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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 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
12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Maynard throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
Alexander Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maynard.
Nelson misses with a hook. Maynard ducked under it nicely.
Maynard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Nelson cracks a nice hook into Maynard's ribs.
Maynard wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Maynard looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson tries to land a leg kick but Maynard saw it coming and moves away.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson scores with a spinning back kick!
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but Maynard moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
Maynard thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
Maynard swings widly with a right hand
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Maynard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson scores with a nice right hand.
Maynard throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maynard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Nelson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Maynard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maynard is looking to reverse the position.
Nelson working the body and head with strikes.
Maynard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson cracks Maynard with a big right hand but Maynard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Maynard is looking to regain half guard here but Nelson keeps moving and retains side control.
Maynard is working hard here to advance position.
Maynard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maynard is looking to escape.
Nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maynard defending well though.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maynard defending well though.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maynard defending well though.
Nelson prevents Maynard from improving his position.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but Maynard defending well.
Nelson winds up and cracks Maynard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maynard is staying active underneath Nelson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maynard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
Maynard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maynard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Maynard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Maynard has wrist control.
Maynard controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
Maynard wants to sweep but no luck.
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
Maynard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Maynard is retaining full guard.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Maynard blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard tries to strike from the bottom.
Maynard wants to stand up but Nelson is controlling him.
Maynard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nelson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maynard tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maynard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick there by Nelson.
Nelson with a poor takedown
and Maynard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maynard tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Maynard misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maynard, right into the meat.
Maynard swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson checks a low kick from Maynard.
The fighters circling - Maynard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Maynard avoids them all with ease.
Maynard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maynard lands with a shot to the body.
Maynard misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maynard.
Maynard throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a head kick.
Maynard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maynard pushes Nelson away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Nelson stalks Maynard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maynard's face. Maynard staggers backwards, shaken.
Maynard clinches.
Nelson digs a right hand into Maynard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maynard's gas tank.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard looking to slow down the pace here.
Maynard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson has picked Maynard up - he's going for a ride! Nelson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nelson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nelson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson prevents Maynard from getting the reversal.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maynard is looking to escape.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Maynard to control.
Nelson breaks from Maynard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson landing shots from mount.
Maynard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Maynard is squirming around nicely.
Nelson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maynard hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson tries to control but Maynard wriggling away.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controlling his opponent.
Maynard really wants to buck Nelson off and get back to his feet.
Maynard is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Nelson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nelson working Maynard over with strikes here.
Maynard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maynard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Maynard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nelson lands a big elbow.
Nelson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maynard's face.
Maynard really wants to buck Nelson off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maynard.
Nelson slips a jab from Maynard.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard.
Nelson scores with a jab to the head.
Maynard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alexander Maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson scores with a body shot.
Maynard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maynard misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nelson scores with a body shot.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Maynard lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Maynard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with the combination.
Nelson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Maynard is keeping the position.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Maynard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maynard is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson won't allow Maynard to sweep him here.
Gunnar Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Nelson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maynard is trying to hold Nelson in close to prevent damage but Nelson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nelson trying to mount his opponent but Maynard defends it.
Maynard is trying to stand.
Nelson is keen to just control but Maynard is a slippery customer.
Maynard is trying to maintain the position but Nelson is very close to passing his half guard.
Maynard taking some punishment here, with Nelson in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maynard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maynard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson cracks Maynard with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nelson 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
Our winner, Gunnar Nelson, 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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