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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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194 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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195 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bounty! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mayhem! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bounty slips a jab from Mayhem. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mayhem. Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but Bounty ducks down to avoid it. Mayhem throws an overhand right that lands on Bounty's shoulder, as Bounty tries to avoid the shot. Bounty avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bounty tries a head kick but it misses.
Bounty tried to score with a low kick but Mayhem checks it. Bounty throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but Bounty ducks down to avoid it. Mayhem lands with a cross. Mayhem pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mayhem takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Bounty on the wrong end of a nice hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bounty misses with a body kick. Bounty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayhem. Mayhem moves forwards but Bounty connects with a nice, crisp jab. Mayhem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bounty moves away. Mayhem lands a lovely overhand right. Mayhem misses with a two punch combination.
Mayhem misses with a right hand and Bounty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mayhem misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mayhem fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bounty checks it well. Mayhem looks to land a left hand but Bounty moved out of range nicely. Mayhem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Bounty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Mayhem has had enough of the clinch but Bounty keeps him there for the moment. Bounty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Mayhem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayhem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Mayhem throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bounty on the side of the head. Mayhem does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Mayhem throws a leg kick that misses. A nice inside leg kick there by Bounty. That's going to slow Mayhem down. Bounty throws a head kick that misses. Bounty thuds his right hand into Mayhem's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bounty connects with a solid leg kick. Bounty feints and then cracks Mayhem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayhem down. Mayhem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Bounty tries to score with a low kick but Mayhem moves his leg out of the way. Bounty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Bounty tries to keep at a distance but Mayhem has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayhem.
Bounty avoiding damage as Mayhem throws knees to the body.
Bounty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem. Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Bounty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayhem lands an elbow inside. Still in the clinch, Mayhem scores with a nice short uppercut. Bounty lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bounty. Bounty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayhem blocks it with crossed arms. Bounty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mayhem is defending well for now. Mayhem lands a hook to the side of the head. Mayhem blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem. Bounty blocks an uppercut.
Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayhem.
Mayhem struggles to land a body shot inside as Bounty controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mayhem throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Mayhem. Mayhem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Mayhem lands an uppercut. Mayhem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bounty blocks a body shot from Mayhem. Bounty lands a knee to the body.
Mayhem struggles to land a body shot inside as Bounty controls his hands.
Bounty lands an elbow inside. Bounty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A nice glancing elbow lands by Bounty. Mayhem scores with a nice hook to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mayhem is trying to push Bounty away but Bounty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Bounty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Mayhem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mayhem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bounty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayhem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Mayhem has a couple of punches blocked by Bounty.
Bounty lands a nice shot to the body. Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but Bounty avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the cage. Bounty misses with a knee strike.
Bounty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bounty throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bounty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mayhem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Bounty. Mayhem lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Mayhem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mayhem misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Mayhem. A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayhem. Bounty lands an elbow inside that Mayhem shrugs off. Mayhem missing with knees to the body.
Mayhem lands with a short shot to the head. Bounty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayhem's defenses. Bounty lands a hook to the side of the head. Bounty managing to block the knees to the body from Mayhem.
Bounty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mayhem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Bounty. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mayhem scores with a shoulder strike. Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside. Bounty lands a nice elbow. Mayhem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Mayhem will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Bounty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem. Mayhem keeps the fight on the outside. Bounty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Mayhem throws a jab when Bounty was well out of range. Bounty lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. An inside leg kick lands from Bounty. A bone on bone clash there as Bounty blocks the leg kick.
Mayhem throws out a loose jab but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it. Mayhem throws a hook but Bounty avoids it easily. Bounty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Mayhem defending well as Bounty loads up on a big left hand. Bounty throws a chopping leg kick but Mayhem manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem. Mayhem moves into the clinch successfully.
Mark Bounty has scored more points in the clinch so far. Mayhem misses with some punches.
Bounty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bounty trying to land knees to the body.
Bounty lands an elbow that stopped Mayhem in his tracks for a moment. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bounty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayhem's defenses. Bounty looking to throw knees to the head but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mayhem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bounty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayhem. Bounty wants to clinch up but Mayhem keeps it at a distance. A leg kick checked by Bounty. Mayhem moves away from the strike by Bounty. Mayhem tries a low kick but Bounty avoids it. Mayhem moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. A clash of legs there as Bounty blocks the low kick. Mayhem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Mayhem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bounty. Bounty obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayhem moves into the clinch. Mayhem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bounty blocks a body shot from Mayhem. Mayhem is looking to break free of the clinch but Bounty has double underhooks. Bounty scores with an uppercut up the middle. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bounty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short left from Bounty. Bounty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bounty landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bounty. Bounty lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Mayhem tries to break free but Bounty pushes him back against the cage. Mayhem takes an elbow to the temple. Mayhem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayhem blocks an elbow strike. Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Mayhem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bounty lands with a kick to the temple. Mayhem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Mayhem looks to land a combination but Bounty avoids it well. Mayhem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Bounty is just out of range. Mayhem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayhem lands a lovely overhand right. Mayhem lands a jab to Bounty's midsection. Mayhem throws a leg kick but Bounty checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mayhem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bounty. Bounty obviously looking to wear him down.
