Gray Maynard fight to draw in UFC 125 Championship Fight

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Gray Maynard fights to draw in UFC 125 Championship Fight

Really good fight. I thought Gray should've won, but maybe i'm just biased since he wrestled in Ohio. I'm sure there will be a rematch soon.
 
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Agree - outstanding fight. I thought the draw was correct, after 10-8 rd 1 I thought Frankie won 3 of the last four rounds.

Frankie is a wrestler, too!

Unreal fight!
 
here is a play by play of the fight from sherdog.com for anyone interested and that didnt see it. very entertaining fight.

UFC Lightweight Championship
Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
Round 1
The first minute of the bout is marked by much feinting and little striking, until Edgar cracks a low kick into Maynard. Maynard lands a crushing overhand left that drops Edgar, who does a somersault backwards. Maynard chases down Edgar and is all over him with punches. Edgar is desperate in pursuit of a takedown, but Maynard is bashing him with rights and lefts. Edgar tries to turn and retreat but is hit with more heavy artillery. Maynard continues the assault while Edgar is able to defend just well enough to let Yves Lavigne let him continue. Edgar gets back to his feet and gets cracked with a right uppercut that puts him down again, forcing him into another attempted takedown. Maynard pounds and pounds. Edgar makes it back to his feet, but he's extremely groggy and looks to have little speed left. Edgar's nose is bloody, and he continues to circle into Maynard's left hook. With 20 seconds to go in the round, Edgar starts to land short punches of his own, however, it's far too little, too late after an absolute shellacking by "The Bully."

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-7 Maynard
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-8 Maynard
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-8 Maynard

Round 2
Edgar looks to have gained some measure of his wits back, moving much more smoothly with speed. He lands a hard overhand right that marks up Maynard's left eye with a trickle of blood beneath it. Maynard still looking to land a swiping left hook, but can't connect. Edgar doubles his left hook, but Maynard blocks it. Body kick and a right hand land for Edgar. Edgar cracks Maynard with another right hand. Maynard looks for a takedown, but Edgar shucks him off easily. The champion looks much better in this second round after a nearly catastrophic first frame. Right hand to the body, left cross land for Edgar. Maynard rushes forward, and Edgar ducks low, and picks him up with a massive slam and dumps him to the mat. However, "The Answer" can't keep Maynard down, and he scrambles back to his feet. ANother right cross lands on Maynard's bloody left eye. Left hook to the body, right hook up top for Edgar again. Maynard shoots and Edgar stuffs it. Edgar wobbles Maynard with another right cross, and puts another one in his mush before the bell.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Edgar
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Edgar

Round 3
Maynard kicks, and Edgar's left hook to the body, right hand upstairs lands again. Edgar lands another low kick. Edgar switches stance and kicks Maynard in the legs again. Another clean right cross cracks Maynard. Maynard gets in on a deep single, but Edgar gets an underhook and twists out. Maynard is still throwing the left hook that did so much damage in round one, but Edgar is staying just off the end of it. Edgar lands a jab, and Maynard lands a short left hand. Edgar misses with a two-punch combinations, and Maynard lands a right hook that turns the faucet in Edgar's nose on. Maynard changes levels and gets Edgar down, but Edgar gets back to his feet. Maynard sucks him back to the ground and Edgar looks for a kimura momentarily. Maynard pulls his arm out, and drives Edgar to the fence. Edgar whips his left arm over Maynard's head just before the end of the round and sinks a guillotine, but the horn stops any offense short.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Edgar
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maynard
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10

