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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan James (ranked 4967 p4p, 230 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 5716 p4p, 249 weight class). Mayweather has chosen Ghetto Gospel as his entrance music. Floyd Mayweather will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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130 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good kicks
Granite chin
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Excellent boxer
Knockout power
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather dodges the punch combination from James.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a jab when Mayweather was well out of range.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
James misses with an uppercut.
Mayweather let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James thows a leg kick but Mayweather checks it
and Mayweather counters with a straight right hand.
James rushes Mayweather and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mayweather tries a body shot but James blocks it.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather lands an overhand right.
Mayweather lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather scores with a three punch combo!
Mayweather tries to score with a low kick but James moves his leg out of the way.
As Mayweather tries to get set, James tries to push him back and clinch up but Mayweather manages to avoid the attempt.
Mayweather takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayweather ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayweather scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mayweather throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
As Mayweather looks to move away, James throws a big counter combo but Mayweather just gets out of the way.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
James throwing a counter right hand but Mayweather manages to avoid it.
Mayweather ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mayweather throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mayweather!
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayweather.
Mayweather tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A combination from James does no damage.
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Mayweather slips a straight right by James.
Mayweather feints a jab promting James to slip. Mayweather then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. James slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mayweather is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayweather looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather jabs at James's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mayweather is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Mayweather tries to get set, James tries to push him back and clinch up but Mayweather manages to avoid the attempt.
Mayweather punishes James's body with a nice straight punch.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Mayweather swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mayweather looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James tries to counter by clinching up but Mayweather breaks away and moves out of range.
Mayweather is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayweather as he connects with a hook.
James closes the distance and pushes Mayweather back into the ropes.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mayweather thuds a left hand into James's body.
Floyd Mayweather is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mayweather has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mayweather cracks James with an open hand slap.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
As Mayweather tries to get set, James tries to push him back and clinch up but Mayweather manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from James misses.
Mayweather unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jordan James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayweather throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
Mayweather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mayweather winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Mayweather!
After the fight, Floyd Mayweather was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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