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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
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195 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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194 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mayhem! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bounty! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mayhem throws a solid leg kick but Bounty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mayhem. Bounty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bounty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bounty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayhem's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mayhem duly obliges. Mayhem throws a chopping leg kick but Bounty manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Mayhem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. A leg kick checked by Mayhem. Mayhem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mayhem misses with a looping left. John Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mayhem misses with a hook to the body
and Bounty counters with a nice uppercut. Mayhem misses with a straight right. Bounty is looking to slow Mayhem down with leg kicks. A big right from Mayhem misses. Bounty is looking to slow Mayhem down with leg kicks. Bounty throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily. Mayhem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayhem throws a body punch but Bounty moves out of range. Mayhem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bounty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Bounty. Bounty throws a nice outside leg kick. Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Bounty moves away from the strike by Mayhem. Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayhem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bounty walks into a jab. Bounty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bounty cracks the inside of Mayhem's front leg. Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but Bounty ducks down to avoid it. Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range. Bounty moves out of range of the strikes. Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Bounty is just out of range. Bounty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bounty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayhem's calf. Bounty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mayhem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Mayhem misses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bounty tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Mayhem counters with a thumping low kick. Bounty connects with a solid leg kick. Mayhem misses with an uppercut. Bounty saw that one coming. Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss! Bounty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem. Mayhem misses the jab. 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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Bounty moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayhem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bounty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayhem. Bounty moves out of range as Mayhem strikes. Mayhem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bounty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bounty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mayhem is able to avoid easily. Mayhem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. The fighters circle momentarily. Bounty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Bounty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mayhem is able to avoid easily. Bounty slips a jab from Mayhem. Mayhem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Mayhem throws a nice inside leg kick. Mayhem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good shot there by Bounty. Bounty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayhem.
Good work by Bounty as he checks the leg kick. Bounty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Mayhem swings away with a leg kick that misses. This has been an exciting period of action! Mayhem throws a series of punches but Bounty moves out of range. Mayhem throws a low kick, looking for Bounty's leg but Bounty calmly moves out of range. Bounty fakes the leg kick and cracks Mayhem in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Mayhem. Mayhem misses the jab. Mayhem throws a hook to the side of Bounty's head but Bounty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bounty tries to clinch up. Bounty is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bounty misses with a kick to the body.
Bounty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bounty tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayhem throws a body punch but Bounty moves out of range. Bounty misses the jab. Mayhem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mayhem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bounty defending well as Mayhem loads up on a big left hand. Mayhem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mayhem. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Mayhem will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayhem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mayhem scores with the left hand. Bounty knows he should have avoided that one. Mayhem looks to land a combination but Bounty avoids it well. Bounty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mayhem is out of range. Bounty scores with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Bounty - just one landing. Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice jab. Mayhem lands a glancing blow to the side of Bounty's head. Bounty checks the leg kick. John Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far. Bounty throws a leg kick but Mayhem checks it. Bounty scores with a jab. Mayhem acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Mayhem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Some wild striking there from Mayhem.
Bounty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bounty slips under a jab. Mayhem scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bounty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mayhem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Bounty scores with a push kick. Bounty slips a jab from Mayhem. Mayhem throws a quick inside leg kick. Bounty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayhem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bounty. Mayhem's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bounty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mayhem scrambles back to his feet. Mayhem throws a leg kick and Bounty counters with a nice leg kick. A left lands for Mayhem. 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 throws a right hand that misses
and Bounty counters with a leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bounty jabbing away but nothing is landing. Mayhem misses with a straight right. Bounty gets a clinch. Mayhem can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bounty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayhem's defenses. Bounty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mayhem blocks the elbow strike.
Mayhem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayhem.
