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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Spud (ranked 1681 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 218 p4p, 146 weight class). Spud comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. William Spud could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carey Mahoney's chin.
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World class boxer
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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 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Spud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud throws a looping overhand right but Mahoney ducks down to avoid it.
Mahoney steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Spud.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Spud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahoney.
Mahoney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahoney clinches.
Mahoney dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Spud avoiding damage.
Mahoney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spud's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahoney prevents Spud from breaking the clinch.
Mahoney lands an elbow inside that Spud shrugs off.
It looks like William Spud has been cut.
Spud stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Mahoney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahoney swings wildly with an uppercut but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahoney misses with a punch on the inside.
Spud tries to pull guard but Mahoney holds him up against the cage and eventually Spud drops back down to his feet.
Spud misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Mahoney has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Spud has Mahoney pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mahoney fails to land.
Spud misses with a punch on the inside.
Spud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A leg kick checked by Mahoney.
Spud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mahoney wants to clinch up but Spud keeps it at a distance.
Carey Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoney slips under a jab.
Spud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Spud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Spud misses.
A leg kick checked by Mahoney.
Mahoney staying out of range there.
Mahoney looks to clinch
and Spud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahoney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spud throws a looping overhand right but Mahoney ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spud tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mahoney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mahoney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahoney stalling the fight.
Mahoney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahoney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Spud lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mahoney doesn't seem phased though.
Spud scores with a head kick.
Mahoney has Spud up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney is leaning against Spud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahoney has Spud pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mahoney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mahoney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Mahoney crunches a lovely knee into Spud's ribcage.
Spud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahoney lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahoney wants to clinch
and Mahoney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spud misses with a low kick.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Spud circles away.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney tries to clinch up but Spud circles away and keeps his distance.
Spud's corner calls for a 1-2. Spud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mahoney rushes Spud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spud misses with a punch to the body.
Mahoney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spud's defenses.
Spud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahoney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Spud.
Mahoney pushes Spud back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney crunches a lovely knee into Spud's ribcage.
Spud is breathing heavily.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahoney slows down the pace here.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carey Mahoney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Spud's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mahoney clinches up against the cage.
Mahoney misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mahoney.
Mahoney leaning against his opponent.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spud's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mahoney connects with a knee to the head.
William Spud's cut is getting worse.
Spud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Spud to work.
Spud has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney letting Spud take a breather here.
Spud takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spud misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahoney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahoney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mahoney lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spud.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. Spud won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Spud avoids the damage to the body.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Mahoney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahoney is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spud trying to control the position but instead, Mahoney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spud into the cage.
Mahoney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahoney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahoney lands with a right to the head.
Mahoney throws a head punch that misses.
Spud is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mahoney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spud's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Spud blocks it.
Spud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Mahoney - that landed with a thud.
Spud tries to pull guard but Mahoney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mahoney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spud.
Mahoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spud pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spud manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carey Mahoney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mahoney misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mahoney throws an elbow but misses.
Spud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spud looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Mahoney.
A right hand to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahoney moves in looking to clinch but Spud pushes him off.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Spud circles away.
Mahoney clinches up with Spud and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahoney lands a nice uppercut.
Mahoney has Spud pushed against the cage.
Mahoney is trying to push Spud away but Spud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spud is working Mahoney over against the cage.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by Spud.
Spud has Mahoney pressed against the cage, preventing Mahoney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney wants to clinch.
Spud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carey Mahoney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Spud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spud gets tackled into the cage by Mahoney. Mahoney maintains the clinch.
Spud taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mahoney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spud's brow.
Mahoney leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mahoney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spud trying to control the position but instead, Mahoney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spud into the cage.
Mahoney tries to throw a body punch but Spud avoids it by throwing Mahoney back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spud lands a left hand.
Spud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahoney misses with some punches.
Mahoney lands an elbow just above Spud 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahoney.
Mahoney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spud tries to counter by clinching up but Mahoney breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Spud.
Mahoney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spud connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mahoney scrambles back to his feet.
Spud cracks Mahoney with a good jab.
Mahoney clinches.
Mahoney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney moves into range and clinches up with Spud.
Spud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahoney tries to work over Spud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spuds head.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Mahoney swings wildly with an uppercut but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mahoney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spud's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud taking a breather.
Mahoney trying to control the position but instead, Spud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahoney into the cage.
Mahoney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahoney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Spud avoids the damage to the body.
Spud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spud misses with a body punch.
Mahoney stalling in the clinch but Spud improves position.
Mahoney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney rushes Spud and presses him up against the cage.
Mahoney looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney wants to stall.
Mahoney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahoney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carey Mahoney is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spud just leaning against Mahoney, taking a breather.
Spud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spud misses with a punch on the inside.
Spud wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahoney won't allow it.
Spud breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Spud is having none of it.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Spud moves out of range.
Spud looks to land a left hand but Mahoney moved out of range nicely.
Spud gets tackled into the cage by Mahoney. Mahoney maintains the clinch.
Spud scores with a hook to the body.
Spud taking a breather.
Mahoney misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
Spud dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
William Spud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mahoney's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carey Mahoney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mahoney 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carey Mahoney!
Carey Mahoney really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FUClothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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