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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem tries to clinch up but Louis circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayhem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Max Mayhem has been cut.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayhem stuffs the takedown attempt from Louis. Louis gets slowly back to his feet.
Louis shoots in but no luck this time.
Louis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayhem takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Louis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Louis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Louis.
Mayhem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Louis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mayhem lands a knee to the head.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Mayhem.
Louis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mayhem.
Mayhem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayhem tries to clinch up
and Louis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayhem's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mayhem tries to clinch up
and Louis moves into the clinch.
Mayhem scores with a knee to the head.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem wants to stall.
Mayhem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayhem looks gassed!
Louis works on Mayhem's body with a couple of short punches.
Mayhem lands a nice knee to the body.
Louis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mayhem throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a body shot.
Mayhem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Louis jumps guard.
Mayhem postures up.
Louis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mayhem controls the pace.
Mayhem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mayhem wants to pass the guard but Louis is keeping the position.
Louis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mayhem shoots and misses
and Louis counters with a three punch combo that has Mayhem backing up. Mayhem nods at Louis to acknowledge the strikes.
Louis clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
Louis manages to break the clinch.
Mayhem rushes Louis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Louis wants a takedown.
Mayhem tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mayhem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Louis can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Louis can't get the takedown.
Mayhem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Louis blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayhem lands a knee to the head.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
Mayhem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Louis stalling in the clinch but Mayhem improves position.
Mayhem pushes Louis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem looking to throw knees to the head but Louis is blocking nicely.
Louis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Louis jumps guard but Mayhem stands there with Louis around his waist. Louis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mayhem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louis breaks the clinch.
Mayhem wants to clinch
and Louis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Louis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mayhem pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mayhem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Louis's face.
Louis breaks from the clinch.
Mayhem wants to clinch but Louis slips to the side
and Louis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mayhem!
Louis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Louis unloads with some shots from mount but Mayhem bucks and avoids them well.
Mayhem wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Louis trying to control but Mayhem is having none of it.
Mayhem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Louis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem tries to hold on but Louis pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Mayhem's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mayhem clinches but Louis breaks the clinch
and Louis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Louis shoots in and bounces Mayhem off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Mayhem has control of Louis's left arm, preventing Louis from doing any damage.
Mayhem trying to control the position.
Mayhem looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayhem, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem is pulling down on Louis's head. It's preventing any offense from Louis, at least for the moment.
Louis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayhem looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Louis has picked Mayhem up and slammed him! Mayhem can't keep hold of the triangle and Louis manages to pass to side control!
Louis decides to stand back up.
Mayhem looks to clinch
and Louis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mayhem has one foot on Louis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Louis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayhem wants to clinch but Louis slips to the side
and Louis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayhem's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is not content to let Louis control the position.
Louis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mayhem to get to his feet.
Mayhem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Louis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Louis.
Mayhem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mayhem with a knee to the head.
Louis wants a takedown.
Mayhem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Louis is trying to break free.
Louis fails to pull guard.
Mayhem throws an elbow that misses.
Mayhem lands a knee to the head.
Mayhem turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mayhem manages to end up in side control.
Louis is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Louis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Louis struggling a bit here.
Mayhem decides to stand back up. Mayhem steps back and let's Louis get back to his feet.
Louis gets the takedown into side control.
Louis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mayhem is not content to let Louis control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayhem can do anything to dispel that myth.
Louis tries for a kimura but Mayhem is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem sneaks back into half guard.
Mayhem pushes Louis off looking to stand but Louis dives back in and keeps control.
Louis wants to control but Mayhem is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mayhem tries to clinch
and Louis counters with a single leg into guard. Mayhem didn't expect that.
Mayhem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Louis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Mayhem's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Louis is looking to clinch but Mayhem is avoiding it.
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
Mayhem wants to clinch
and Louis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayhem's guard.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mike Louis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Mayhem is looking to stand up but Louis isn't so interested in that idea.
Mayhem is trying to keep Louis in close.
Mayhem looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Louis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Louis is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem pushes Louis off looking to stand but Louis dives back in and keeps control.
Louis stands up and beckons Mayhem to join him on the feet.
Mayhem tries to clinch
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayhem tries to clinch up but Louis circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayhem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Louis circles away.
Louis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Louis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mayhem looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Louis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayhem keeps working.
Mayhem is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is looking for a sweep.
Mayhem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mayhem tries to improve position but can't.
Louis is looking to take a break and control but Mayhem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Louis decides to stand back up.
Mayhem doesn't manage to clinch there - Louis circles away.
Mayhem gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Louis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Louis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis won't allow Mayhem to get back to his feet.
Louis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Louis postures up in Mayhem's guard and throws a big left but Mayhem blocks it.
Mayhem pushes Louis off and gets back to his feet.
Mayhem takes the fight into the clinch.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Louis is keeping busy.
Mayhem with a knee to the head.
Louis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mayhem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mayhem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Louis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
Louis has Mayhem pushed against the cage.
Max Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayhem breaks the clinch.
Mayhem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Louis counters by clinching up.
Mayhem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayhem is trying to stall.
Louis wants a takedown but no success here.
Louis fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayhem just stands there and leans against the cage.
Louis is looking to control Mayhem's arms but Mayhem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Louis has his back to the cage.
Mayhem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Louis.
Mayhem lands with a light punch inside.
Louis trying to land knees to the body.
Louis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Louis pulls Mayhem into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Louis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Louis!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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