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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stanwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Stanwell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stanwell keeping full guard, as Mayhem tries to pass.
Stanwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stanwell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayhem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayhem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stanwell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stanwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stanwell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanwell is looking for a triangle but Mayhem pushes his legs off easily.
Mayhem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stanwell's guard.
Stanwell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stanwell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stanwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stanwell looks gassed!
Stanwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stanwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mayhem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stanwell pinned against the cage. Stanwell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stanwell has his takedown stuffed
and Mayhem counters with a two punch combo.
Mayhem lands with an overhand left.
Stanwell moves forwards but Mayhem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stanwell is rocked!
Mayhem waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Stanwell. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Stanwell to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Stanwell is still in real trouble! Can Mayhem finish him?
Mayhem looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mayhem has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stanwell seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stanwell's guard.
Stanwell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mayhem scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mayhem wants to stand but Stanwell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mayhem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stanwell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mayhem can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stanwell shoots in but Mayhem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stanwell 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 Stanwell off to one side.
Stanwell misses with a takedown attempt - Mayhem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stanwell.
Mayhem misses with the combination.
Mayhem lunges at Stanwell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stanwell's hand.
John Mayhem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayhem. That snapped Stanwell's head back.
Mayhem looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mayhem shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stanwell's guard.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanwell is breathing heavily.
Stanwell tries to strike from the bottom.
Stanwell is looking for a triangle but Mayhem pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stanwell is proving hard to escape from.
Stanwell working a defensive guard here.
Stanwell looking for subs off his back but Mayhem has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mayhem working over Stanwell with some ground and pound. Stanwell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stanwell is trying to maintain the position but Mayhem is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mayhem lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Mayhem.
Stanwell actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mayhem wants to get back to his feet.
Mayhem slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mayhem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mayhem looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stanwell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mayhem is working away from the top position though.
Mayhem not doing much here.
Mayhem tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stanwell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Stanwell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mayhem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stanwell.
Stanwell tries for a takedown but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayhem has a takedown stuffed.
Mayhem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mayhem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanwell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mayhem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mayhem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanwell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mayhem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Stanwell from controlling successfully.
Stanwell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanwell trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Mayhem lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Stanwell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mayhem dives on top into guard.
Mayhem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two 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.
Stanwell working a defensive guard here.
Mayhem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stanwell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mayhem puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stanwell trying to control from the bottom.
Stanwell has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Mayhem escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Mayhem!
Mayhem trying to control the position but Stanwell is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanwell is trying to control Mayhem's posture but Mayhem avoids it.
Stanwell trying to control but Mayhem flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Stanwell can't escape the position.
Mayhem has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stanwell trying to control the position but Mayhem manages to sink in the hooks.
Mayhem trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Stanwell doesn't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanwell is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayhem 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mayhem!
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FIGHT
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