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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between River Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 cm
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160 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, River Walken! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Floyd Mayweather Jr! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mayweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mayweather Jr tries to bum rush Walken with a series of wild strikes but Walken uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Walken shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mayweather Jr is trying to defend but Walken finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Mayweather Jr is concentrating on defense, preventing Walken from advancing position. Walken wants to pass to mount but Mayweather Jr is defending the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Walken wants to take a breather but Mayweather Jr is having none of it. Mayweather Jr keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walken decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Mayweather Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like River Walken has been cut. Walken staying out of range there. Walken is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mayweather Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Floyd Mayweather Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Walken slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr misses with an uppercut. Walken saw that one coming. Walken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather Jr throws out the jab. Mayweather Jr blocks a head kick by Walken.
Mayweather Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walken circles away quickly and effectively. A jab from Mayweather Jr misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mayweather Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mayweather Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Mayweather Jr misses. Walken forces Mayweather Jr back against the cage and clinches. Walken changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayweather Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Walken shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walken showed some decent athleticism there. Mayweather Jr is staying active underneath Walken, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walken tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayweather Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Walken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayweather Jr keeps working. Mayweather Jr tries to get to full guard but Walken has control of the leg. Walken keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Mayweather Jr is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Mayweather Jr tries to get to full guard but Walken has control of the leg. Walken looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Walken wants to control but Mayweather Jr is keeping him busy. Walken is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mayweather Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that River Walken will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on River Walken's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mayweather Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Walken instigates a clinch. Mayweather Jr is pressed up against the cage. Walken has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mayweather Jr down to the mat. Mayweather Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. A bone on bone clash there as Mayweather Jr blocks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Mayweather Jr. No joy for Walken on that attempt. Mayweather Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mayweather Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A punch combination from Mayweather Jr misses. The fight stays on the outside here - Walken looks like he's thinking about clinching though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mayweather Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Mayweather Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mayweather Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walken, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mayweather Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mayweather Jr throws a body punch but Walken moves out of range. Walken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Mayweather Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mayweather Jr cracks Walken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walken is rocked! Mayweather Jr lands with a big left! Walken is wobbled badly! Mayweather Jr comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Walken to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Floyd Mayweather Jr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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