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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Maynard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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188 cm
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197 lbs
30 - 18 - 0 |
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180 cm
37
196 lbs
29 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ass! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maynard moves out of range as Ass strikes. Ass misses the shot to the body. Ass moves away from the strike by Maynard. Ass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maynard counters with an inside leg kick. Ass throws a hook but Maynard blocks it. Maynard looks to land a left hand but Ass moved out of range nicely. Jack Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ass shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maynard as he avoids it easily. An inside leg kick lands from Maynard. Ass throws a hook but Maynard blocks it. Maynard motions for Ass to come forward. Maynard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Maynard misses with an uppercut. Maynard throws a hook but Ass blocks it. Ass shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maynard eats them both and turns towards Ass to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Ass jabs Maynard to the body, keeping him at a distance. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Maynard thows a leg kick but Ass checks it and Ass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ass. Sloppy strikes from Maynard. Those never looked like landing. Maynard avoids the body shot from Ass.
Ass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maynard backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maynard lands a jab to the head.
Ass thows a left - swing and a miss! Alexander Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ass staying out of range there. The fighters circle momentarily. Maynard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Ass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maynard connects with a solid leg kick. Maynard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ass. Ass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ass dives in and scores a takedown into Maynard's guard. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Ass is looking to stand up but Maynard won't let him. Maynard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ass is aware though and is defending well. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ass's corner is telling him to maintain position. Maynard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ass is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ass forces his way into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Still in half guard, Ass seems content to control. Maynard is doing well to control the position and prevent Ass from advancing to side control. Ass is keen to just control but Maynard is a slippery customer. Ass is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Ass wasn't active enough on the ground. Maynard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ass moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ass throws a hook but Maynard avoids it easily. Ass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maynard in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ass throws a head kick that misses. Maynard moves away from the strike by Ass. Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ass swats him away and circles back towards the center. Maynard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ass is out of range. Ass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Maynard feints a jab promting Ass to slip. Maynard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ass slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Maynard misses the shot to the body. Ass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard. Ass thows a left - swing and a miss! Ass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Ass scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Ass misses with a head kick.
Ass swings and misses with a shot to the body and Maynard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Maynard slips a jab and a cross from Ass.
Ass connects with a nice looking jab.
Ass swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maynard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ass's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ass with a nice cross. Ass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ass. Ass throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily. Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ass shoots in for a takedown but Maynard shows good takedown defense. Ass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard. Ass with a body punch. A glancing blow. Maynard slaps away a takedown attempt from Ass, before circling back to the center of the mat. Alexander Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ass. Ass scores with the left hand. Maynard knows he should have avoided that one. Ass bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Maynard is looking for a sweep. Maynard holding on. Ass tries to stand but Maynard is controlling his head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ass 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 fakes the leg kick and cracks Ass in the body. Ass swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ass. Those never looked like landing. Maynard misses the shot to the body. Ass throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range. Maynard lands a head shot. Ass misses with a body shot
and Maynard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Ass thows a left - swing and a miss! Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Sloppy strikes from Ass. Those never looked like landing. Maynard misses with a straight right. Alexander Maynard is winning the standup battle so far. Maynard is looking to slow Ass down with leg kicks. Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Maynard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Ass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maynard doesn't seem bothered though. Ass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maynard staying out of range there. Maynard is looking to score with low kicks. Maynard throws a nice inside leg kick. Maynard fakes the leg kick and cracks Ass in the body. Ass throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot. Ass throws a right hand that misses
and Maynard counters with a thumping low kick. Ass is breathing heavily. Maynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ass. Ass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maynard counters with a flying knee. Nice. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Ass throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily. Maynard looks to throw the jab but Ass is out of range. Ass takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Maynard lands with a kick to the temple. Ass shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Maynard tries to clinch up but Ass circles away and keeps his distance. 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. Ass throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maynard fails to land with a series of punches.
Ass connects with a right hand. Maynard shakes it off. Maynard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Nice jab there from Ass. Maynard throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Maynard thuds his shin into the meat of Ass's side. Ass walks into a jab. Maynard throws a head kick but Ass moves out of range.
Maynard motions for Ass to come forward. Maynard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ass misses with the combination.
Ass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Maynard there. Ass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Maynard misses the jab. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ass.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ass throws a series of punches but Maynard moves out of range. Maynard closes the distance and pushes Ass back into the cage. Maynard leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Ass is looking to break free of the clinch but Maynard has double underhooks. Maynard blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ass. Maynard lands a hook that snaps the head of Ass backwards. Ass lands a hook to the side of the head. Ass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maynard has him pressed against the cage. Maynard has Ass pressed against the cage, preventing Ass from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Maynard is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch. Ass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Ass misses with a double jab
and Maynard counters with a head kick. That will keep Ass thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ass takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses. Crunch! Maynard slams his shin into Ass's torso. Ass lands with an overhand left. Ass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively. Maynard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maynard moves out of range of the leg kick from Ass. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ass throws a hook but Maynard blocks it. Ass fails with the takedown. Ass throws an off balance right hand
and Maynard counters with a low kick, right behind Ass 's knee. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Some wild striking there from Ass.
Ass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maynard takes a swing at Ass's ribcage but misses. Ass checks the leg kick. Maynard dodges the punch combination from Ass.
Ass throws a head kick that misses. Ass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym. Ass tries a head kick but it misses.
Maynard connects with a body shot. Maynard scores with a jab. Ass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A thudding body kick lands there by Maynard!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maynard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maynard connects with a solid leg kick. Ass takes a shot right to the bread basket. Maynard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ass. Ass circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Maynard throws a head kick but Ass moves out of range.
Maynard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Maynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ass backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action! Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Maynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ass. Maynard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maynard. Maynard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ass's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Maynard slips under a jab. Maynard scores with a push kick. Ass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maynard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ass scrambles back to his feet. Maynard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maynard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ass scrambles back to his feet. Ass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ass tries for a takedown but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Ass on the wrong end of a nice hook. Maynard misses with a head kick.
Maynard misses with a few strikes there.
Ass misses with a hook. Maynard tries to move into range but Ass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Maynard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Ass throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease. Maynard connects with a jab. Ass needs to keep his hands up - Maynard had a free shot at his head there. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maynard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ass has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ass and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Maynard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard cracks the inside of Ass's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maynard lands a head kick. Ass smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Maynard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ass. Maynard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ass's hands. Maynard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick. Maynard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Maynard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Ass has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maynard. Ass throws a series of punches but Maynard moves out of range. Ass steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maynard. That one must have hurt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Maynard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Ass moves out of range easily. Ass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maynard can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Ass. Ass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Ass controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ass pushes Maynard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ass is looking to control Maynard's arms but Maynard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ass has his back to the cage. Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Ass misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard has Ass pressed against the cage.
Ass lands with a left to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A nice right hand lands inside from Ass. Maynard misses with the head strike.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight! Alexander Maynard showed his dominance in that final round. I think Maynard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Maynard! Jumping up and down and very excited, Alexander Maynard waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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