Bounty tries to clinch but Mayhem is having none of it. Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Bounty is just out of range. Mayhem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bounty's calf. Mayhem throws a leg kick but Bounty sees it coming and checks it nicely. Bounty closes the distance and pushes Mayhem back into the cage. Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayhem blocks the elbow strike.
Mayhem lands a left hand.
Bounty gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bounty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mayhem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bounty's brow. With the fighters up against the cage, Bounty throws an elbow but misses. Bounty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Bounty. Mayhem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bounty avoids it. Mayhem throws a punch but it's blocked by Bounty. This has been an exciting period of action! Bounty lands an elbow inside that Mayhem shrugs off. Bounty throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mayhem swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it. Bounty with a knee to the head.
Mayhem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bounty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayhem blocks it with crossed arms. A short right from Mayhem. Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Mayhem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Mayhem. Bounty working some nice short punches in the clinch. Mayhem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayhem.
Bounty takes a shot to the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mayhem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bounty backwards. Bounty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bounty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Mayhem fails to land. A shot in the inside from Mayhem. Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Bounty throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Mayhem will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bounty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayhem sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bounty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Mayhem circles away from the clinch attempt.
John Mayhem seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mayhem drives through and clinches with Bounty against the cage.
Mayhem lands an elbow inside. Mayhem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mayhem trying to land knees to the body.
Mayhem lands a body punch. Mayhem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mayhem lands a knee to the body.
Mayhem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Bounty takes an elbow to the temple. Bounty takes a shot to the head. Mayhem lands a nice uppercut. Mayhem misses with a body punch.
Bounty takes an elbow to the forehead. Mayhem pushes Bounty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mayhem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayhem throws a series of punches but Bounty moves out of range. Mayhem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bounty throws a half hearted mid kick. Bounty misses with a head kick.
Bounty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A jab from Bounty misses. Bounty moves in looking to clinch but Mayhem pushes him off. Mayhem swinging wildly here.
Mayhem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bounty moves out of range of the strikes. Bounty avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot. Bounty lands a head kick!
Mayhem feints and then cracks Bounty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bounty down. Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but Bounty ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bounty throws a low kick but Mayhem moves out of range easily. Mayhem scores with a jab to the body. Bounty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Bounty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bounty throws a hook to the side of Mayhem's head but Mayhem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bounty has Mayhem up against the cage in a clinch.
Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but Bounty avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the cage. Mayhem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mayhem breaks from the clinch.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Bounty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Mayhem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bounty counters with a big head kick but Mayhem shrugs it off. Bounty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mayhem thows a body shot but no joy. Bounty slips under a jab. Mayhem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bounty. Bounty staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bounty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Mayhem misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bounty counter with a right hand. Bounty is looking to clinch. Mayhem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Mayhem throws a series of punches but Bounty moves out of range. A jab from Bounty misses. Mayhem scores with a leg kick.
Mayhem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Mayhem looks to land a body kick but Bounty moved away. Mayhem avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Bounty moves out of range as Mayhem strikes. Mayhem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bounty. A slapping leg kick lands for Mayhem.
Mayhem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Bounty avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A slapping leg kick lands for Bounty.
Mayhem loads up on a big right hand but Bounty slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mayhem throws a front kick aimed at Bounty's knee but Bounty avoids it well. That kick from Bounty tenderised Mayhem's leg. Mayhem is trying to keep his angry face on. Mayhem thuds his right hand into Bounty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A good leg kick by Bounty. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bounty fails in his attempt to clinch. Bounty slips under a jab from Mayhem. Mayhem scoring well with a low kick there.
Bounty tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayhem missing with a left hand there. Bounty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bounty blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Bounty. Mayhem scores with a nice strike. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The fighters circle momentarily. Mayhem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Mayhem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bounty scores with a kick to the body.
Mayhem throws out a loose jab but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem really dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bounty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayhem. Bounty connects with an inside leg kick. Bounty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bounty checks a low kick from Mayhem. Mayhem scores with a hook. No joy there for Mayhem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bounty throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayhem misses the target. Mayhem lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Bounty throws a body punch but Mayhem moves out of range. Bounty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sloppy strikes from Mayhem. Those never looked like landing. Mayhem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bounty's calf. Mayhem throws a good cross that connects.
Mayhem blocks a leg kick. Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick. Mayhem cracks Bounty with a right hand to the side of the head. A bone on bone clash there as Mayhem blocks the leg kick.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bounty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem. Bounty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut. Bounty scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Bounty misses with a leg kick. Mayhem thumps Bounty with a low kick. Mayhem walks into a left hand. Bounty rushes Mayhem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Mayhem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. With the fighters up against the cage, Bounty throws an elbow but misses. A hook to the body from Mayhem.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mayhem avoids the elbow strike from Bounty, against the cage.
