Mammoth Blog

We would like to bring you up to date on Kyle Maynard, who we told you last week was scheduled to fight a Mixed Martial Arts contest on Saturday night, even though he was born without elbows, hands, knees or feet.

It was the first MMA match for Maynard, who was a wrestler in high school and college. But the match had drawn criticism as a promotion stunt and there was also concern that Maynard might be seriously injured. He had been denied the right to fight in his home state of Georgia, but Alabama doesn't regulate the sport.

So how'd he do? USA TODAY's Fighting Stances, which focuses on MMA, and other news outlets report that Maynard lost a unanimous decision to amateur Bryan Fry. Fry kept his distance and simply landed jabs as Maynard tried to shoot in for takedowns.

Fry never tried kicking Maynard to the body, and his punches got Maynard's attention but caused no outward damage, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

"I think my ears are still buzzing from his first shot," Maynard said later. "It opened my eyes to the fact that this was the most serious thing I had ever gotten into. I loved it, to tell the truth."

By keeping his distace, Fry did not allow Maynard to grab him physically and bring his considerable wrestling skills to bear.

"I was ... amazed. I didn't know he was that quick," Fry sai source>>>