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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 727 p4p, 1681 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 54 p4p, 122 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
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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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahomes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahomes throws a poor cross that misses
and Joshy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mahomes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joshy is looking to counter the offense by Mahomes and move into the clinch.
Mahomes cracks a nice hook into Joshy's ribs.
Mahomes throws a big shot that misses.
Mahomes misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes doesn't manage to clinch there - Joshy circles away.
Joshy is looking to counter the offense by Mahomes and move into the clinch.
Joshy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Mahomes moves away and avoids it.
Joshy connects with a jab.
Joshy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joshy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahomes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahomes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joshy lands the left hand.
Joshy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahomes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahomes thows a leg kick but Joshy checks it
and Joshy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mahomes thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Joshy misses.
Mahomes throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a hook. Mahomes ducked under it nicely.
Mahomes throws a head kick that misses.
Mahomes closes the distance and clinches.
Mahomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshy controls his hands.
Joshy pulls guard effortlessly.
Joshy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joshy working for a triangle but Mahomes defends it easily.
Mahomes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joshy is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joshy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mahomes has managed to get both his arms back between Joshy's legs - danger averted.
Joshy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mahomes escapes and throws Joshy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mahomes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Joshy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Joshy lands an overhand right.
Mahomes lands a body shot.
Joshy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joshy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Joshy misses its intended target.
Mahomes throws a big shot that misses.
Mahomes lands a body shot.
Joshy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahomes tries to clinch there but Joshy circles away.
Joshy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mahomes throws a low kick, looking for Joshy's leg but Joshy calmly moves out of range.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Joshy checks it.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahomes throws a solid leg kick but Joshy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mahomes.
Mahomes slips a straight right by Joshy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahomes avoids the head kick by Joshy.
Joshy blocks a leg kick.
Joshy lands a slapping body shot.
Mahomes lands with a straight right. Joshy didn't see that one coming.
Mahomes defending well as Joshy loads up on a big left hand.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A low kick lands for Mahomes.
Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahomes.
Joshy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joshy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Joshy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mahomes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahomes scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahomes. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy dips to his left and cracks Mahomes with an uppercut!
Mahomes blocks a jab.
Mahomes tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bam Bam Joshy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joshy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mahomes blocks the body kick.
Mahomes looks to land a right hand but Joshy moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Joshy misses the target.
Mahomes tests Joshy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joshy misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joshy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahomes, pushing him back against the cage.
Joshy digs a right hand into Mahomes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahomes's gas tank.
Joshy prevents a body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahomes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.
Mahomes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahomes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joshy. Joshy obviously looking to wear him down.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes throws a leg kick
and Joshy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mahomes's knee momentarily.
Mahomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahomes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joshy counters with a low kick, right behind Mahomes 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy avoids the head kick by Mahomes.
Joshy throws a low kick but Mahomes moves out of range easily.
Joshy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joshy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahomes misses with a leg kick
and Joshy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mahomes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joshy.
Joshy scores with a jab. Mahomes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mahomes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Mahomes. Those never looked like landing.
Joshy takes the fight into the clinch.
Joshy 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.
Mahomes tries to throw a body punch but Joshy avoids it by throwing Mahomes back against the cage.
Mahomes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joshy misses with a straight right.
Mahomes delivers a nice body kick.
Mahomes throws a low kick but Joshy moves out of range easily.
Joshy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahomes swats away the attempt to clinch by Joshy.
Mahomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Mahomes slips a jab from Joshy.
Mahomes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Joshy with a body shot.
Mahomes moves into the clinch.
Joshy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joshy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy blocks a body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahomes gets through Joshy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joshy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahomes.
Joshy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mahomes.
Joshy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joshy lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes pushes Joshy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Joshy.
Mahomes blocking some punches.
Mahomes lands a left hand.
Mahomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahomes blocks an uppercut.
Joshy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahomes avoids it.
Mahomes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joshy manages to pull guard.
Mahomes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joshy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joshy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joshy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mahomes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Joshy.
Joshy is trying to work for a sweep but Mahomes has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Mahomes moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahomes misses the body punch
and Joshy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahomes throws a series of punches but Joshy avoids them all with ease.
Mahomes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahomes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mahomes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mahomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahomes connects with a right hand. Joshy shakes it off.
A jab from Mahomes finds it's way through Joshy's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A low kick lands for Joshy.
Mahomes with a nice cross.
Mahomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joshy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Mahomes blocks the low kick.
Mahomes throws a hook but Joshy blocks it.
Mahomes moves out of range of the body kick from Joshy.
Mahomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mahomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mahomes.
Joshy misses with a body shot.
Mahomes throws a hook to the side of Joshy's head but Joshy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy throws a right hand that misses
and Mahomes counters with a stiff right hand.
Joshy throws a lazy right hand but Mahomes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joshy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joshy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut.
Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahomes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mahomes throws an off balance right hand
and Joshy counters with a right hand to the body.
Mahomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joshy throws out the jab.
Mahomes wants to clinch.
Mahomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
A telegraphed right hand from Joshy misses the target.
Mahomes scores with a hook to the body. Joshy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joshy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joshy misses with a kick to the body.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Mahomes throws out a counter right but Joshy avoids it with no problem.
Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
As Mahomes tries to get set, Joshy tries to push him back and clinch up but Mahomes manages to avoid the attempt.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joshy checks a leg kick.
Mahomes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Mahomes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joshy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mahomes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joshy lands a glancing blow to the side of Mahomes's head.
Joshy moves out of range as Mahomes throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Joshy. That snapped Mahomes's head back.
Mahomes keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Mahomes misses.
Joshy throws a looping overhand right but Mahomes ducks down to avoid it.
Mahomes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joshy momentarily.
Joshy blocks a head kick by Mahomes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Joshy blocks the leg kick.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Mahomes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes cracks Joshy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Mahomes misses with a straight right.
Mahomes takes a swing at Joshy's ribcage but misses.
Mahomes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mahomes with the inside leg kick.
Mahomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahomes misses the target.
Joshy ducks under a wild hook from Mahomes.
Joshy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mahomes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahomes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes swings widly with a right hand
and Joshy counters with a right hand 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!
Joshy with a hook.
Joshy slips a jab from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a right hand
and Joshy counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Joshy.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Joshy misses with a straight left.
Mahomes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joshy checks a leg kick.
Mahomes takes one on the button.
Joshy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mahomes in his tracks.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Joshy staying out of range there.
Mahomes looks to land a right hand but Joshy moved out of range.
Mahomes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahomes misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Mahomes.
I think Mahomes 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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