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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GWB -rap. Yrjo Puska has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjo Puska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard avoids the body shot from Puska.
Puska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Puska throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
A punch combination from Puska misses.
A slow jab from Puska misses its intended target.
A big left from Puska misses.
Puska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Puska misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puska. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Puska misses.
Puska looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Puska cracks a nice hook into Maynard's ribs.
Puska takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puska.
Puska is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Maynard can't fight it off and eventually Puska manages to take the fight to the floor. Maynard looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Puska trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Maynard wants to sweep but no luck.
Puska with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard wants to sweep but no luck.
Puska postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puska trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Puska lands a really nice looking cross but Maynard seems unphased.
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puska.
Puska tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Puska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Puska lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maynard blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Maynard misses
and Puska counters with a stiff right hand.
Puska moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Puska stuns Maynard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maynard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yrjo Puska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Maynard.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Puska.
Maynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puska was well out of range. Poor timing from Maynard.
Maynard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puska.
Maynard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maynard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puska tries to move into range but Maynard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maynard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puska works the jab nicely.
A jab from Puska misses.
Puska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alexander Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puska takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Maynard.
Puska closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maynard tries to bench press Puska off him but Puska keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska is looking to take a break and control but Maynard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puska misses with the ground and pound.
Maynard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Puska throws an elbow but Maynard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Maynard defending against the ground and pound.
Puska misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maynard moves away from the strike by Puska.
Maynard misses the jab.
Puska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maynard misses with the combination.
Maynard scores with a one two! Puska had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maynard throws a hook but Puska blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice defenses there by Puska.
Puska throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard lands a slapping body shot.
Maynard ducks right into an uppercut from Puska.
Puska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puska throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
Puska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maynard feints and then cracks Puska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puska down.
Puska throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard lands a body shot.
Maynard lands a jab to the nose.
Maynard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puska.
A big right from Puska misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puska misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Maynard counters with a nice body shot.
Puska dodges the punch combination from Maynard.
Puska throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Puska dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puska throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Puska avoids them all with ease.
Puska tries to clinch but Maynard moves away
and Maynard counters with a stiff right hand.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Maynard.
Alexander Maynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puska misses with a body punch
and Maynard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Puska on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maynard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maynard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maynard looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska is just out of range.
Puska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Puska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puska.
Puska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Puska throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puska scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maynard throws a jab when Puska was well out of range.
Puska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maynard at a distance.
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puska.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puska misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Puska misses with a hook. Maynard ducked under it nicely.
Puska misses the jab.
Puska throws a shot from downtown. Maynard moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puska. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puska misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puska on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puska throws a series of punches but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Puska tries to clinch up
and Maynard counters with a series of strikes. Puska will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska pushes Maynard up against the cage in a clinch.
Puska lands a right hand.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Maynard tries a body shot but Puska blocks it.
Puska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Maynard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard misses with the head strike.
Maynard manages to break the clinch.
Puska throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Puska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maynard looks for the body kick but Puska saw that one coming.
Maynard throws a hook but Puska avoids it easily.
Puska scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puska has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maynard finds it's way round the side to connect with Puska's head.
Maynard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puska ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Puska moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Puska misses the body punch
and Maynard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maynard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puska throws a combination that misses
and Maynard counters with a left and a right that stings Puska.
Puska tries for a takedown but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Puska swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Maynard.
Puska tries to clinch up.
Puska throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Puska throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maynard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maynard throws the left hand but Puska avoids the punch easily.
Puska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Puska looks to land a left hand but Maynard moved out of range nicely.
Puska takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska walks into a straight right hand from Maynard.
Maynard missing with a left hand there. Puska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Puska.
Puska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maynard pinned against the cage. Maynard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Puska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Maynard.
Maynard throws a shot from downtown. Puska moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Puska misses.
Maynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Puska backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Puska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maynard.
Puska misses with a looping left.
Puska tries to clinch up
and Maynard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Puska uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maynard has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maynard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Puska throws a combination that misses
and Maynard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maynard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puska takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maynard swats away the attempt to clinch by Puska.
Maynard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puska's hands.
Puska throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Puska misses with an uppercut. Maynard saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Maynard misses the target.
Puska scores with a sloppy right hand. Maynard should have avoided that one.
Puska loads up on a big right hand but Maynard slips the punch.
Puska fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maynard on the side of the head.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maynard tests Puska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puska misses with a body shot
and Maynard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puska thinking.
Puska throws a sloppy body shot
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puska.
Puska shoots and misses
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
Puska blocks a jab.
Puska misses with a body shot.
Puska takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Puska.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Puska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard throws a right and a left that Puska avoids nicely.
Maynard lands a slapping body shot.
Puska throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Puska misses with a straight left.
Maynard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puska lands with a straight right. Maynard didn't see that one coming.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Maynard misses.
Nice defenses there by Maynard.
Maynard misses with a two punch combination.
