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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Mahoney (ranked 2918 p4p, 3572 weight class) and Jack Mehoff (ranked 338 p4p, 393 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Mehoff!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mehoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mahoney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mehoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahoney.
Mehoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mehoff has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mahoney moves to clinch but Mehoff breaks away
and Mehoff counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehoff cracks Mahoney with an open hand slap.
Mehoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Mehoff scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahoney tries to move into range but Mehoff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mehoff lands with a hook. Mahoney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mehoff shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mahoney eats them both and turns towards Mehoff to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mahoney has closed the distance and engaged Mehoff in a clinch.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but Mehoff blocks it.
Mahoney looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Mahoney.
Mahoney looking to throw knees to the head but Mehoff is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mehoff slowing the pace effectively.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mehoff blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mehoff blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mehoff avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Mahoney scores with a knee to the head.
Mehoff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Mehoff just leaning against Mahoney, taking a breather.
Mahoney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahoney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mehoff is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mehoff.
Our sources have told us that Mahoney has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Mehoff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mehoff.
Mehoff misses with some punches.
Mehoff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mahoney avoiding damage.
Mehoff managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mahoney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mehoff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahoney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mehoff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mehoff avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Mehoff.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mahoney - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mehoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mehoff dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahoney drops his hands momentarily and Mehoff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mehoff in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Mehoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan Mahoney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahoney rushes Mehoff and presses him up against the cage.
Mahoney'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 misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney tries to stall but Mehoff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mahoney looking to throw knees to the head but Mehoff is blocking nicely.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Mehoff blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Mehoff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Mehoff on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mehoff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mehoff works over Mahoney's head and body with a nice combination.
Mahoney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mehoff throws out the jab.
Mahoney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mehoff.
Mahoney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mehoff connects with the punch.
Mahoney wants to clinch but Mehoff slips to the side
and Mehoff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahoney looks to clinch
and Mehoff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Mehoff.
Mahoney gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mehoff as Mahoney tries to tie him up.
Mehoff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahoney looking to throw knees to the head but Mehoff is blocking nicely.
Mehoff stalling in the clinch.
Mehoff avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Mahoney just leaning against Mehoff, taking a breather.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mehoff.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mehoff.
Logan Mahoney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff gets through Mahoney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahoney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mehoff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahoney connects with a knee to the head.
Mehoff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mehoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mehoff scores with a hook to the body. Mahoney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahoney moves in looking to clinch but Mehoff pushes him off.
Mehoff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mehoff just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney wants to clinch but Mehoff slips to the side
and Mehoff counters with a left to the body.
Mehoff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mahoneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Mehoff.
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 closes the distance but Mehoff moves to the side
enabling Mehoff to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahoney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mehoff.
Mehoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney tries to clinch there but Mehoff circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mehoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Mehoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack Mehoff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahoney closes the distance and clinches.
Mehoff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mahoney.
Mehoff'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.
Mehoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehoff tries to bum rush Mahoney with a series of wild strikes but Mahoney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Mehoff tries to get set, Mahoney tries to push him back and clinch up but Mehoff manages to avoid the attempt.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Mehoff moves away
and Mehoff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mehoff.
Mehoff misses with a straight right.
Mehoff misses with a few strikes there.
Mahoney tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mehoff manages to circle out of the way.
A left and a right from Mehoff both land. Nice combination.
Mehoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahoney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mehoff.
Mehoff misses with a hook.
Mahoney is looking to counter the offense by Mehoff and move into the clinch.
Mehoff throws a right hand that Mahoney ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahoney also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mehoff, pushing him back against the cage.
Mehoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mehoff jabs Mahoney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mehoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahoney.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mehoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mehoff! But no joy.
Mehoff looks to land a left hand but Mahoney moved out of range nicely.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Mehoff is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mehoff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mahoney under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney wants to clinch but Mehoff slips to the side
and Mehoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mehoff misses with an uppercut.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Mehoff circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mehoff! But no joy.
Mahoney tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mehoff counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mahoney is looking to clinch but Mehoff is avoiding it.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mehoff gets tackled into the cage by Mahoney. Mahoney maintains the clinch.
Mahoney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mehoff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mehoff taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mehoff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mahoney.
Mahoney content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mahoney gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mehoff looking to stall.
Mehoff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jack Mehoff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Logan Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahoney scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Mehoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mehoff 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Mehoff!
A very excited looking Jack Mehoff made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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