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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lew Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint. Jenkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Broke for Free - Calm the F#@$ Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Mayhem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lew Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Mayhem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mayhem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mayhem connects with an inside leg kick.
Mayhem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayhem tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayhem to the ground. Mayhem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jenkins dives in and grabs Mayhem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayhem pushes down on Jenkins's head and hops out.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Jenkins.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Jenkins. Those never looked like landing.
Mayhem has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Mayhem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jenkins will feel that in the morning.
Jenkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Jenkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mayhem slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem trying to keep a closed guard but Jenkins is proving a slippery customer.
Mayhem pulls Jenkins in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins is fighting to break Mayhem's control of his arms but Mayhem is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mayhem's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Mayhem is adopting a defensive guard.
Mayhem wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mayhem holds on and takes a little breather.
Mayhem continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins stays in close to Mayhem's body and controls the position.
Mayhem seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayhem but Mayhem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jenkins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mayhem was covering up waiting for the punch and Jenkins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mayhem is trying to keep Jenkins in close.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem controlling Jenkins's posture.
Jenkins trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Jenkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayhem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem controlling Jenkins's posture.
Mayhem lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mayhem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jenkins is controlling Mayhem's posture.
Mayhem stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mayhem stopping the sweep attempt from Jenkins.
Mayhem tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Jenkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mayhem looking to pass the guard.
Mayhem slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayhem tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Mayhem is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Jenkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mayhem throws a wild body kick that Jenkins sees coming a mile off.
Jenkins shoots in but Mayhem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mayhem feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jenkins shoots for a takedown but Mayhem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jenkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up with Mayhem, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes Mayhem against the cage but Mayhem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mayhem is looking to counter with a body kick.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Jenkins.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Mayhem sprawls well.
Mayhem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayhem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayhem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mayhem counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lew Jenkins has been cut.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayhem scores with a punch to the head.
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayhem sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Jenkins slips under a jab.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayhem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jenkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jenkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jenkins duly obliges.
Jenkins dives in for a single leg takedown but Mayhem sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayhem is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Mayhem circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Mayhem shows good takedown defense.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mayhem. That's going to slow Jenkins down.
Mayhem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jenkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Mayhem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayhem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Lew Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jenkins if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem lands a body shot.
Jenkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mayhem counters with an outside leg kick.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jenkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mayhem can pounce on him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenkins is defended easily by Mayhem.
Mayhem scores with a nice strike.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jenkins.
Mayhem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing shots but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
Mayhem is trying to maintain the position but Jenkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Mayhem manages to get to full guard.
Mayhem looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mayhem lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mayhem controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayhem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayhem content to stall in guard here.
Jenkins has his hands on Mayhem's head, controlling the position.
Mayhem stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lew Jenkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jenkins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayhem manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mayhem is on top in guard.
Mayhem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
More hug and hope from Mayhem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Mayhem controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mayhem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lew Jenkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayhem not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mayhem slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jenkins regains half guard.
Mayhem wants to free his trapped foot but Jenkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mayhem is looking to take a break and control but Jenkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayhem wants to pass to mount but Jenkins is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jenkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Mayhem advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mayhem performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep. Mayhem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mayhem keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mayhem trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayhem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins feints a jab promting Mayhem to slip. Jenkins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mayhem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jenkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayhem, which made it look bad.
It looked like Mayhem was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jenkins.
John Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayhem scores with a body shot.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayhem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jenkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Mayhem shows good takedown defense.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Jenkins.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayhem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayhem. Mayhem obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayhem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
Mayhem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jenkins.
John Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins has a takedown stuffed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayhem scores with a spinning back kick!
Mayhem scores with a nice body kick.
Mayhem works Jenkins's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lew Jenkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayhem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayhem. Mayhem obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayhem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jenkins has his takedown stuffed
and Mayhem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jenkins's knee momentarily.
Mayhem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayhem throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayhem is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Mayhem circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Jenkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Jenkins is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mayhem connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jenkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayhem's waist but Mayhem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jenkins off to one side.
Mayhem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mayhem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayhem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jenkins's hands.
Jenkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayhem pinned against the cage. Mayhem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem thows a body kick. Jenkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayhem circles away.
Mayhem jabs at Jenkins's body.
Jenkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mayhem.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
You can see that Jenkins has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A slapping leg kick lands for Mayhem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayhem. Mayhem obviously looking to wear him down.
Lew Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayhem but Mayhem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jenkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mayhem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jenkins.
Jenkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayhem throws a nice inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Mayhem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mayhem misses with a head kick.
Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mayhem is pressing down on Jenkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
Mayhem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Jenkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mayhem holds on and takes a little breather.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem is pulling down on Jenkins's head to control his posture.
Mayhem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mayhem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Mayhem is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mayhem tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jenkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jenkins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mayhem trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Mayhem's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem had his way with Lew Jenkins in that round.
The cut man is working on Lew Jenkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
That kick from Mayhem tenderised Jenkins's leg. Jenkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jenkins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mayhem was covering up waiting for the punch and Jenkins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mayhem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Mayhem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins working some strikes from top position.
Mayhem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mayhem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Mayhem looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayhem, not yet.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayhem trying to control the position.
Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is stalling in the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mayhem has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mayhem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jenkins shoots in for a double leg but Mayhem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mayhem walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayhem as he jumps to the side.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up with Mayhem, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes Mayhem against the cage but Mayhem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Jenkins.
Mayhem throws a low kick but Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mayhem.
Jenkins shoots and misses
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins misses with a takedown
and Mayhem makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jenkins is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins 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 scoring well with a low kick there.
Mayhem connects with a leg kick. Jenkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
Mayhem tried to counter with a leg kick but Jenkins avoided it.
Jenkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mayhem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem scoring well with a low kick there.
Jenkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mayhem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Mayhem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mayhem misses with a kick to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem sneaks back into half guard.
Mayhem makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mayhem.
Mayhem is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Mayhem is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mayhem trying to pass the guard but Jenkins defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is keen to just control but Jenkins is a slippery customer.
Mayhem content to control rather than advance.
Lew Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jenkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mayhem pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mayhem, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mayhem!
John Mayhem is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, John Mayhem thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Lew Jenkins was interviewed post fight and said 'Shucks!'.
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