Post by The Sandman on Feb 17, 2022 20:34:13 GMT -5
Gray Maynard looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Jake Shields looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Maynard is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Gray Maynard comes with a 7 fight losing streak.
Jake Shields comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Jake "The Snake" Shields grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jake Shields
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Jake "The Snake" Shields is in open guard over Maynard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Maynard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Jake "The Snake" Shields's moves.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jake "The Snake" Shields studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields goes down.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Maynard moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Maynard misses a step and Jake Shields sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Gray Maynard looks to posture up and open Jake Shields's guard...
Gray Maynard forces Jake Shields to open his guard.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Maynard is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Maynard tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Gray Maynard fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake Shields is cooling the fight on the ground
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Gray Maynard tries to pass Jake Shields's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Jake Shields
Maynard tries to open up Jake "The Snake" Shields with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Jake "The Snake" Shields blocks a few elbows and now Gray Maynard will have to look for another option here.
Jake "The Snake" Shields is trying to counter now!
Jake Shields attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Jake Shields manages to switch to full guard.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Maynard tries to jump to side mount.
Jake Shields jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Stadium (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
A punch from Gray Maynard
whizzes past Jake "The Snake" Shields.
Gray Maynard goes with a looping right hand while Jake Shields jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Jake "The Snake" Shields seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Jake Shields takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves backwards and Gray Maynard is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Jake "The Snake" Shields looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gray Maynard's punches
Maynard is on the receiving end of a great combo by Jake "The Snake" Shields.
Jake Shields tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maynard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Jake Shields tries to finish with a leg lock!
Maynard is able to break the lock.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Jake Shields pushes Gray Maynard against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Jake "The Snake" Shields jumps and tries to free his leg! Maynard doesn't allow this but Jake Shields is able to get half guard here.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Maynard
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Gray Maynard fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Jake Shields fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maynard goes down.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He succeeds!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Maynard
Jake Shields tries to pass Gray Maynard's guard...
Jake Shields manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Jake Shields keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Maynard
Jake Shields goes for an americana!
Maynard breaks free.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Maynard
Jake Shields pushes Maynard's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Jake "The Snake" Shields who is in full mount! Maynard is in trouble now!
Jake Shields is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Jake "The Snake" Shields catch Gray Maynard's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Maynard struggles to free himself
Gray Maynard holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Jake Shields is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Jake "The Snake" Shields catch Gray Maynard's right arm and tries a kimura
Gray Maynard holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard tries to roll on the ground...
Jake "The Snake" Shields knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Jake Shields is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Jake Shields throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Maynard's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Jake "The Snake" Shields is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Maynard struggles to free himself
Maynard breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Jake Shields sits high on Gray Maynard's chest and pulls his leg underneath Maynard's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Maynard's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Triangle from Mount from Jake Shields appears to be unbreakable
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Maynard struggles to free himself
That Triangle from Mount from Jake Shields appears to be unbreakable
Josh Rosenthal breaks Jake Shields's lock! This is over! Maynard didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Jake Shields by Submission (Triangle from Mount) at 2:21 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 298 s
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 298 s
Jayke Sheelds.
Jake Shields looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Maynard is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Gray Maynard comes with a 7 fight losing streak.
Jake Shields comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Jake "The Snake" Shields grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jake Shields
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Jake "The Snake" Shields is in open guard over Maynard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Maynard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Jake "The Snake" Shields's moves.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jake "The Snake" Shields studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields goes down.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Maynard moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Maynard misses a step and Jake Shields sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Gray Maynard looks to posture up and open Jake Shields's guard...
Gray Maynard forces Jake Shields to open his guard.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Maynard is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Maynard tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Gray Maynard fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake Shields is cooling the fight on the ground
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Gray Maynard tries to pass Jake Shields's guard...
Gray Maynard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Jake Shields
Maynard tries to open up Jake "The Snake" Shields with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Jake "The Snake" Shields blocks a few elbows and now Gray Maynard will have to look for another option here.
Jake "The Snake" Shields is trying to counter now!
Jake Shields attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Jake Shields manages to switch to full guard.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Maynard tries to jump to side mount.
Jake Shields jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Stadium (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
A punch from Gray Maynard
whizzes past Jake "The Snake" Shields.
Gray Maynard goes with a looping right hand while Jake Shields jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Jake "The Snake" Shields seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Jake Shields takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves backwards and Gray Maynard is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Jake "The Snake" Shields looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gray Maynard's punches
Maynard is on the receiving end of a great combo by Jake "The Snake" Shields.
Jake Shields tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maynard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Jake Shields tries to finish with a leg lock!
Maynard is able to break the lock.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Jake Shields pushes Gray Maynard against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Jake "The Snake" Shields jumps and tries to free his leg! Maynard doesn't allow this but Jake Shields is able to get half guard here.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Maynard
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Gray Maynard fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Jake Shields fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maynard goes down.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He succeeds!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Maynard
Jake Shields tries to pass Gray Maynard's guard...
Jake Shields manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Jake Shields keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Maynard
Jake Shields goes for an americana!
Maynard breaks free.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Maynard
Jake Shields pushes Maynard's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Jake "The Snake" Shields who is in full mount! Maynard is in trouble now!
Jake Shields is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Jake "The Snake" Shields catch Gray Maynard's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Maynard struggles to free himself
Gray Maynard holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Jake Shields is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Jake "The Snake" Shields catch Gray Maynard's right arm and tries a kimura
Gray Maynard holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard tries to roll on the ground...
Jake "The Snake" Shields knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Jake Shields is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Jake Shields throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Maynard's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Jake "The Snake" Shields is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Maynard struggles to free himself
Maynard breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Jake Shields sits high on Gray Maynard's chest and pulls his leg underneath Maynard's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Maynard's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Triangle from Mount from Jake Shields appears to be unbreakable
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Maynard struggles to free himself
That Triangle from Mount from Jake Shields appears to be unbreakable
Josh Rosenthal breaks Jake Shields's lock! This is over! Maynard didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Jake Shields by Submission (Triangle from Mount) at 2:21 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 298 s
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 298 s
Jayke Sheelds.
