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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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197 lbs
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190 cm
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198 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Unkind Artist! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maynard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Maynard. Maynard blocks a low kick nicely. A slapping leg kick lands for Maynard.
Maynard misses with a wild body shot. Artist throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily. Artist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Artist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Artist tries to clinch but Maynard moves out of range. Artist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Artist throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range. Artist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively. Artist doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Artist wants to clinch. Artist scores with a spinning back kick! Artist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maynard is out of range and Artist settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maynard throws a head kick but Artist moves out of range.
Artist will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maynard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Artist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Artist misses the shot to the body. Artist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Maynard thows a leg kick but Artist checks it and Artist counters with a nice kick to the body. Artist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Maynard walks into a straight right hand from Artist. Maynard misses the jab. Maynard lands a body shot.
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! Artist throws a body kick that misses. Maynard scores with a nice strike. Maynard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Maynard cracks Artist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Artist misses with a jab to the body
and Maynard counters with a good low kick that Artist was not able to check. Maynard with a jab. Artist avoids the body shot from Maynard.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artist misses with a leg kick. Artist throws a leg kick and Maynard counters with a stiff right hand. Artist takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Maynard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Artist throws a leg kick that is checked and Maynard counters with an inside leg kick. Artist closes the distance but Maynard moves to the side and Maynard counters with a slapping leg kick. Artist looks gassed! Artist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maynard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Artist does a little dance to reset his feet. Artist is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Artist throws a half hearted mid kick. Artist connects with an inside leg kick. Maynard connects with a nice looking jab.
Artist takes one on the button. Artist scores with a nice body kick.
Artist misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Maynard. Artist misses with a right hand and Maynard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Artist throws a head kick that misses and Maynard counters with a head kick that drops Artist to the mat! Artist scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Artist is rocked! Artist takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Artist is still on wobbly legs! Can Maynard finish him? Artist tries to clinch up but Maynard circles away and keeps his distance. Maynard scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Artist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Maynard moves into the clinch successfully.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Maynard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Artist. A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard. Maynard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Artist misses with the head strike.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Maynard. Nice body punch from Maynard. Maynard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Artist up against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maynard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice body punch from Maynard - that landed with a thud.
Artist takes a shot to the head. A left hand lands to the body for Maynard.
Maynard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Artist backwards. Maynard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard 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.
Maynard lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Maynard - just one landing. Maynard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Artist looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Artist gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Maynard gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Artist is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Maynard! Our winner, Alexander Maynard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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