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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes into the arena with Jay Z - Dig a Hole blaring out of the sound system. Mayhem has chosen Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem throws a low kick but Stark avoids it.
Stark throws a body kick that misses.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Mayhem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Stark moves out of range as Mayhem strikes.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayhem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stark misses with a looping right.
Stark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark slips under a jab from Mayhem.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark motions for Mayhem to come forward. Stark throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Mayhem has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem with a nice cross.
Stark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mayhem misses with a right hand
and Stark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayhem throws a right hand that misses
and Stark makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mayhem really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Mayhem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stark catches Mayhem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slapping body kick lands there for Stark.
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a lazy uppercut
and Stark counters with a good low kick that Mayhem was not able to check.
Mayhem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayhem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stark.
Stark looks to land a combination but Mayhem avoids it well.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark throws a right hand that misses
and Mayhem counters with a good low kick that Stark was not able to check.
Mayhem scores with a nice head shot.
Mayhem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Mayhem avoids it.
Stark lands a nice hook to Mayhem's body. Mayhem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stark cracks Mayhem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Stark tenderised Mayhem's leg. Mayhem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayhem.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayhem thows a leg kick but Stark checks it
and Mayhem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayhem throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
Stark throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayhem counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Stark defending well as Mayhem loads up on a big left hand.
Mayhem throws a solid leg kick but Stark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mayhem.
Stark cracks a nice hook into Mayhem's ribs.
Stark slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stark misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that round.
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.
Stark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mayhem at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stark!
Mayhem throws a poor cross that misses
and Stark counters with an inside leg kick.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but Stark checks it.
Stark throws a right hand that Mayhem ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhem also avoids with ease.
Mayhem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stark counters with a nice body kick.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark is looking to wear down Mayhem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Mayhem lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayhem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mayhem's hands.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Mayhem throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a low kick, right behind Mayhem 's knee.
Mayhem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Mayhem misses with a body punch
and Stark counters with a body kick that stops Mayhem in his tracks momentarily.
Mayhem throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Mayhem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Stark jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mayhem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Stark lands a big head kick that sends Mayhem tumbling to the mat! Stark takes a step backwards and waves Mayhem back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mayhem is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mayhem is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Mayhem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Mayhem seems to have recovered his senses.
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.
Stark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayhem.
Mayhem scores with a kick to the body.
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mayhem checks a leg kick.
Thomas Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mayhem might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stark has got the better of the exchanges.
Mayhem thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark moves forwards but Mayhem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayhem lands a nice looking body shot.
Stark fails to 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 connects with a single shot there.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Mayhem is out of range.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mayhem tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stark - that will leave a mark!
Mayhem throws a right hand that misses
and Stark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mayhem's knee momentarily.
Stark thows a body kick. Mayhem tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mayhem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Mayhem lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mayhem has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stark.
Mayhem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark scores with a head kick. Mayhem tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mayhem sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mayhem misses with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
Mayhem scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands a nice shot that snaps Stark's head back.
Mayhem throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stark catches Mayhem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayhem connects with a crisp jab.
Mayhem blocks a jab.
Mayhem thows a leg kick but Stark checks it
and Stark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Mayhem's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayhem tries to avoid it.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem thows a leg kick but Stark checks it
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
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.
Stark throws a right hand that Mayhem ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhem also avoids with ease.
Stark swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Stark throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mayhem's head.
Mayhem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mayhem scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayhem throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayhem.
Stark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stark defending well as Mayhem loads up on a big left hand.
Stark connects with a body shot that sends Mayhem's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark misses with a hook.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayhem looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mayhem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Mayhem blocks the leg kick.
Thomas Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Stark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Stark looks for the body kick but Mayhem saw that one coming.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Mayhem moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Mayhem thumps Stark with a low kick.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mayhem misses with a leg kick
and Stark counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Mayhem gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stark.
Stark lands with a shot to the body.
Mayhem throws a low kick but Stark avoids it.
Stark moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mayhem keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mayhem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayhem cracks the inside of Stark's front leg.
Mayhem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Mayhem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayhem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mayhem throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayhem tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Stark misses.
Stark lands a head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
Stark cracks the inside of Mayhem's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
Mayhem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayhem misses the target.
Mayhem lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Mayhem.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Mayhem saw that one coming.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Stark misses with a body punch
and Mayhem counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but John Mayhem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mayhem scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Mayhem misses.
Stark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayhem lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayhem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Mayhem avoids it.
Mayhem throws a solid leg kick but Stark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mayhem.
Mayhem takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Stark slips a jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
Stark misses with a low kick as Mayhem jumps back.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayhem.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayhem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a right hand that Mayhem ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhem also avoids with ease.
Mayhem lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a low kick but Stark moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stark.
Mayhem slips under a jab from Stark.
Mayhem takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Mayhem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayhem fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stark is out of range.
Mayhem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stark scores with a head kick. Mayhem tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stark slips a straight right by Mayhem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mayhem crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stark - the referee stops the clock and Mayhem gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stark. Mayhem manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Stark both land. Nice combination.
Stark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark connects with a nice looking jab.
Stark drops Mayhem with a beautiful combination! Mayhem stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stark is looking for the KO!
John Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark misses with a low kick as Mayhem jumps back.
Stark throws a low kick but Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Mayhem blocks a head kick by Stark.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stark, as that shot connected.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem avoids the head kick by Stark.
Mayhem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mayhem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayhem lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mayhem avoids the head kick by Stark.
Mayhem misses with a left hand
and Stark counters with a left to the body.
Mayhem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark slips under a jab.
Stark throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark is the new light heavyweight champion!
Thomas Stark tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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