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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Mayweather will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Mayweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mayweather was covering up waiting for the punch and Raven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Raven thows a big elbow that misses.
Raven slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Raven won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mayweather can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raven controls the pace.
Raven 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.
Mayweather wants to stand but Raven is controlling the position.
Raven showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two 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.
Raven seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mayweather for as long as he can get away with.
Raven trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Diego Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather really wants to buck Raven off and get back to his feet.
Raven lands a big elbow.
Mayweather is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raven controlling the pace for now.
Raven raining down shots from the mount!
Raven controlling the pace for now.
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.
Raven lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Raven tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Raven has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mayweather is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mayweather looks gassed!
Raven controlling his opponent.
Mayweather's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Raven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayweather's waist but Mayweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raven off to one side.
Diego Raven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt.
Raven shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mayweather sprawls well. Mayweather wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raven gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Raven was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raven lands a heavy elbow.
Raven connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Raven content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Raven takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Diego Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mayweather is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Raven has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayweather looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayweather throws a right hand that Raven ducks under and follows up with a left that Raven also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Raven dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Raven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raven.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Raven misses with a hook to the body
and Mayweather counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raven thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raven closes the distance and clinches up with Mayweather, looking for a takedown. Raven pushes Mayweather against the cage but Mayweather circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Raven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mayweather wants to clinch.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch but Raven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raven has his takedown stuffed
and Mayweather counters with a right hand to the body.
Diego Raven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense.
Raven tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mayweather sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raven somewhat.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raven counters with a shoot takedown. Mayweather fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mayweather keeping full guard, as Raven tries to pass.
Mayweather keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet but Raven is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mayweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Raven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Raven!
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