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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Slade has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Slade!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Maynard. Those never looked like landing.
Slade misses with a head kick.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maynard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maynard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Slade cracks Maynard with a good jab.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Maynard misses.
A punch combination from Maynard misses.
Alexander Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Maynard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slade on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Slade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slade stuns Maynard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Maynard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maynard misses with a body shot
and Slade counters with a body kick that stops Maynard in his tracks momentarily.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick
and Slade counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Slade misses.
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maynard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maynard scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maynard throws a leg kick but Slade moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Slade misses the target.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard throws the left hand but Slade avoids the punch easily.
Maynard scores with a jab. Slade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maynard moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slade.
Maynard tries to work over Slade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Slade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slade throws a head punch that misses.
Slade leaning against his opponent.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Slade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slade has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
Maynard looking to slow down the pace here.
Slade has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Slade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slade is trying to maintain a safe position but Maynard gets an underhook and turns Slade into the cage.
Slade tries to break the clinch but Maynard is controlling the position.
Slade lands a nice uppercut.
Slade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slade has had enough of the clinch but Maynard keeps him there for the moment.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard just leaning against Slade, taking a breather.
Slade lands with a light punch inside.
Slade is trying to break the clinch but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
Slade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maynard tries a body shot but Slade blocks it.
Maynard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Slade.
Maynard lands a body shot.
Maynard can't find room to land a body shot as Slade controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Slade.
Maynard is leaning against Slade and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Slade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.
Slade catches Maynard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maynard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slade has time to react.
Slade throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maynard momentarily.
Slade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Maynard misses the target.
Slade throws a good cross that connects.
John Slade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maynard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slade.
Maynard misses with a looping left.
Slade moves out of range of the strikes.
Slade throws out a leg kick but Maynard moves out of range and Slade only half commits.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Slade misses.
Slade throws a low kick but Maynard moves out of range easily.
Slade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Slade lands with a slapping head kick.
Maynard missing with a left hand there. Slade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard.
Maynard throws a nice looking combination but Slade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Maynard throws a lazy right hand but Slade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maynard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maynard's corner calls for a 1-2. Maynard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maynard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maynard misses with an uppercut.
Slade tests Maynard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Maynard is predictable there
and Slade counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard misses with a body punch
and Slade counters with a nice uppercut.
Maynard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slade throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slade.
Slade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slade throws a leg kick which misses Maynard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maynard tries to avoid it.
Slade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Slade.
Slade lands a nice looking body kick.
Maynard throws a leg kick which misses Slade's front leg but catches the back leg as Slade tries to avoid it.
Maynard misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maynard.
Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard lands a nice hook to Slade's body. Slade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Slade. Beautiful body shot.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Maynard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slade lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Slade misses.
Slade scores with a hook to the body. Maynard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maynard feints a jab promting Slade to slip. Maynard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Slade slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Slade misses.
Maynard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slade finds it's way round the side to connect with Maynard's head.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Slade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maynard slips a straight right by Slade.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Slade slips the punch.
Maynard tries to bum rush Slade with a series of wild strikes but Slade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slade swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade throws a head kick that misses.
Maynard connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Slade 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! 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.
Maynard takes one to the side of the head.
Slade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maynard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Slade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maynard misses with a body punch
and Slade counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maynard thows a leg kick but Slade checks it
and Slade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slade scores with a body shot.
Maynard misses with a two punch combination.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Slade. That snapped Maynard's head back.
Maynard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard avoids the head kick by Slade.
Slade throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slade.
Slade misses with a kick to the body.
Slade clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slade looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Slade moves out of range of the leg kick from Maynard.
Maynard moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Slade thows a body shot but no joy.
Maynard moves out of range of the body kick from Slade.
Maynard misses with a hook
and Slade counters with a low kick, right behind Maynard 's knee.
Slade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maynard's sensitive parts.
Maynard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slade throws a looping overhand right but Maynard ducks down to avoid it.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Maynard tries to score with a low kick but Slade moves his leg out of the way.
Slade lands with a kick to the temple. Maynard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Slade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
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 swings for the body but Slade moves out of range.
Slade misses with a body kick.
Maynard blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Maynard does it's job there.
Slade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maynard.
Slade misses with an uppercut
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
Maynard throws a hook to the side of Slade's head but Slade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Slade as he connects with a hook.
Maynard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slade lands with a nice body kick.
Maynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.
Maynard misses with a hook to the body
and Slade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slade avoids the head kick by Maynard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Slade. That snapped Maynard's head back.
Maynard throws a wild body kick that Slade sees coming a mile off.
Slade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Maynard misses
and Slade counters with a body kick that stops Maynard in his tracks momentarily.
Slade throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slade throws a body kick that misses.
Maynard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard throws a sloppy body shot
and Slade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maynard misses with an uppercut. Slade saw that one coming.
Maynard misses with a hook to the body
and Slade counters with a low kick, right behind Maynard 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade scores with a leg kick.
Maynard thows a leg kick but Slade checks it
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Slade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Slade!
John Slade bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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