Mayhem dodges an elbow strike from Bounty.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bounty. Nice elbow from Mayhem. A short body shot lands from Bounty as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a body punch. Mayhem gets through Bounty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bounty blocks an elbow strike from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands with a short head shot on the inside. Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but Bounty blocks with his arms.
Mayhem throws a head punch that misses. A nice glancing elbow lands by Mayhem. A right handed body shot lands from Mayhem.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mayhem throws an elbow but misses. Bounty tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayhem avoids the damage to the body. Mayhem trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mayhem.
Mayhem digs a right hand underneath Bounty's ribcage. Bounty let out a lung full of air as it connected. Mayhem lands with a left to the head. Mayhem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayhem throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mayhem motions for Bounty to come forward. Mayhem throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Mayhem does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Mayhem misses with a looping left. Bounty moves out of range as Mayhem strikes. Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayhem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mayhem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Bounty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayhem. Mayhem obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayhem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bounty. A jab from Mayhem does it's job there. Mayhem throws out a loose jab but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice shot lands for Bounty. Mayhem misses with a body punch
and Bounty counters with a big head kick but Mayhem shrugs it off. Bounty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Bounty on the wrong end of a nice hook. A big right from Mayhem misses. Mayhem misses with a right hand and Bounty counters with a good low kick that Mayhem was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mayhem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayhem avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Mayhem rushes Bounty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A right hand to the body from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands an elbow inside that Bounty shrugs off. Bounty missing with knees to the body.
Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayhem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bounty.
Bounty throws an elbow but it misses.
Bounty lands an elbow that stopped Mayhem in his tracks for a moment. Mayhem throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem. Bounty misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mayhem is trying to push Bounty away but Bounty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Bounty working Mayhem over with knees to the body. Bounty trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bounty throws an elbow but misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem dominated that fourth round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mayhem scores with a punch to the head. Bounty avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bounty clinches with his opponent.
Bounty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow. Mayhem takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Mayhem.
Mayhem blocks an elbow strike. Mayhem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bounty backwards. Bounty throws an elbow but it misses.
Bounty takes a shot to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem. Bounty comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Mayhem lands an elbow inside that Bounty shrugs off. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mayhem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounty slips under a jab from Mayhem. Bounty walks into a stiff left hand from Mayhem. Bounty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bounty moves out of range as Mayhem strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bounty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mayhem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bounty sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bounty lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mayhem throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bounty on the side of the head. Bounty slips under a jab. Bounty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem. Bounty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Mayhem lands a nice shot that snaps Bounty's head back.
Mayhem misses with a straight right. Bounty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Mayhem misses with a hook. Some bone on bone action there as Mayhem checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. That kick from Bounty tenderised Mayhem's leg. Mayhem is trying to keep his angry face on. Bounty fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Mayhem misses. Bounty lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bounty scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Mayhem walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bounty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Mayhem blocks a head kick by Bounty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bounty slips a jab from Mayhem. Mayhem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mayhem. Bounty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayhem wants to land a leg kick but Bounty is out of range. Bounty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayhem slips a jab from Bounty. Bounty throws a push kick but Mayhem slaps the foot to one side. Mayhem takes a kick to the side of the head. Bounty slips a jab from Mayhem. Bounty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Mayhem misses with a looping left. Bounty tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayhem dips to his left and cracks Bounty with an uppercut! Mayhem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bounty. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mayhem connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Mayhem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bounty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem blocks a low kick nicely. Mayhem feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bountys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Bounty slips a jab from Mayhem. Mayhem avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Bounty closes the distance and pushes Mayhem back into the cage. Mayhem tries to break free but Bounty pushes him back against the cage. Bounty lands an elbow inside. Mayhem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bounty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mayhem's brow. Mayhem avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty. Bounty missing with knees to the body.
Mayhem gets through Bounty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bounty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayhems head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mayhem lands a nice shot to the body. John Mayhem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mayhem avoids the elbow strike from Bounty, against the cage.
Mayhem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayhem lands a shot to the body. Mayhem lands with a light punch inside. With the fighters up against the cage, Bounty throws an elbow but misses. Bounty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow. Bounty misses with an elbow strike.
Bounty avoids the elbow strike from Mayhem, against the cage.
Mayhem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bounty connects with a knee to the head.
Bounty tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bounty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Mayhem avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty. Bounty lands a right hand. Bounty misses with a knee to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside. Bounty lands a nice elbow. Mayhem manages to break the clinch.
Mark Bounty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mayhem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to John Mayhem. Well Mayhem 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Mayhem! John Mayhem retains his middleweight title! John Mayhem thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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