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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem has chosen Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
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195 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Average Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Mayhem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayhem sprawls well. He's pushed Joe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joe works Mayhem's body with a nice hook.
Mayhem looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Mayhem.
Mayhem connects with a single shot there.
Joe misses with a low kick as Mayhem jumps back.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joe digs a good body shot into Mayhem's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Joe.
Joe throws a push kick but Mayhem slaps the foot to one side.
Mayhem feints a counter leg kick.
Mayhem tries to land a leg kick but Joe saw it coming and moves away.
Joe fails with the takedown
and Mayhem counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayhem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Joe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayhem misses the target.
John Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayhem moves out of range as Joe throws a body kick.
Joe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mayhem thows a body kick. Joe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Joe slips a jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Mayhem misses its intended 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.
Joe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mayhem keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joe misses with a few strikes there.
Joe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Joe is predictable there
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayhem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joe momentarily.
Joe blocks a jab.
Mayhem darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.
Mayhem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe prevents a body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Joe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mayhem lands a left hand.
Mayhem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Mayhem tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe lands a shoulder strike.
Mayhem misses with an elbow strike.
Mayhem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mayhem stalling.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Joe on the inside.
Mayhem misses with a body punch.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayhem lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Mayhem throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
Mayhem throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Mayhem lands a nice uppercut.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayhem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joe lands with a light punch inside.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
Mayhem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Mayhem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John Mayhem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good work by Joe as he checks the leg kick.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Mayhem with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joe, right into the meat.
Mayhem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mayhem is out of range.
Joe is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Joe avoids the head kick by Mayhem.
Joe is looking to score with low kicks.
Joe throws a leg kick which misses Mayhem's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayhem tries to avoid it.
Joe is looking to slow Mayhem down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem scores with a decent looking hook.
Average Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mayhem lands with a right hand.
Joe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but Mayhem ducks down to avoid it.
Mayhem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joe is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a double jab
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayhem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayhem looks for the body kick but Joe saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Mayhem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayhem checks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Joe
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mayhem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Joe working aggressively here.
Mayhem lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Mayhem throws a head punch that misses.
Joe working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe wants a takedown.
Mayhem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Mayhem.
Mayhem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Average Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayhem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mayhem fails to land.
Mayhem stalling against the cage.
Mayhem lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Average Joe has been cut.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem.
Mayhem gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joe prevents a body shot from Mayhem.
John Mayhem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mayhem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Joe lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Joe.
Joe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joe is working for takedown but Mayhem is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayhem stops a takedown attempt from Joe.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
Mayhem wants to stall.
Mayhem throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Mayhem.
Joe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Average Joe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayhem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mayhem lands a slapping body shot.
Joe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mayhem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayhem throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe checks the leg kick.
Mayhem lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joe walks into a stiff left hand from Mayhem.
Mayhem sizes up Joe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Mayhem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem blocks an uppercut.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mayhem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Mayhem lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mayhem.
Mayhem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayhem.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joe struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayhem controls his hands.
Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayhem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Still in the clinch, Mayhem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Joe.
Joe prevents a body shot from Mayhem.
Joe working aggressively here.
Mayhem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
Mayhem lands a right hand.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem looking to slow down the pace here.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem with a knee to the head.
Joe is rocked!
A short right from Mayhem on the inside.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Mayhem.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
A short right from Joe on the inside.
Mayhem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mayhem digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayhem scores with a shot to the side of Joe's head.
Nice body punch from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Mayhem - that landed with a thud.
Mayhem lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Mayhem.
Mayhem pushes Joe against the cage. Mayhem is working some dirty boxing. Mayhem pushes off with a quick right hook! Joe goes down! Joe tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mayhem moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mayhem!
A relieved looking John Mayhem thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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