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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Sadollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard comes to the cage accompanied by Young Jezzy- Lose my mind. Amir Sadollah will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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158 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Sadollah!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadollah is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Maynard feints and as Sadollah raises his hands in defense, Maynard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maynard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sadollah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maynard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maynard tries to free his leg and advance position but Sadollah is retaining full guard.
Maynard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sadollah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maynard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maynard throws a big right hand that misses.
Maynard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadollah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maynard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maynard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadollah being controlled here, momentarily.
Gray Maynard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Sadollah.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maynard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard taking a breather here.
Maynard working the ground and pound but Sadollah is defending the strikes.
Maynard has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sadollah as he avoids it easily.
Sadollah scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard pushes Sadollah up against the cage in a clinch.
Maynard is working for takedown but Sadollah is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sadollah is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sadollah is trying to break free.
Maynard lands with a light punch inside.
Maynard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sadollah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maynard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sadollah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sadollah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maynard wants to take the fight to the mat but Sadollah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is working for takedown but Sadollah is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maynard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sadollah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sadollah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maynard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sadollah can't break the clinch.
Maynard is trying to drag Sadollah to the mat but Sadollah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maynard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sadollah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
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 throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sadollah was covering up waiting for the punch and Maynard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maynard stands up and waves to Sadollah to follow him.
Maynard closes the distance and clinches.
Maynard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sadollah's efforts to push away.
Maynard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sadollah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sadollah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sadollah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maynard pushes Sadollah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadollah tries to break the clinch but Maynard is controlling the position.
Maynard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sadollah pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sadollah tried to score with a low kick but Maynard checks it.
Sadollah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sadollah.
Sadollah is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
Maynard rushes Sadollah and presses him up against the cage.
Sadollah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sadollah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadollah.
Maynard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sadollah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Sadollah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sadollah is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
Maynard wants to clinch up but Sadollah keeps it at a distance.
Sadollah tries to clinch
and Maynard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maynard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sadollah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sadollah is trying to force a seperation but Maynard has the dominant position.
Sadollah trying to land knees to the body.
Maynard is trying to trip Sadollah. He has hold of a leg but Sadollah is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Maynard persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Maynard throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maynard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sadollah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maynard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maynard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maynard controlling from the top position.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Maynard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sadollah feints and then cracks Maynard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maynard down.
Amir Sadollah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard drives through with a takedown into Sadollah's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sadollah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maynard is controlling him.
Maynard throws a big right hand that misses.
Maynard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maynard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Sadollah keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Gray Maynard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sadollah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maynard's calf.
Sadollah tries to clinch but Maynard moves away
and Maynard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sadollah's guard now.
Maynard postures up and lands a big shot to Sadollah's brow.
Sadollah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maynard is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sadollah wants to stand up but Maynard is controlling him.
Maynard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maynard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throwing strikes but missing.
Maynard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maynard throws a big right hand that misses.
Maynard throwing strikes from guard but Sadollah blocks nicely.
Maynard scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Sadollah keeps moving.
Sadollah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sadollah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maynard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maynard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Sadollah keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Gray Maynard!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Gray Maynard!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Gray Maynard!
Gray Maynard wins by unanimous decision!
Gray Maynard got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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pop
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