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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Kauri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommi Kauri 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Kauri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard tried to score with a low kick but Kauri checks it.
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kauri.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Kauri slips the punch.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Maynard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kauri's calf.
Maynard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kauri.
Nice defenses there by Kauri.
Kauri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Kauri - just one landing.
Maynard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kauri swinging wildly here.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick
and Kauri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kauri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kauri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Kauri misses.
Kauri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maynard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kauri's sensitive parts.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauri blocks a leg kick.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.
Kauri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kauri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maynard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kauri.
Kauri throws a big shot that misses.
Maynard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maynard throws a lazy head kick
and Kauri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kauri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maynard is looking to score with low kicks.
Kauri misses with a hook. Maynard ducked under it nicely.
Maynard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kauri is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kauri scores with a jab. Maynard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maynard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maynard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kauri throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
Kauri just misses with a punch to the body.
Kauri tries to bum rush Maynard with a series of wild strikes but Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maynard is looking to chop away at Kauri's legs.
Kauri 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.
Peter Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kauri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kauri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kauri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Kauri.
Kauri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kauri lands with a nice combination. Maynard backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Peter Maynard has been cut.
Maynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard scores with a leg kick.
Maynard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.
Kauri forces Maynard back against the cage and clinches.
Maynard trying to land knees to the body.
Maynard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kauri's efforts to push away.
Maynard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kauri up against the cage.
Kauri taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard stalling in the clinch.
Kauri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kauri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maynard blocks the elbow strike.
Kauri works on Maynard's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maynard is looking to control Kauri's arms but Kauri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maynard has his back to the cage.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kauri avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Maynard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Maynard's cut.
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 takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kauri manages to avoid it.
Maynard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kauri shoots for a double leg takedown but Maynard sprawls well. He's pushed Kauri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kauri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kauri.
Tommi Kauri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kauri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kauri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maynard.
Maynard motions for Kauri to come forward. Maynard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kauri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Kauri misses its intended target.
Kauri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maynard motions for Kauri to come forward. Maynard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard is looking to land body kicks.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maynard throws a head kick but Kauri moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kauri misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kauri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maynard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maynard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maynard clinches with his opponent.
Maynard is trying to maintain a safe position but Kauri gets an underhook and turns Maynard into the cage.
Kauri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maynard misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kauri blocks an elbow strike.
Maynard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kauri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kauri wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kauri tries to score a body lock takedown but Maynard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Kauri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kauri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kauri's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kauri stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Maynard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kauri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maynard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard leaning against his opponent.
Kauri can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Kauri stalling the fight.
Maynard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kauri blocks it with crossed arms.
Maynard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maynard.
Maynard trying to control the position but instead, Kauri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maynard into the cage.
Kauri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kauri looking to slow down the pace here.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kauri holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maynard stalling.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kauri avoids it.
Kauri avoids the elbow strike from Maynard, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kauri avoids it.
Kauri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Maynard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maynard lands with a kick to the temple. Kauri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kauri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maynard. Maynard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Kauri coming out on top.
Kauri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Kauri clinches.
Maynard prevents Kauri from breaking the clinch.
Kauri tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Kauri back against the cage.
Maynard leaning against his opponent.
Maynard lands an elbow just above Kauri 's eye.
Maynard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kauri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kauri working aggressively here.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kauri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kauri is keeping busy.
Maynard lands an elbow inside that Kauri shrugs off.
Kauri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kauri avoiding damage.
Maynard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maynard trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maynard throws an elbow but misses.
Kauri managing to block the knees to the body from Maynard.
Maynard is trying to stall.
Kauri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maynards head.
Maynard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kauri blocks it with crossed arms.
Maynard lands an elbow inside that Kauri shrugs off.
Tommi Kauri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maynard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kauri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maynard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kauri's brow.
Maynard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kauri.
Maynard pushes off an throws an elbow but Kauri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kauri is keeping busy.
Maynard lands an elbow that stopped Kauri in his tracks for a moment.
Maynard just leaning against Kauri, taking a breather.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard lands an elbow just above Kauri 's eye.
Maynard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maynard tries to land knees in the clinch but Kauri avoids the damage to the body.
Peter Maynard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard letting Kauri take a breather here.
Maynard misses with an elbow over the top.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kauri stalling against the cage.
Maynard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Tommi Kauri has been cut.
Maynard throws an elbow but it misses.
Kauri tries to circle away but Maynard has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kauri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kauri up against the cage.
Peter Maynard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kauri tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maynard 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Maynard!
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