Round 4
Edgar shoots for a takedown and almost gets Maynard to the ground. Maynard stands back up, and Edgar threatens with a guillotine up against the fence. However, Maynard fights his hand and escapes. Maynard shows his penetration step, and Edgar changes levels low and harpoons him to the mat again. However, despite the great takedown, Edgar can't keep Maynard on the floor, as "The Bully" springs back up. On the feet, it's hard to believe the fight started as it did, as Maynard's punching is labored and rired, and Edgar's punches are cleaner and straighter. Maynard misses a cross and an uppercut. Maynard throws a two-punch combo and Edgar answers with a knee to his head. Edgar changes levels and drives Maynard into the fence. Maynard overhooks Edgar's arm to prevent the takedown, but Edgar smashes him with some short punches on the other side. Edgar pops his double jab off of Maynard's face. The pace has slowed, but both men are still throwing punches. Edgar lands a three-punch combo, albeit without much steam. Maynard throws a right, but Edgar evades and hits him with the double jab again. Edgar swings a low kick that misses. Horn.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Edgar
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Edgar
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Edgar

Round 5
Edgar feints and smacks a low kick into the outside of Maynard's lead leg. "The Answer" throws a three-punch combo, but lands only the left hook. He comes back with his left hook to the body, right hook to the head, and lands. Maynard lands a winging shot as Edgar circles away. Maynard shoots weakly, and Edgar glances him with a knee. Maynard shoots again, and can't get the takedown, but gets a front headlock and lands a knee before Edgar pulls away. Edgar lands a knee to the body as Maynard wades in for another takedown Maynard throws a weak uppercut, and Edgar pops him with two hooks. Edgar looks for al ow kick, and Maynard thwarts him with a stiff jab. Edgar ruishes with an uppercut and a pair of hooks that crack Maynard. Edgar lands a left hook and then flurries with a three-punch combo, punctuated with a hard right hook that snaps Maynard's head back. Maynard shoots, and is stuffed again. Maynard continues to look for a last-second takedown, but Edgar shuts him down and continues to land counters. Both men launch haymakers at the horn to end a fantastic fight. Brilliant display by Frank Edgar fighting back from what seemed like certain disaster in the first round.

Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Edgar (47-46 Edgar)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Edgar (47-47 Draw)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Maynard (48-47 Maynard)

Official scores: 48-46 Maynard, 48-46 Edgar and a 47-47 draw. The bout has been ruled a split draw.
 
Really disappointed I missed this fight, heard it was a great way to start 2011. Interested to see whether Frankie and Gray fight again, or if Gray awaits the winner of the Edgar/Pettis unification fight. I thought Gray would win this fight hands down, based on the whooping he put on Edgar in their first fight; but it looks like Edgar rises to the occasion now.
 
Gray and Frankie will fight again soon. UFC President Dana White said soon after the fight that they would not right away, and Edgar would first fight WEC Lightweight Champ Anthony Pettis to unify the lightweight titles. However, after seeing how much the fans wanted the immediate rematch, White reported to Yahoo! Sports that they would in fact get the immediate rematch.

It was, as most are saying, a great fight. I thought round 1 should have been scored 10-7 in favor of Maynard, and not 10-8. Edgar did absolutely nothing but get tossed around the cage and manhandled by Maynard. I can't wait for the rematch!
 
A fight that close can never be given to the challenger...Had maynard been able to keep the pace, the belt was his. Edgar came back from being flash knocked out 2 or 3 times. The ref should have never let it go past the 1st round with the beating he was taking on multiple occasions. Edgar is a true champion who turned around assumed defeat out of the first round, amazing comeback.
Rematch...Maynard tweeks the game plan and destroys Edgar.
 
The ref should have never let it go past the 1st round with the beating he was taking on multiple occasions. Edgar is a true champion who turned around assumed defeat out of the first round, amazing comeback.

Doesn't the fact that Edgar was able to recover and go on to fight effectively show that the ref was right not to stop the fight?
 
I think the ref did a great job of not stopping the fight. Gray was hitting him with some shots, but Frankie kept recovering and moving away.
 
If you are looking from Dana whites point of view...Had it been a non title fight the fight is called. But I understand your point, bottom line Maynard couldn't finish. Even a flurry of non landing blows could have stopped it the fight...the ref was ready
 
While I agree that you have to "beat the champ," that's not always true. If that was the case then Edgar shouldn't have won the belt in the first place, since Edgar/Penn I was an extremely close fight (that I thought Penn won) and Forrest Griffin arguably shouldn't have won the belt from "Rampage" Jackson.
 
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