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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mela comes to the cage accompanied by Da Rockwilder . Mayo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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144 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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142 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jokke Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayo defending well as Mela loads up on a big left hand.
Mela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mela throws a body punch but Mayo moves out of range.
Mayo takes a swing at Mela's ribcage but misses.
Mayo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayo wants to clinch up but Mela keeps it at a distance.
Mela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayo connects with a right hand. Mela shakes it off.
Mela shoots in for a takedown but Mayo shows good takedown defense.
A nice combination there by Mela.
Mayo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mela is trying to defend but Mayo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mela is refusing to be controlled, as Mayo sits in half guard.
Mayo throws a strike but Mela avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mela keeping moving, preventing Mayo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo looking to sit in guard and control but Mela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mayo looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayo, not yet.
Mayo wants to stand but Mela is controlling the position.
Mayo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mela!
Mela is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mayo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mela is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mayo with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mayo lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayo cracks Mela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mayo throws a wild left hand from mount and Mela manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Mela wants to control but Mayo is keeping busy.
Mayo wants to take a breather but Mela is having none of it.
Mayo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mela knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mela knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mayo.
Mayo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mayo is thwarting Mela's attempts to control the position.
Mayo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mela!
Mela avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mayo.
Mayo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mela is looking to escape.
Mayo scoring with strikes but Mela is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo dominating with strikes here.
Mayo breaks from Mela's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Mayo.
Mela is rocked!
Mela sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Oh Mela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mela controlling the position for now.
Mayo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mela won't allow Mayo to pass to mount.
Mela seems to have got his legs back now.
Mela is looking to control Mayo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mela avoid being mounted?
Mayo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mayo dominated that round.
That's time! Mela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Mayo. No joy for Mela on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayo. Mela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mela gets the takedown into side control.
Mayo tries to bench press Mela off him but Mela keeps the position.
Mela with the ground and pound but Mayo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mela trying to control from half guard but Mayo is working away.
Mela with the ground and pound but Mayo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mela wants to pass the guard but Mayo is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo managing to control the position.
Mela engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mayo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mela is controlling him.
Mela wants to pass the guard but Mayo is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris Mayo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mayo throws a hook but Mela avoids it easily.
Mayo ducks under a wild hook from Mela.
Mayo takes a swing at Mela's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Mayo - just one landing.
Mayo lands with a shot to the body.
Mayo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mela rather than just go for the knockout.
Mela missing with a left hand there. Mayo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Mela. Beautiful body shot.
Mela misses with a hook. Mayo ducked under it nicely.
Mela just misses with a punch to the body.
Mela cracks a nice hook into Mayo's ribs.
Mayo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayo.
Mayo scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayo just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mela.
Mela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mela drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mayo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mela is keen to just control but Mayo is a slippery customer.
Chris Mayo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayo is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mayo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mela manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo throws an elbow that misses. Mela uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mayo's guard. Nice move by Mela!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mela!
Mayo is landing with some decent strikes but Mela is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mela is working to get back to half guard.
Mela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mayo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Mayo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mayo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayo.
Mela scores with a hook to the body. Mayo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mela misses with a two punch combination.
Mela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mela walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mayo throws the left hand but Mela avoids the punch easily.
Mela moves out of range of the strikes.
Mela thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayo moves into range and clinches up with Mela.
Mayo pushes off an throws an elbow but Mela leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mayo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mayo lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayo gets through Mela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayo scores with a knee to the head.
Mela has a couple of punches blocked by Mayo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela goes for a takedown attempt but Mayo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mayo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mela.
Mayo cracks Mela with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mela falls to his knees and Mayo doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Mayo!
After the big win, Chris Mayo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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