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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asheesh Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zab Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zab Mayweather will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
21
214 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asheesh Patel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zab Mayweather! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Patel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mayweather sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patel somewhat. Patel looks to land a right hand but Mayweather moved out of range. Patel looks to land a left hand but Mayweather moved out of range nicely. Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patel lands with a good body shot. A cross from Patel lands. Patel fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather takes one to the chin there. Patel slips under a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patel manages to avoid it. Patel thuds his right hand into Mayweather's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Patel misses with a takedown attempt - Mayweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asheesh Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him. Patel throws a hook but Mayweather avoids it easily. Patel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patel scores with a decent looking hook. Mayweather swings for the body but Patel moves out of range.
Mayweather looks to land a right hand but Patel moved out of range. Patel ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather. Mayweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patel's hands. Mayweather moves out of range of the strikes. Patel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Patel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather is fending him off so far but Patel persists. Nope, Mayweather circles away and we're back to standing. Mayweather cracks Patel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. 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! Patel throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Mayweather to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Asheesh Patel has been cut. Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather throws out a loose jab but Patel uses good head movement to avoid it. Mayweather ducks under a wild hook from Patel. Mayweather looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A good leg kick by Patel. Patel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patel misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Patel. A punch combination from Mayweather misses. Patel fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Mayweather throws out a loose jab but Patel uses good head movement to avoid it. Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather swings for the body but Patel moves out of range.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage. Some wild striking there from Mayweather.
Mayweather lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Patel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Patel misses with a hook. Mayweather ducked under it nicely. Patel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayweather moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Patel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mayweather sprawls well. Mayweather wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patel gets slowly back to his feet. Patel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Patel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Patel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayweather as he avoids it easily. Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing. Mayweather cracks Patel with a good jab. Patel scores with a three punch combo!
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patel works Mayweather's body with a nice hook. Mayweather looks gassed! Mayweather misses with a looping right. Nice shot by Patel. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patel misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Patel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayweather moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Patel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather. Patel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Patel. Those never looked like landing. Donk. Mayweather catches Patel right on the button with a cross. Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mayweather stalks Patel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patel's face. Patel staggers backwards, shaken. Mayweather waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patel. Mayweather's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Patel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mayweather scrambles back to his feet. Zab Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Patel moves into range and connects with a jab. Patel scores with a hook to the body. Mayweather takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Patel misses with a wild body shot. Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Patel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Patel throws a series of punches but Mayweather moves out of range. A right-left combo lands from Mayweather. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asheesh Patel dominated that round. The cut man is working on Asheesh Patel's cut. That's time! Patel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Mayweather misses its intended target. Patel throws a series of punches but Mayweather avoids them all with ease. Mayweather waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patel. Patel misses with the combination.
Patel throws a right and a left that both miss. Patel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. No joy there for Patel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patel walks into a left hand. Mayweather slaps away a takedown attempt from Patel, before circling back to the center of the mat. Asheesh Patel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Patel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patel throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayweather counters with a straight right hand. Patel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Patel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mayweather counters with a right hand to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather slips a straight right by Patel. Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patel. Mayweather feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Patels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Patel is rocked! Patel loses concentration momentarily and Mayweather pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Patel crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Mayweather finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zab Mayweather!
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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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