Mayhem takes an elbow to the forehead. Bounty lands a nice elbow. Mayhem lands an elbow inside that Bounty shrugs off. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bounty. Bounty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards. A short left from Mayhem. Bounty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Mayhem takes an elbow to the temple. Bounty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bounty lands a nice elbow. Mayhem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Mayhem avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty. Mayhem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bounty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Bounty lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mayhem throws a leg kick that is checked and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Mayhem tries to work over Bounty's front leg with a kick but Bounty checks it. Bounty throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
Bounty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bounty throws out a leg kick but Mayhem moves out of range and Bounty only half commits. Mayhem fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Bounty. Mayhem avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Mayhem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bounty counters with a slapping leg kick. Mayhem tries to work over Bounty's front leg with a kick but Bounty checks it. Mayhem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A nice inside leg kick there by Mayhem. That's going to slow Bounty down. Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayhem paws at him with a jab and circles away. An inside leg kick lands from Mayhem.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bounty wants to clinch up but Mayhem keeps it at a distance. A jab from Mayhem misses. Bounty scores with a jab. Mayhem acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Mayhem throws a front kick aimed at Bounty's knee but Bounty avoids it well. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bounty pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bounty tries to clinch up. Mayhem throws a half hearted mid kick. Bounty scores with a leg kick.
Mayhem misses with a two punch combination.
Bounty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem. Mayhem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mayhem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it. Bounty throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
Bounty moves out of range as Mayhem strikes. Mayhem scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bounty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bounty, right into the meat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mayhem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Mayhem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bounty backs up against the cage.
Mayhem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from Bounty. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bounty, as that shot connected.
Mayhem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mayhem cracks a nice hook into Bounty's ribs. Mayhem throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bounty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Bounty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayhem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mayhem misses with a looping right. The fighters circle momentarily. Bounty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Mayhem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mayhem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bounty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayhem. Bounty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bounty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mayhem takes a step back to recover. Mayhem throws a hook to the side of Bounty's head but Bounty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bounty cracks the inside of Mayhem's front leg. Bounty blocks a jab. Bounty gets a clinch. Mayhem throws an elbow but it misses.
Bounty misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bounty scores with a nice short uppercut. Mayhem avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty. Mayhem lands a hook to the side of the head. Mayhem throws an elbow but it misses.
Bounty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bounty misses with an elbow strike.
Bounty looks to throw an elbow but misses. Mayhem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bounty. Mayhem avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty. Bounty pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayhem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Bounty has Mayhem pressed against the cage, preventing Mayhem from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Mayhem throws a punch but it's blocked by Bounty. Nice elbow from Bounty. Bounty lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayhem won't want to take too many of those. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bounty comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Mayhem blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
Bounty lands a damaging elbow. Bounty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayhems head. Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside. Bounty lands an elbow inside that Mayhem shrugs off. A knee to the head by Bounty.
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. Bounty lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Bounty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayhem avoids it. Bounty lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Bounty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayhem's defenses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bounty.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bounty lands a right hand. Mayhem is trying to push Bounty away but Bounty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Mark Bounty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A head punch on the inside from Mayhem fails to land. Mayhem takes an elbow to the temple. Bounty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayhem's defenses. A head punch on the inside from Mayhem fails to land. Mayhem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Mayhem misses with an elbow over the top. Bounty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Mayhem blocks the elbow strike.
Bounty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayhem avoids it. A head punch on the inside from Mayhem fails to land. Bounty avoids the elbow strike from Mayhem, against the cage.
Mayhem blocks an elbow strike. Bounty misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bounty.
Mayhem avoiding damage as Bounty throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bounty.
Mayhem avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty. This has been an exciting period of action! Mayhem takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bounty lands a nice elbow. Mayhem swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it. Bounty using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bounty gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bounty lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Still in the clinch, Bounty scores with a nice short uppercut. Nice elbow from Bounty. Mayhem is trying to break free. Bounty prevents a body shot from Mayhem. Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayhem blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
Mayhem throws a punch but it's blocked by Bounty. Bounty lands a shoulder strike. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayhem.
Bounty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Bounty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mayhem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bounty really dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bounty throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice shot lands for Mayhem. Mayhem throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bounty. Mayhem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bounty counters with an inside leg kick. Mayhem throws a lazy uppercut
and Bounty counters with a low kick, right behind Mayhem 's knee. Bounty clinches with his opponent.
Mayhem lands with a right to the head. Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but Bounty blocks it.
Mayhem managing to block the knees to the body from Bounty.
Bounty scores with a knee to the head.
Bounty blocking some punches.
Bounty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayhems head. 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! Bounty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bounty is working Mayhem over against the cage. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Mayhem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Mayhem tries to circle away but Bounty has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mayhem avoids the elbow strike from Bounty, against the cage.
