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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 1963 p4p, 194 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 2420 p4p, 228 weight class). Yaj has chosen Dragula - Rob Zombie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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158 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gray Maynard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Maynard finds it's target.
Yaj misses with a double jab
and Maynard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maynard .
Yaj has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maynard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yaj swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Yaj can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maynard controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yaj is keeping the position for now.
Yaj working for submissions but it's allowed Maynard to get to half guard.
Maynard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard wants to free his trapped foot but Yaj is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've been hearing good reports from Maynard 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Yaj looking for submissions off his back.
Maynard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maynard is working for a kimura but Yaj is defending it quite comfortably.
Yaj looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yaj actively working from the bottom here.
Maynard tries to pass to full mount but Yaj defends it.
Maynard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maynard trying to control the pace.
Yaj is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maynard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maynard winds up and cracks Yaj with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Yaj looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maynard is one step ahead there.
Maynard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maynard is putting a hurting on Yaj here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yaj tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maynard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maynard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maynard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maynard is trying to get an arm triangle but Yaj is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj is trying to improve his position.
Maynard is looking to take a break and control but Yaj is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maynard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yaj down.
Yaj is not content to let Maynard control the position.
Maynard wants to take a breather but Yaj manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Maynard .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard dominated that 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.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yaj tries to bum rush Maynard with a series of wild strikes but Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maynard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yaj doesn't seem bothered though.
Yaj misses with a body punch
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
Yaj has Maynard up against the cage in a clinch.
Maynard pulls Yaj into guard.
Maynard is looking to cinch up a triangle. Yaj throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Maynard 's body to avoid the submission. Maynard has instead reached around Yaj's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Maynard arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gray Maynard !
A very excited looking Gray Maynard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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