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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Mayhem (ranked 569 p4p, 80 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 673 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
18 - 3 - 0 |
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206 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
Some bone on bone action there as Mayhem checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mayhem is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from James.
James motions for Mayhem to come forward. James throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Mayhem is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
Mayhem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mayhem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
Mayhem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mayhem lands a slapping body shot.
Mayhem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
James feints and then cracks Mayhem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayhem down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Mayhem.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayhem misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James slips under a jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by James.
James throws a shot from downtown. Mayhem moves away and avoids it.
James 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.
A little feinted left hand from Mayhem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mayhem throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayhem.
James scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mayhem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayhem looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mayhem tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mayhem doesn't seem phased though.
Mayhem checks a low kick from James.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Good leg kick by James there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James scores with a jab.
Mayhem takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mayhem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a leg kick
and Mayhem counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mayhem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mayhem with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayhem stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mayhem is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
James pulls Mayhem in close to his closed guard and prevents Mayhem from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mayhem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Mayhem is really struggling to control James but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mayhem throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayhem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Mayhem feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mayhem blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gerrald James will probably get the nod.
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 defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Mayhem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
Gerrald James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
James throws a nice inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mayhem.
The strikes coming from Mayhem are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
James managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mayhem.
Mayhem cracks James with a big elbow.
Mayhem trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
Mayhem controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with the ground and pound.
Mayhem working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
Mayhem scoring with punches from side control.
Mayhem throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mayhem tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
James wants to control but Mayhem postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mayhem slows the pace down.
Mayhem working the ground and pound.
Mayhem taking a breather here.
Mayhem misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mayhem trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mayhem trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Mayhem seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
James takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
James struggling a bit 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.
Mayhem takes a little break here. James wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mayhem is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Mayhem stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayhem trying to control the position but James is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mayhem dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
James tries to improve position but can't.
Mayhem cracks James with a big right hand but James just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mayhem is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayhem tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is pushing Mayhem's head away, looking to escape. Mayhem manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mayhem wants to take a breather but James manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mayhem.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mayhem is controlling him.
Bryan Mayhem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayhem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mayhem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mayhem looking to pass the guard.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Mayhem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayhem chips away with some ground and pound.
Mayhem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mayhem landing with the ground and pound.
Mayhem content to stall in guard here.
Mayhem lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Mayhem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayhem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
James throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
Mayhem appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
Mayhem bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Gerrald James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayhem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayhem gets a takedown into half guard.
James is trying to stand back up but Mayhem is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayhem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayhem.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mayhem.
Mayhem throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
Mayhem working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mayhem in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayhem has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Mayhem!
A very excited looking Bryan Mayhem rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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