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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Sayweather (ranked 4069 p4p, 4098 weight class) and Jonathan Haggerty (ranked 0 p4p, 288 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Sayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Haggerty!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayweather takes the fight into the clinch.
Sayweather lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haggerty is looking to break free of the clinch but Sayweather has double underhooks.
Sayweather makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sayweather gets through Haggerty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sayweather manages to break the clinch.
Sayweather has Haggerty up against the cage in a clinch.
Haggerty goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sayweather prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Sayweather.
A hook to the body from Sayweather.
Sayweather lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayweather lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haggerty backwards.
Sayweather lands a shot to the body.
Sayweather pushes Haggerty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sayweather stalling.
Haggerty is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sayweather pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggerty is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haggerty is trying to stall.
Haggerty seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Haggerty is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Haggerty tries for a takedown. No joy.
Floyd Sayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Haggerty.
A short left from Sayweather.
Sayweather lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sayweather makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haggerty tries to score a body lock takedown but Sayweather shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Sayweather to work.
Sayweather lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haggerty backwards.
Sayweather lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sayweather leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggerty fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Sayweather - that landed with a thud.
Sayweather avoiding damage.
Haggerty takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sayweather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sayweather takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sayweather takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Floyd Sayweather.
Haggerty is looking to clinch.
Sayweather darts in and clinches Haggerty up against the cage.
Haggerty throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayweather'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.
Haggerty is trying to push Sayweather away but Sayweather has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sayweather.
Sayweather pushes Haggerty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haggerty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sayweather just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sayweather lands with a short shot to the head.
Sayweather controlling the action here for a moment.
Sayweather lands a left hand.
Sayweather lands a nice shot to the body.
Sayweather lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sayweather will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haggerty up against the cage.
Sayweather works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggerty is looking for a takedown.
Haggerty looks winded!
A short left from Sayweather.
Sayweather lands a left hand.
Sayweather keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haggerty's efforts to push away.
Sayweather lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haggerty backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sayweather.
A body shot lands from Sayweather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayweather lands a body punch.
Sayweather pushes Haggerty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sayweather lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Sayweather.
Haggerty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sayweather lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haggerty backwards.
Sayweather lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haggerty backwards.
Sayweather throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haggertys head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Sayweather dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sayweather stuffs the takedown.
Sayweather closes the distance and pushes Haggerty back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sayweather creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sayweather lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haggerty or not.
Sayweather lands with a right to the head.
Haggerty being controlled against the cage.
Sayweather stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sayweather lands a right hand.
Sayweather keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haggerty's efforts to push away.
Come on Sayweather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sayweather breaks from the clinch.
Sayweather moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayweather'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.
Sayweather lands with a left to the head.
Sayweather has Haggerty pressed against the cage.
Sayweather lands with a right to the head.
Haggerty tries to pull guard but Sayweather holds him up against the cage and eventually Haggerty drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Sayweather.
Haggerty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Sayweather - that landed with a thud.
Haggerty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Floyd Sayweather has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sayweather scores with a shot to the side of Haggerty's head.
Haggerty tries to pull guard but Sayweather holds him up against the cage and eventually Haggerty drops back down to his feet.
Floyd Sayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Haggerty.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayweather holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sayweather scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haggerty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sayweather's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Sayweather.
Haggerty looking for a takedown.
Haggerty is breathing heavily.
Sayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sayweather avoiding damage as Haggerty throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Sayweather.
Haggerty takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sayweather.
Sayweather gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sayweather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haggerty can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Sayweather scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayweather breaks from the clinch.
Haggerty looks for a takedown but Sayweather sprawls well.
Sayweather fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haggerty, pushing him back against the cage.
Sayweather has Haggerty pressed against the cage.
Sayweather scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haggerty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sayweather smiles and moves away.
Sayweather drives through and clinches with Haggerty against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sayweather.
Sayweather effectively controlling the action here.
Sayweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayweather is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sayweather lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Sayweather.
Sayweather scores with a shoulder strike.
Sayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sayweather leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sayweather gets through Haggerty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sayweather lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sayweather - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sayweather creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Sayweather dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Sayweather moves into the clinch.
Haggerty has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sayweather after a bit of a struggle.
Sayweather lands a nice shot to the body.
Sayweather scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sayweather lands a left hand.
Haggerty being controlled against the cage.
Sayweather gets through Haggerty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Sayweather.
Sayweather is leaning against Haggerty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayweather taking a breather.
Sayweather keeps control of Haggerty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Sayweather.
Haggerty is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sayweather is defending well.
Haggerty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayweather prevents a takedown attempt there.
Floyd Sayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Haggerty.
Haggerty is trying to drag Sayweather to the mat but Sayweather just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sayweather is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sayweather lands a body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sayweather - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haggerty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sayweather holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sayweather lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Sayweather.
Sayweather stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sayweather scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sayweather effectively controlling the action here.
Sayweather lands a shoulder strike.
Haggerty fails to pull guard.
Sayweather stalling against the cage.
Sayweather leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sayweather for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Floyd Sayweather.
Sayweather forces Haggerty back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Sayweather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sayweather scores with a shot to the side of Haggerty's head.
Sayweather makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Sayweather.
Sayweather lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggerty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sayweather just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sayweather.
Sayweather is leaning against Haggerty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haggerty takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Sayweather.
Sayweather scores with a shot to the side of Haggerty's head.
Sayweather controlling the action here for a moment.
Floyd Sayweather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sayweather lands a hook that snaps the head of Haggerty backwards.
Haggerty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sayweather just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayweather softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haggerty is trying to break the clinch but Sayweather is controlling him.
Haggerty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sayweather gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Sayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sayweather slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Sayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sayweather has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Sayweather!
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