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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes to the cage accompanied by Square Dance. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers scores with a sloppy right hand. Khan should have avoided that one.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Mathers.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mathers dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khan takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a wild body shot.
Mathers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Mathers misses its intended target.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Khan.
Mathers swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mathers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathers checks a leg kick.
Mathers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Khan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mathers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mathers throws a low kick but Khan moves out of range easily.
A jab from Mathers misses.
Mathers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.
Khan thuds his right hand into Mathers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mathers.
Mathers throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mathers.
Mathers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mathers throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Mathers lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Good leg kick by Mathers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mathers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Mathers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Mathers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Mathers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mathers connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mathers throws a nice head kick!
Mathers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Mathers lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
Mathers looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mathers looks to land a body kick but Khan moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Mathers counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Mathers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mathers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mathers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
Khan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mathers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mathers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Mathers throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Mathers lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mathers doesn't seem bothered though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mathers - the referee stops the clock and Khan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mathers. Khan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mathers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Mathers is looking to land body kicks.
Mathers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Mathers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan slips a straight right by Mathers.
Mathers misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers lands with a right hand.
Khan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Khan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Khan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mathers has got the better of the exchanges.
Khan throws a low kick but Mathers avoids it.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Mathers.
Mathers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Mathers misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathers.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Mathers.
Khan moves away from the strike by Mathers.
Mathers misses the jab.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mathers misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a head kick.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Khan.
Mathers loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mathers rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mathers - that will leave a mark!
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Mathers counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mathers throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Mathers throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Marshall Mathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Mathers moves away from the strike by Khan.
Mathers looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Mathers needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Mathers tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
Khan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khan throws a push kick but Mathers slaps the foot to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Mathers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mathers throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers scoring well with a low kick there.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mathers looks to land a body kick but Khan moved away.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan wants to clinch.
Mathers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marshall Mathers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Khan blocks the leg kick.
Amir Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mathers can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan takes a swing at Mathers's ribcage but misses.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Amir Khan.
Well Mathers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
A victorious Marshall Mathers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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