breather. Chopped says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maynard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chopped trying to control but Maynard postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Chopped changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maynard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard struggling a bit here.
Gray Maynard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maynard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maynard gets full guard.
Chopped postures up in Maynard's guard and throws a big left but Maynard blocks it.
Chopped trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chopped advances to half guard.
Maynard is controlling Chopped's trapped leg to prevent Chopped from advancing to side control.
Chopped is looking to take a break and control but Maynard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maynard gets back to full guard.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Chopped from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Im Chopped was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chopped keeps the fight on the outside.
Maynard scores a takedown into full mount!
Chopped is desperately trying to improve his position but Maynard has a good base and remains in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard content just to control the position here.
Maynard lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard dominated that second round.
That's time! Maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chopped swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chopped fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chopped with a lazy takedown attempt
so Maynard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chopped is working an open guard so Maynard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Chopped - just one landing.
Chopped avoids the head kick by Maynard.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chopped tries to hold on but Maynard pushes him away.
Maynard working the ground and pound effectively.
Maynard content just to control the position here.
Maynard with good strikes from the mount here!
Chopped takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopped tries to hold on but Maynard pushes him away.
Chopped defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maynard.
Chopped keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Chopped that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maynard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maynard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chopped hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looking to secure an arm triangle but Chopped defends it well.
Maynard looking to finish Chopped with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chopped!
Maynard with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chopped working to try and regain half guard.
Maynard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chopped can do to turn this around?
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wants to control the pace but Chopped is squirming around nicely.
Maynard moves to back control.
Maynard controlling the position well here. Chopped rolled but Maynard kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Maynard trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Chopped has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Maynard just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gray Maynard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maynard tries for a takedown but Chopped sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Im Chopped has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chopped shoots in for a double leg but Maynard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maynard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Im Chopped seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maynard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gray Maynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard working the head and body with strikes.
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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Maynard!
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energy
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RATING
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