Maynard staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puska tries to clinch up
and Maynard counters with a left and a right that stings Puska.
Puska defending well as Maynard loads up on a big left hand.
Maynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Maynard slips under a jab from Puska.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puska.
Puska avoids the body shot from Maynard.
Puska lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puska scores with a hook.
Puska closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maynard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska misses with a two punch combination.
Maynard lands a slapping body shot.
Puska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puska swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard connects with a jab.
Maynard slips a straight right by Puska.
Maynard lands with a shot to the body.
Puska misses with a looping left.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Maynard looks to throw the jab but Puska is out of range.
Puska throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maynard's waist but Maynard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Puska off to one side.
Maynard thuds a left hand into Puska's body.
Maynard punishes Puska's body with a nice straight punch.
Puska throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Maynard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maynard connects with a right hand. Puska shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard thuds his right hand into Puska's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puska is rocked!
Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Puska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Maynard misses the target.
Maynard with a jab.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Puska.
Maynard fails to land with a series of punches.
Puska seems to have got his legs back now.
Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puska takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puska misses with a looping left.
Puska looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maynard lands a nice shot that snaps Puska's head back.
Maynard swings for the body but Puska moves out of range.
Puska throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Puska.
Puska tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maynard fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard really dominated 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.
Puska looks to land a left hand but Maynard moved out of range nicely.
Puska has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maynard fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Puska misses.
Puska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maynard.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puska.
Maynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puska.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puska throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puska looks to land a left hand but Maynard moved out of range nicely.
Puska misses with a hook. Maynard ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Puska misses.
Maynard tries to bum rush Puska with a series of wild strikes but Puska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puska misses with a shot to the body
and Maynard counters with a left and a right that stings Puska.
Maynard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puska was well out of range. Poor timing from Maynard.
Puska throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maynard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puska.
Maynard throws a good cross that connects.
Puska misses with a wild body shot.
Maynard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maynard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Maynard.
Maynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maynard throws a good cross that connects.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Puska.
Puska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puska.
Puska takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puska. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Puska lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maynard doesn't seem phased though.
Puska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Left hook, right uppercut from Puska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Maynard misses.
Puska doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puska.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puska.
Puska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maynard.
A swing and a miss from Maynard.
Puska misses the jab.
Maynard throws a right and a left that Puska avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Maynard finds it's target.
Puska moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
A jab from Maynard does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puska swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puska throws a looping overhand right but Maynard ducks down to avoid it.
Puska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maynard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puska on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska drives through and clinches with Maynard against the cage.
Puska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puska lands a body shot.
Puska misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maynard taking a breather.
Puska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puska is keeping busy.
Puska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puska blocks a body shot from Maynard.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puska's elbow.
Maynard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maynard is working Puska over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
Puska blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puska.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Puska.
Puska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puska has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maynard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Puska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard has a couple of punches blocked by Puska.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puska misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puska lands an uppercut.
Puska lands with a light punch inside.
Maynard lands with a right to the head.
Puska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maynard controlling the action here for a moment.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Maynard blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maynard working hard to break the clinch.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Maynard can't find room to land a body shot as Puska controls the action.
Maynard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Maynard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puska throws a jab but it's blocked by Maynard.
Puska misses with a double jab
and Maynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puska throws a shot from downtown. Maynard moves away and avoids it.
Puska moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Puska!
Puska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puska misses with a straight left.
Puska misses with an uppercut. Maynard saw that one coming.
Maynard moves out of range as Puska strikes.
Puska misses with a hook. Maynard ducked under it nicely.
Puska doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Maynard misses with a combination
and Puska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Puska's head backwards.
Puska throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puska has closed the distance and engaged Maynard in a clinch.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard wants to get back to striking at distance but Puska won't allow it.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard trying to control the position but instead, Puska has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maynard into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Puska.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puska.
Maynard misses with a punch to the body.
Puska lands a nice shot to the body.
Maynard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Maynard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puska pushes Maynard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puska lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puska working aggressively here.
Puska is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puska scores with a shot to the side of Maynard's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard.
Puska is looking to control Maynard's arms but Maynard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Puska has his back to the cage.
Puska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puska pushes Maynard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maynard takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puska.
Puska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puska scores with a shoulder strike.
Puska taking a breather.
Puska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Puska is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maynard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Puska pushes Maynard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puska lands a shot to the body.
Alexander Maynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puska misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puska.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.
Puska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puska works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puska misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puska.
Puska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maynard or not.
Puska is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Puska blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Puska.
Maynard is leaning against Puska and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puska lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Puska.
Maynard tries to break free but Puska pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Puska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puska lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maynard.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Puska.
Nice body punch from Puska - that landed with a thud.
Yrjo Puska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puska misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puska.
A body shot lands from Puska.
Puska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
A short right from Puska.
A short uppercut from Puska.
Puska misses with the head strike.
Puska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puska has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
Puska lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Puska showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maynard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Maynard!
Alexander Maynard is the new middleweight champion!
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