Mayhem dodges an elbow strike from Bounty.
Bounty lands a nice elbow. Bounty lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayhem won't want to take too many of those. Bounty lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Bounty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bounty. Mayhem takes an elbow to the temple. Bounty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Bounty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Bounty lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards. Mayhem lands with a light punch inside. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bounty comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bounty working Mayhem over with knees to the body. Bounty crunches a lovely knee into Mayhem's ribcage. Bounty scores a nice knee to the body.
Mayhem blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
Mayhem has a couple of punches blocked by Bounty.
Mayhem blocks an elbow strike. Bounty throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mayhem blocks an elbow strike. Mayhem managing to block the knees to the body from Bounty.
Mayhem avoids the elbow strike from Bounty, against the cage.
Bounty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Bounty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Mayhem manages to break the clinch.
Bounty has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mayhem blocks the body kick.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Bounty will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mayhem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bounty in his tracks. Mayhem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bounty under the eye. Mayhem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it. Bounty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayhem. Bounty slips under a jab. Mayhem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayhem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bounty is out of range and Mayhem settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bounty slips a jab and a cross from Mayhem.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bounty. Bounty goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Mayhem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bounty's head backwards. Bounty throws a low kick but Mayhem moves out of range easily. Jab from Mayhem. Bounty cracks the inside of Mayhem's front leg. Bounty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bounty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayhem. That did some damage! Bounty tries to clinch up and Mayhem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Mayhem swats away the attempt to clinch by Bounty.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bounty lands with a kick to the temple. Mayhem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Mayhem misses with a looping right. Mayhem pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A big right from Bounty misses. Bounty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bounty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mayhem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Mayhem keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bounty throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bounty. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mayhem throws a leg kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Mayhem cracks Bounty with a good jab. Mayhem connects with an inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bounty dominated that fourth round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayhem feints and then cracks Bounty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bounty down. Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Mayhem scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Bounty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mayhem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bounty's head backwards. Mayhem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bounty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Mayhem misses the jab. Bounty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayhem throws out the jab. Bounty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Mayhem avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Bounty checks a leg kick nicely. Bounty fakes the leg kick and cracks Mayhem in the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bounty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bounty moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Bounty tried to score with a low kick but Mayhem checks it. Mayhem throws a leg kick but Bounty checks it. Bounty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mayhem is looking to land body kicks. Bounty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mayhem is able to avoid easily. A decent looking cross lands there for Mayhem. Mayhem looks to land a left hand but Bounty moved out of range nicely. Mayhem throws a leg kick but Bounty sees it coming and moves out of range. Bounty throws a leg kick which misses Mayhem's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayhem tries to avoid it. Mayhem blocks a head kick by Bounty.
Mayhem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Bounty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mayhem lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayhem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but Bounty sees it coming and checks it nicely. Bounty ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Mayhem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bounty moves away. A nice inside leg kick there by Mayhem. That's going to slow Bounty down. Bounty looks for the body kick but Mayhem saw that one coming. Bounty checks a leg kick. Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mayhem looks to throw the jab but Bounty is out of range. Mayhem avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem. A leg kick checked by Mayhem. Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mayhem dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Mayhem takes a kick to the side of the head. Bounty avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mayhem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bounty misses with a looping right. Mayhem lands with an overhand left. Mayhem throws a right hand that Bounty ducks under and follows up with a left that Bounty also avoids with ease. Mayhem avoids the body shot from Bounty.
Mayhem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bounty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Bounty is looking to clinch but Mayhem is avoiding it.
Bounty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. A clash of legs there as Bounty blocks the low kick. Nice defenses there by Bounty. John Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mayhem tries to bum rush Bounty with a series of wild strikes but Bounty uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mayhem throws a half hearted mid kick. Bounty lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Bounty throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bounty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Bounty fails in his attempt to clinch. Bounty slips under a jab from Mayhem. Mayhem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bounty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mayhem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayhem throws a jab when Bounty was well out of range. Mayhem circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bounty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mayhem's hands. Bounty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Mayhem. Well Bounty 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Bounty! Mark Bounty retains his middleweight title! After winning the bout, Mark Bounty thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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