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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhakesh Alhazred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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160 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhakesh Alhazred!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem swings for the body but Alhazred moves out of range.
Alhazred keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alhazred takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alhazred avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alhazred takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alhazred pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick.
Alhazred misses with a straight left.
Mayhem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alhazred on the side of the head.
It looks like Rhakesh Alhazred has been cut.
Mayhem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alhazred in his tracks.
Alhazred is rocked!
Mayhem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alhazred drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alhazred is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayhem finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem gets the takedown into side control.
Mayhem throws an elbow but Alhazred slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alhazred seems to have recovered his senses.
Alhazred takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alhazred trying to remain calm as Mayhem controls from the top position.
Alhazred takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Alhazred managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mayhem.
An elbow from Mayhem crashes against the mat.
Alhazred really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mayhem. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mayhem wants to take a breather but Alhazred manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mayhem.
Alhazred working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayhem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alhazred's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Alhazred keeps moving.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Alhazred wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alhazred can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Alhazred keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Justin Mayhem just wasn't active enough.
Alhazred walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayhem checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alhazred misses with a looping right.
Alhazred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justin Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem swings for the body but Alhazred moves out of range.
Mayhem misses with a hook.
Mayhem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Alhazred misses
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alhazred ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Alhazred pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alhazred throws a leg kick
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem has managed to clinch.
Mayhem slowing the pace effectively.
Mayhem tries to work over Alhazred's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayhem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alhazred tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem is leaning against Alhazred and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Mayhem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rhakesh Alhazred's cut.
That's time! Mayhem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mayhem throws a series of punches but Alhazred avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Mayhem.
Mayhem is looking to score with low kicks.
Mayhem lands a right hook to the body.
Alhazred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alhazred ducks right into an uppercut from Mayhem.
Alhazred throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Alhazred lands a body shot.
Alhazred tries a head kick but it misses.
Alhazred lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a hook
and Mayhem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Alhazred pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mayhem is out of range and Alhazred settles back down.
Alhazred takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mayhem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayhem cracks Alhazred with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alhazred staying out of range there.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem throws a lazy uppercut
and Alhazred counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mayhem throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Alhazred to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem lunges at Alhazred with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alhazred's hand.
Mayhem throws a jab but it's blocked by Alhazred.
Rhakesh Alhazred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alhazred gets caught flat footed, as Mayhem shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alhazred is looking to sweep but instead, Mayhem has passed into half guard.
Mayhem wants to control but Alhazred is keeping him busy.
Alhazred is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alhazred wants to improve his position but Mayhem is controlling well.
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 looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mayhem throwing shots but Alhazred is blocking nicely.
Mayhem missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alhazred is trying to control but can't.
Mayhem trying to control from half guard but Alhazred is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alhazred won't allow Mayhem to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is taking a breather. Alhazred says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Justin Mayhem just wasn't active enough.
Mayhem thuds a left hand into Alhazred's body.
Rhakesh Alhazred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayhem swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alhazred counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Alhazred moved out of range.
Alhazred needs to keep his hands up - Mayhem had a free shot at his head there.
Alhazred takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem misses with a double jab
and Alhazred finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Mayhem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rhakesh Alhazred'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big left from Mayhem misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mayhem.
Nice defenses there by Alhazred.
A shot to the body from Mayhem misses
and Alhazred counters with an outside leg kick.
Mayhem connects with a crisp jab.
Mayhem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alhazred doesn't seem bothered though.
Mayhem takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mayhem misses with a looping right.
Alhazred throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alhazred enables Mayhem to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alhazred manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Alhazred looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mayhem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mayhem advances to half guard.
Mayhem seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mayhem is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throwing shots but Alhazred is blocking nicely.
Alhazred tries to get to full guard but Mayhem has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alhazred does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alhazred wants to control but Mayhem is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alhazred wants to control but Mayhem passes into side.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem scores with punches from side control.
Alhazred wants to control but Mayhem postures up.
Alhazred avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mayhem.
Alhazred manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rhakesh Alhazred has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Mayhem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mayhem is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alhazred's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alhazred's back!
Mayhem is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mayhem gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mayhem gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mayhem apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mayhem cracks Alhazred with a good jab.
Alhazred throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Justin Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a double jab.
Mayhem lands a nice looking body shot.
Alhazred walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alhazred takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alhazred clobbers Mayhem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mayhem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alhazred throws a right and a left that Mayhem avoids nicely.
Mayhem with a jab.
Good shot there by Mayhem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin 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 for Justin Mayhem!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Justin Mayhem!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Justin Mayhem!
Justin Mayhem wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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