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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Chou - General/Checkmate. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pao Ling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Ling moves out of range easily.
Ling misses with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ling - that will leave a mark!
Maynard lands a nice looking body kick.
Maynard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maynard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
Ling throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ling fakes the leg kick and cracks Maynard in the body.
Maynard looks gassed!
A good leg kick by Ling.
Maynard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ling.
Ling connects with a leg kick. Maynard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ling lands with a straight right. Maynard didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ling, right into the meat.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Ling checks a low kick from Maynard.
Ling loads up on a big right hand but Maynard slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab by Ling.
Nice body kick from Ling.
Ling clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexander Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling jabs at Maynard's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Maynard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ling looks to land a body kick but Maynard moved away.
A shot to the liver by Ling. Beautiful body shot.
Maynard throws a low kick but Ling avoids it.
Ling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maynard moves out of range of the body kick.
Maynard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ling is looking to land body kicks.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling lands a really nice looking cross but Maynard seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maynard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ling is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ling lands a body shot.
Maynard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Maynard misses.
Ling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Ling scores with a kick to the body.
Ling is looking to wear down Maynard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maynard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ling.
Ling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ling scores with a shot to the body.
Ling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maynard momentarily.
A head kick misses from Ling.
Ling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ling lands a nice looking body kick.
Maynard tries to bum rush Ling with a series of wild strikes but Ling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ling misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling throws a leg kick but Maynard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maynard throws a leg kick
and Ling counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maynard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ling has got the better of the exchanges.
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maynard throws out a loose jab but Ling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ling moves away.
Ling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maynard can do to turn this around?
Maynard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Ling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ling scores with a kick to the body.
Maynard blocks the body kick.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Ling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ling can pounce on him.
Ling uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ling fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maynard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maynard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ling throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maynard needs to keep his hands up - Ling had a free shot at his head there.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ling throws a nice inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ling here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maynard checks a leg kick.
Ling misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ling tenderised Maynard's leg. Maynard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maynard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ling.
Ling just misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ling misses with a two punch combination.
Ling throws a leg kick which misses Maynard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maynard tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.
Ling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Maynard blocks the low kick.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling scores with a decent looking hook.
Ling just misses with a punch to the body.
Ling scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maynard.
Ling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maynard.
Ling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ling lands with a straight right. Maynard didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ling.
Ling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pao Ling is winning the standup battle so far.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maynard's calf.
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!
Ling misses with a body kick.
Maynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ling was well out of range. Poor timing from Maynard.
Ling connects with a single shot there.
Maynard scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling connects with a body shot that sends Maynard's belly button to the back.
Maynard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ling connects with a right hand. Maynard shakes it off.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ling lands with a nice body kick.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Ling.
Ling throws a body kick that misses.
Maynard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ling.
Ling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ling tries a low kick but Maynard avoids it.
Maynard lands with a kick to the temple. Ling shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ling throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ling manages to avoid it.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Ling slips the punch.
Ling throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maynard.
Maynard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some bone on bone action there as Maynard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maynard's sensitive parts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maynard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ling lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ling. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ling.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ling - that will leave a mark!
Maynard walks into a straight right hand from Ling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ling throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ling lands with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ling. Maynard shrugs it off though.
Maynard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ling. Ling obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling works Maynard's body with a nice hook.
Ling avoids the head kick by Maynard.
Ling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maynard.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ling.
Ling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Ling lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maynard doesn't seem phased though.
Ling slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maynard.
Ling keeps Maynard at a distance using the push kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ling - that will leave a mark!
Ling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ling lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Ling.
Ling throws the kick towards the body but Maynard avoids it.
Maynard misses with a lunging right hand
and Ling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ling fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ling. That's going to slow Maynard down.
Ling with a hook.
Ling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maynard momentarily.
Ling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maynard will feel that in the morning.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maynard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Ling looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands with a right hand.
Ling blocks a head kick by Maynard.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ling motions for Maynard to come forward. Ling throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Ling looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maynard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ling to score with a decent uppercut.
Ling fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maynard checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maynard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ling misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling clearly takes that round.
That's time! Ling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maynard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maynard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ling.
Maynard scores with a one two! Ling had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling is looking to chop away at Maynard's legs.
Ling throws a head kick but Maynard moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Maynard misses with a few strikes there.
Maynard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maynard is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ling lands a leg kick that knocks Maynard off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maynard avoids a kick to the body.
Ling throws a low kick but Maynard avoids it.
Ling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ling on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Ling.
Ling takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick from Ling misses.
Ling looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Ling looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maynard's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Ling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Ling moved away.
Ling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maynard.
Ling scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard throws a leg kick but Ling sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maynard takes a swing at Ling's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Maynard as he checks the leg kick.
Ling throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maynard is looking to clinch but Ling is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard avoids the head kick by Ling.
Ling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard throws a body punch but Ling moves out of range.
Maynard throws a hook but Ling blocks it.
Maynard swings for the body but Ling moves out of range.
Ling motions for Maynard to come forward. Ling throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ling moves away from the strike by Maynard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maynard, right into the meat.
Maynard throws a head kick but Ling moves out of range.
Maynard misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maynard throws a hook but Ling avoids it easily.
Ling throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ling blocks the low kick.
Maynard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ling throws out the jab.
Donk. Ling catches Maynard right on the button with a cross.
Ling checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maynard jabs Ling right on the nose. Ling blinks but takes it well.
Maynard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maynard moves out of range as Ling throws a body kick.
Ling scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard lands with a hook. Ling tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maynard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ling circles away.
Ling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maynard at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling had his way with Alexander Maynard in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A clash of legs there as Maynard blocks the low kick.
Maynard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maynard tries to clinch there but Ling circles away.
Maynard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maynard.
Maynard throws a nice looking combination but Ling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maynard scores with the left hand. Ling knows he should have avoided that one.
Maynard checks the leg kick.
Ling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maynard checks a low kick from Ling.
Ling scores with a leg kick.
Maynard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ling lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Ling slips the punch.
Ling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maynard's sensitive parts.
Ling just misses with a punch to the body.
Ling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Ling avoids them all with ease.
Maynard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ling moves out of range of the leg kick from Maynard.
Maynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maynard looks to land a body kick but Ling moved away.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands with an overhand left.
Good exchange - Ling coming out on top.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.
Ling tests Maynard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maynard throws a leg kick
and Ling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ling lands with a nice body kick.
Maynard misses with a body kick.
Ling lands a jab to Maynard's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ling thows a body kick. Maynard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ling is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
Ling digs a good hook to Maynard's body.
Ling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maynard.
Ling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ling scores with a leg kick.
Ling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maynard will feel that in the morning.
Ling lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling lands a nice looking body shot.
Ling moves out of range of the leg kick from Maynard.
Maynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ling. Beautiful body shot.
Ling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ling bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maynard's head backwards.
Ling scores with a shot to the body.
Ling lands a nice hook to Maynard's body. Maynard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ling cracks Maynard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ling.
Ling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling jabs Maynard right on the nose. Maynard blinks but takes it well.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Ling moves out of range easily.
Ling scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pao Ling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ling has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:43
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:43
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pao Ling!
Pao Ling retains his middleweight title!
Pao Ling took some time post fight to say the following; 'Victory came to me, because the time to strike was when the opportunity presented itself.'.
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