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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carey Mahoney (ranked 962 p4p, 776 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 132 p4p, 114 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Regueiro tries to get set, Mahoney tries to push him back and clinch up but Regueiro manages to avoid the attempt.
Mahoney misses with a body shot.
Mahoney swinging wildly here.
Mahoney has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Regueiro with the inside leg kick.
Regueiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahoney.
Regueiro pushes Mahoney up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Regueiro.
Regueiro jumps guard but Mahoney stands there with Regueiro around his waist. Regueiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Regueiro lands an uppercut.
Mahoney struggles to land a body shot inside as Regueiro controls his hands.
Regueiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mahoney's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro pulls guard.
Regueiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Regueiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mahoney is aware though and is defending well.
Regueiro has an active guard here but Mahoney has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro is trying to control but Mahoney passes into side control!
Regueiro struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Regueiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mahoney is looking to control Regueiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mahoney avoid being mounted?
Mahoney is defending against the submission attempts here by Regueiro.
Regueiro is looking for a kimura but Mahoney is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Regueiro to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mahoney trying to control here.
Regueiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mahoney trying to control but Regueiro postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro is working for a submission of some sort.
Mahoney is trying to get back to full guard.
Regueiro is trying to work for a kimura but Mahoney is defending well.
Regueiro trying to control from Mahoney's half guard. Mahoney has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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.
Regueiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahoney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahoney trying to control the position.
Regueiro has gone for a leg lock! Mahoney slips out almost immediately though and dives into Regueiro's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Regueiro keeping moving, preventing Mahoney from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mahoney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Regueiro is trying to pull guard but Mahoney has him pressed against the cage.
Regueiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mahoney to keep the fight standing.
Regueiro fails to pull guard.
Carey Mahoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mahoney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Regueiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahoney walks away with a smile on his face. Regueiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mahoney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Regueiro throws a hook to the side of Mahoney's head but Mahoney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahoney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
A good leg kick by Regueiro.
Mahoney cracks Regueiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Regueiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahoney has time to react.
Mahoney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mahoney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Mahoney can't find room to land a body shot as Regueiro controls the action.
Mahoney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Regueiro pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mahoney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mahoney sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mahoney is fighting to break Regueiro's control of his arms but Regueiro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mahoney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mahoney sitting in guard here, content to control.
Regueiro isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mahoney stacks Regueiro on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mahoney!
Regueiro gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mahoney in particular looking to stall.
Regueiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Regueiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mahoney stalling.
Regueiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mahoney pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Regueiro wants to control but Mahoney is keeping busy.
Regueiro pushes Mahoney off but Mahoney dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Regueiro's face as Mahoney controls the position.
Regueiro tries to buck Mahoney off but Mahoney is having none of it.
I wouldn't like to be where Regueiro is right now.
Regueiro is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Regueiro wants to control but Mahoney postures up.
Mahoney is looking to take a break and control but Regueiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mahoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Regueiro is just out of range.
Regueiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahoney, pushing him back against the cage.
Regueiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahoney walks away with a smile on his face. Regueiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mahoney scores with a body shot.
Regueiro clobbers Mahoney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Regueiro moves out of range.
Mahoney looks to land a left hand but Regueiro moved out of range nicely.
Regueiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Regueiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahoney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Regueiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carey Mahoney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Regueiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Mahoney finds it's way through Regueiro's defenses.
A punch combination from Regueiro misses.
Mahoney tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mahoney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Regueiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahoney has time to react.
A slow jab from Mahoney misses its intended target.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Regueiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mahoney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Regueiro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Regueiro avoids the body shot from Mahoney.
Mahoney checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab from Regueiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Regueiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahoney cracks Regueiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahoney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Regueiro.
Mahoney missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahoney defending well as Regueiro loads up on a big left hand.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Regueiro moves out of range.
A jab from Regueiro does it's job there.
Regueiro scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Mahoney.
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but Mahoney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Regueiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahoney smiles and moves away.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahoney tries to clinch up.
Mahoney has closed the distance and engaged Regueiro in a clinch.
Regueiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carey Mahoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Regueiro.
Regueiro jumps guard but Mahoney stands there with Regueiro around his waist. Regueiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mahoney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Regueiro can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Carey Mahoney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Regueiro decides to pull guard.
Mahoney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mahoney postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Regueiro working for a triangle but Mahoney defends it easily.
Mahoney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mahoney trying to control but Regueiro is working from the bottom.
Regueiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mahoney wants to control from the top but Regueiro keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mahoney stacks Regueiro on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mahoney!
Regueiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Regueiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Regueiro seems to be working for a kimura but Mahoney defends the submission attempt.
Regueiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Mahoney tries to get to full guard but Regueiro has control of the leg.
Julio Regueiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Regueiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Regueiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Regueiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Regueiro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Regueiro!
Julio Regueiro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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RATING
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