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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harris Reed (ranked 118 p4p, 429 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 22 p4p, 66 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven's 5th Symphony. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harris Reed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reed has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LVPED in the buildup to the fight.
Mahomes throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that Mahomes 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.
Reed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahomes counters with a leg kick.
Mahomes looks to throw the jab but Reed is out of range.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahomes misses with a few strikes there.
Mahomes throws a head kick that Reed semi-blocks.
Mahomes throws a chopping leg kick but Reed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Reed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahomes circles away quickly and effectively.
Mahomes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mahomes scores with a jab to the head.
Reed takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mahomes lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes connects with a body shot that sends Reed's belly button to the back.
Mahomes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mahomes misses with a kick to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mahomes enables Reed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mahomes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Mahomes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Reed throwing strikes from guard but Mahomes blocks nicely.
Reed trying to control but Mahomes is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reed won't allow Mahomes to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Mahomes misses.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Mahomes slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mahomes swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mahomes.
Mahomes moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Mahomes misses the body punch
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Mahomes misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Reed throws a right and a left that Mahomes avoids nicely.
Mahomes connects with a leg kick.
Mahomes connects with a looping right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Reed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Mahomes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mahomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahomes swings widly with a right hand
and Reed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patrick Mahomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Reed tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mahomes manages to circle out of the way.
A good leg kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a leg kick which misses Reed's front leg but catches the back leg as Reed tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahomes misses the jab.
A nice leg kick from Mahomes, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Mahomes finds it's way through Reed's defenses.
That kick from Mahomes tenderised Reed's leg. Reed is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mahomes cracks Reed with an open hand slap.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahomes throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Mahomes lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Mahomes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Reed misses.
Reed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahomes misses the target.
It looked like Reed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Reed is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Reed slips under a jab.
Mahomes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahomes.
Jab by Reed.
Mahomes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the body
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Mahomes! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Mahomes is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Mahomes has been cut.
Reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mahomes is still in real trouble! Can Reed finish him?
Reed throws a big elbow that misses.
Reed won't allow Mahomes to get back to his feet.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed trying to control but Mahomes is working from the bottom.
Mahomes seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahomes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reed controls the pace.
Reed cracks Mahomes with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to control but Mahomes is working from the bottom.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahomes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reed looking to sit in guard and control but Mahomes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reed wants to sweep but no luck.
Reed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mahomes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mahomes defends well.
Reed looking for a guillotine here but Mahomes defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Mahomes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick Mahomes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reed checks a leg kick nicely.
Reed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mahomes lands a front kick.
Mahomes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reed.
Reed moves out of range as Mahomes throws a body kick.
Reed avoids a kick to the body.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
Mahomes throws a big shot that misses.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahomes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Mahomes
and Reed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the body
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Mahomes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Mahomes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes throws a low kick but Reed moves out of range easily.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahomes clobbers Reed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahomes scores with a sloppy right hand. Reed should have avoided that one.
Reed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
Mahomes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Reed was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a leg kick
and Reed counters with a right hand to the body.
Mahomes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Mahomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahomes misses with a few strikes there.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mahomes clobbers Reed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reed slips a straight right by Mahomes.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Mahomes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahomes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a leg kick
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahomes throws a chopping leg kick but Reed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahomes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed staying out of range there.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahomes keeps Reed at a distance using the push kick.
Reed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reed shoots in for a double leg but Mahomes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mahomes misses with a straight left.
Mahomes stuns Reed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reed avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahomes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes scoring well with a low kick there.
Mahomes's corner calls for a 1-2. Mahomes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahomes connects with a leg kick.
Reed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut
and Reed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Reed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mahomes throws a head kick that misses.
Mahomes cracks Reed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Mahomes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.
A countering left hand to the body from Mahomes misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Mahomes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahomes swings widly with a right hand
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reed takes a swing at Mahomes's ribcage but misses.
Reed moves out of range as Mahomes strikes.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Mahomes slips the punch.
Mahomes flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes lands a jab to the head.
Mahomes misses with a looping left.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahomes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reed.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Reed.
Reed tries to move into range but Mahomes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mahomes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahomes with a jab.
Mahomes misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Reed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mahomes throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahomes connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mahomes.
A little feinted left hand from Reed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahomes throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a lovely shot 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!
Mahomes misses with a leg kick
and Reed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mahomes doesn't seem bothered though.
Reed defending well as Mahomes loads up on a big left hand.
Mahomes connects with a right hand. Reed shakes it off.
Reed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a body shot
and Reed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahomes throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Reed shoots in for a double leg but Mahomes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mahomes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with a leg kick.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Reed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahomes misses with a low kick as Reed jumps back.
Mahomes scores with a hook.
Mahomes throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Mahomes cracks Reed with a good jab.
Reed sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mahomes is looking to slow Reed down with leg kicks.
Mahomes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes dodges the punch combination from Reed.
Mahomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahomes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed throws a hook but Mahomes blocks it.
Mahomes lands a leg kick that knocks Reed off balance momentarily.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Reed checks it.
Mahomes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reed's head.
Mahomes lands a jab to Reed's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Mahomes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reed takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahomes is just out of range.
Good work by Reed as he checks the leg kick.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahomes.
Reed moves out of range as Mahomes throws a body kick.
Mahomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes scores with a body shot.
Mahomes with a hook.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Mahomes saw that one coming.
Reed with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
It looked like Reed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Reed.
Mahomes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahomes misses with a straight right.
It looked like Reed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahomes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahomes.
Mahomes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reed's head.
Mahomes throws a sloppy body shot
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahomes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Reed throws a hook but Mahomes avoids it easily.
Harris Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Reed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahomes scores with a spinning back kick!
That kick from Mahomes tenderised Reed's leg. Reed is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed takes one to the side of the head.
Reed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahomes.
Reed throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahomes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reed thinking.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Mahomes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahomes lands a nice shot that snaps Reed's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Reed misses the target.
Mahomes tests Reed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Nice body kick there by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahomes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reed checks a low kick from Mahomes.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mahomes throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Mahomes connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Mahomes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahomes throws an off balance right hand
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Mahomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahomes moves forwards but Reed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mahomes throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahomes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mahomes throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
A quick step to the side and Reed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mahomes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mahomes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
Patrick Mahomes is the new lightweight champion!
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