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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Protagonist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Protagonist comes into the arena with Teenage Bottlerocket - Bigger Than Kiss blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Hiro Protagonist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Protagonist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Protagonist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Protagonist does no damage.
Protagonist throws a leg kick
and Maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
Protagonist lands with a kick to the ribs.
Protagonist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maynard works Protagonist's body with a nice hook.
Maynard misses with a wild body shot.
Maynard misses with a straight left.
Protagonist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maynard has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Protagonist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maynard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Protagonist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Protagonist misses with a low kick.
Protagonist lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard delivers a nice body kick.
Maynard connects with a single shot there.
Protagonist tries a head kick but it misses.
Maynard thows a body shot but no joy.
Maynard misses the shot to the body.
Maynard just misses with a punch to the body.
Protagonist blocks a leg kick.
Maynard moves out of range as Protagonist throws a body kick.
Protagonist avoids the head kick by Maynard.
Maynard cracks Protagonist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Protagonist.
Protagonist defending well as Maynard loads up on a big left hand.
Maynard misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard gets a clinch.
Protagonist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maynard lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Protagonist tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Protagonist throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Protagonist working aggressively here.
Maynard looking to slow down the pace here.
Maynard taking a breather.
Protagonist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Protagonist lands a shoulder strike.
Maynard working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Maynard.
Protagonist just leaning against Maynard, taking a breather.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard breaks from the clinch.
Alexander Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard throws a lazy body kick
and Protagonist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Protagonist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Protagonist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Protagonist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Protagonist throws a lazy head kick
and Maynard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Protagonist throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maynard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist misses with a looping right.
Protagonist checks a low kick from Maynard.
Protagonist walks into a stiff left hand from Maynard.
Maynard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Protagonist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Protagonist.
Protagonist throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maynard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Protagonist. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Protagonist throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.
Maynard connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Protagonist.
Protagonist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maynard dips to his left and cracks Protagonist with an uppercut!
Maynard looks to land a left hand but Protagonist moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maynard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Protagonist is out of range.
Protagonist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maynard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Protagonist checks a leg kick.
Protagonist bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Protagonist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Protagonist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Protagonist tries a head kick but it misses.
Protagonist tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Maynard blocks the leg kick.
Maynard instigates a clinch.
Maynard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Protagonist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maynard slows down the pace here.
Protagonist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Protagonist.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Protagonist tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Protagonist back against the cage.
Protagonist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
A jab from Protagonist misses.
Maynard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Protagonist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maynard counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist throws a nice looking combination but Maynard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Protagonist throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maynard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Protagonist in his tracks.
Protagonist just misses with a punch to the body.
Protagonist scores with a decent looking hook.
Protagonist throws a head kick but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard punishes Protagonist's body with a nice straight punch.
Protagonist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Protagonist drops his hands momentarily and Maynard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maynard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Protagonist's calf.
Protagonist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands with a right hand.
Protagonist moves into the clinch successfully.
Maynard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maynard tries a body shot but Protagonist blocks it.
Maynard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Protagonist backwards.
Maynard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Protagonist.
Protagonist lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Maynard.
Protagonist displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maynard up against the cage.
Protagonist misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Protagonist on the inside.
Maynard is pushing Protagonist up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Protagonist avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Protagonist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Maynard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Protagonist lands a left hand.
Hiro Protagonist has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Protagonist throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Protagonist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Protagonist avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
A short right from Maynard on the inside.
Protagonist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard struggles to land a body shot inside as Protagonist controls his hands.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Maynard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Protagonist at a distance.
Maynard punishes Protagonist's body with a nice straight punch.
Protagonist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Protagonist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Protagonist.
Protagonist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Maynard tenderised Protagonist's leg. Protagonist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maynard throws the kick towards the body but Protagonist avoids it.
Maynard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Protagonist is out of range and Maynard settles back down.
Protagonist throws a wild body kick that Maynard sees coming a mile off.
Maynard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard wants to clinch up but Protagonist keeps it at a distance.
Alexander Maynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Protagonist throws a jab but it's blocked by Maynard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist misses with a body kick.
Maynard blocks the body kick.
Protagonist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Protagonist walks into a left hand.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Protagonist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maynard at a distance.
Good work by Protagonist as he checks the leg kick.
Maynard throws a low kick but Protagonist moves out of range easily.
Maynard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maynard throws the left hand but Protagonist avoids the punch easily.
Maynard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Protagonist counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Protagonist.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maynard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Protagonist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maynard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Protagonist is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Protagonist from controlling successfully.
Maynard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Protagonist's guard.
Protagonist has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Protagonist trying to control the position.
Maynard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Protagonist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexander Maynard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexander Maynard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Protagonist moved away.
Protagonist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Protagonist throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Protagonist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maynard looks to throw the jab but Protagonist is out of range.
Maynard lands a glancing blow to the side of Protagonist's head.
Protagonist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maynard. Maynard obviously looking to wear him down.
Protagonist is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Protagonist misses its intended target.
Hiro Protagonist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard missing with a left hand there. Protagonist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Protagonist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maynard. Maynard obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Protagonist.
Maynard tries to clinch up but Protagonist circles away and keeps his distance.
Maynard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maynard.
Protagonist is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maynard.
A low kick from Protagonist is predictable there
and Maynard counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, jab by Protagonist - just one landing.
Maynard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Protagonist.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maynard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Maynard!
Alexander Maynard managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.
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