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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 4217 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saho Bala (ranked 6089 p4p, 0 weight class). Saho Bala is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Floyd Mayweather !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saho Bala!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather drives through and clinches with Bala against the cage.
Bala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather jumps guard but Bala turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayweather .
Mayweather blocks an uppercut.
Mayweather blocks an uppercut.
Bala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bala fails to land.
Bala misses with a punch to the body.
Bala keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bala misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bala pushes Mayweather back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bala misses with a punch to the body.
Bala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bala tries a body shot but Mayweather blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather is trying to push Bala away but Bala has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayweather blocking some punches.
Bala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bala.
Bala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Bala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bala scores with a shot to the side of Mayweather 's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bala.
Mayweather blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bala working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Bala.
Bala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Bala lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bala tries a body shot but Mayweather blocks it.
Bala misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bala tries to work over Mayweather 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bala fails to land.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayweather prevents a body shot from Bala.
A short right from Bala.
Mayweather tries to pull guard but Bala forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mayweather prevents a body shot from Bala.
Bala lands with a short shot to the head.
Bala pushes Mayweather back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bala.
Bala lands with a short shot to the head.
Bala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bala prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Mayweather . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bala lands with a left to the head.
Bala can't find room to land a body shot as Mayweather controls the action.
Bala lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to circle away but Bala has him pinned against the cage.
Bala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bala swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Bala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Bala lands a nice uppercut.
Bala scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Bala.
Bala gets through Mayweather 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bala working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayweather or not.
Bala lands an uppercut.
Bala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bala as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bala fails to land.
Bala lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bala.
Bala lands a body punch.
Bala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bala scores with a shot to the side of Mayweather 's head.
Mayweather blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bala.
A shot in the inside from Bala.
Bala lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Bala.
Bala lands a shoulder strike.
Mayweather is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bala pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saho Bala dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bala closes the distance and pushes Mayweather back into the cage.
Bala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saho Bala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Bala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Bala.
Mayweather leaning against his opponent.
Bala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayweather 's elbow.
Bala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mayweather jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bala walks away with a smile on his face. Mayweather gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mayweather closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bala misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayweather tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bala just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bala.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bala lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bala misses with a punch on the inside.
Bala scores with a shot to the side of Mayweather 's head.
Bala digs a right hand underneath Mayweather 's ribcage. Mayweather let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mayweather .
Mayweather blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bala struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayweather controls his hands.
Mayweather blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bala.
A hook to the body from Bala.
A head punch on the inside from Bala fails to land.
Bala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayweather s head.
Bala works on Mayweather 's body with a couple of short punches.
Bala misses with some punches.
Mayweather blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bala lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bala.
Bala lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bala.
Mayweather prevents a body shot from Bala.
Bala lands a left hand.
Bala lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Bala.
Mayweather blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Mayweather blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Bala.
Mayweather is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Mayweather is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bala scores with a shoulder strike.
Bala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bala scores with a shot to the side of Mayweather 's head.
Bala creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mayweather 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mayweather drops to his knees and Bala pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saho Bala!
A very excited looking Saho Bala made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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