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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Maynard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a combination
and Maynard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maynard looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Maynard lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maynard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Maynard wants to clinch.
Maynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson throws a front kick aimed at Maynard's knee but Maynard avoids it well.
Nelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maynard throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Maynard scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Maynard.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Maynard blocks the low kick.
Nelson slips under a jab from Maynard.
Maynard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maynard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Maynard.
Maynard moves into the clinch successfully.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson lands an elbow just above Maynard 's eye.
Maynard tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maynard.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Maynard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Maynard struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Maynard leaning against his opponent.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maynard lands with a right to the head.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Maynard lands a shot to the body.
Maynard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nelson as the two fighters clinch.
Maynard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maynard just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard is pushing Nelson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maynard lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nelson as Maynard tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Maynard pushes Nelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maynard scores with a shoulder strike.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard trying to stall but Nelson improves his position.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maynard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maynard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Maynard.
Maynard is looking to wear down Nelson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maynard closes the distance and clinches.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Maynard tries to stall but Nelson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maynard is pushing Nelson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Maynard.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Maynard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maynard.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Maynard taking a breather.
Maynard pushes Nelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard blocking some punches.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard has Nelson pressed against the cage.
Alexander Maynard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maynard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexander Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Maynard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Maynard's body. Maynard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maynard blocks a leg kick.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Maynard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alexander Maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
Maynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maynard throws out the jab.
Maynard misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Maynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maynard as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Nelson coming out on top.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nelson.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maynard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nelson off and has taken his back!
Nelson turns into Maynard and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Maynard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maynard is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Nelson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maynard trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson controls Maynard momentarily but Maynard frees himself.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maynard is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson moves out of range as Maynard strikes.
Maynard lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left lands for Nelson.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maynard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Nelson tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maynard scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maynard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Maynard.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Maynard improves position.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Maynard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maynard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Maynard misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson digs a good hook to Maynard's body.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.
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 tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maynard.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Maynard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Maynard avoids it.
Nelson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maynard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Maynard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maynard blocks a leg kick.
Nelson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Maynard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maynard misses with a two punch combination.
Maynard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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!
Nelson throws a low kick, looking for Maynard's leg but Maynard calmly moves out of range.
Maynard throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Maynard checks a low kick from Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maynard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maynard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gunnar Nelson.
I think Nelson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
A victorious Gunnar Nelson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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