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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denis Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denis Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sigurd Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maynard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Larsen.
Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown but Larsen sprawls well. He's pushed Maynard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Larsen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Larsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maynard avoids the head kick by Larsen.
Maynard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard shoots in but no luck this time.
Sigurd Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Larsen sprawls well. Larsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maynard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsen tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.
Larsen wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.
Larsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maynard moves into the clinch.
Maynard is looking to control Larsen's arms but Larsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maynard has his back to the cage.
Maynard controlling the action here for a moment.
Maynard gets control of Larsen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Maynard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Maynard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Larsen defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Larsen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Larsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maynard trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard has his foot on Larsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Larsen works his way back into a safe position though.
Larsen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Larsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Larsen from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sigurd Larsen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Larsen throws a series of strikes that have Maynard backpedaling.
Maynard slips a jab and a cross from Larsen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maynard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Larsen avoids it really well and circles away.
Larsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Larsen pushes Maynard up against the cage in a clinch.
Maynard stalling against the cage.
Maynard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larsen has him pressed against the cage.
Maynard is looking to control Larsen's arms but Larsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maynard has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Larsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Larsen manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Larsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Larsen keeps Maynard at a distance using the push kick.
Larsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Larsen slips a jab and a cross from Maynard.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maynard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Larsen - the referee stops the clock and Maynard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Larsen. Maynard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Larsen but Larsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Larsen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Larsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larsen tries to clinch but Maynard moves out of range.
Larsen is looking to clinch.
Larsen tries to clinch up
and Maynard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maynard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen has a closed guard, preventing Maynard from standing up.
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.
Maynard prevents Larsen from getting back to his feet.
Maynard throws a big elbow that misses.
Larsen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maynard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Maynard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsen defending well though.
Maynard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Larsen trying to hold on to Maynard's head to control him but Maynard postures up.
Larsen moves into full guard.
Maynard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larsen is keeping the position for now.
Larsen is pulling down on Maynard's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen wants to stand up but Maynard is controlling him.
Larsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maynard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Denis Maynard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Larsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsen tries to clinch up
and Maynard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Larsen!
Maynard trying to control but Larsen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard unloads with some shots from mount but Larsen bucks and avoids them well.
Larsen tries to hold on but Maynard pushes him away.
Maynard goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Larsen turns into him and now he's in Maynard's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Maynard dominated that second round.
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 forces Larsen back against the cage and clinches.
Larsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maynard up against the cage.
Maynard keeps control of Larsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Larsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larsen scores with a knee to the head.
Maynard gets control of Larsen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Maynard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Maynard tries to strike from the bottom.
Maynard throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Larsen is looking to pass into half guard but Maynard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Maynard is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Larsen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Larsen has Maynard pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maynard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Larsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maynard.
Larsen is pulling down on Maynard's head. It's preventing any offense from Maynard, at least for the moment.
Larsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Denis Maynard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Larsen lands a leg kick that knocks Maynard off balance momentarily.
Larsen tries to clinch up
and Maynard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maynard preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsen trying to keep a closed guard but Maynard is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Larsen throws a head kick but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard shoots in but no luck this time.
Denis Maynard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maynard shoots in for a double leg but Larsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larsen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maynard counters with a single leg into guard. Larsen didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throwing strikes from guard but Larsen blocks nicely.
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard advances to half guard.
Larsen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard gets to his feet - Larsen follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Maynard!
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