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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Khalidov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mayweather tries to pull guard but Khalidov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Khalidov prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Khalidov breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
Khalidov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mayweather manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Khalidov avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khalidov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Khalidov has him pressed against the cage.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khalidov successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mayweather got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khalidov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mayweather has managed to get both his arms back between Khalidov's legs - danger averted.
Mayweather knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khalidov on the ground.
Khalidov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayweather doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayweather manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khalidov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Khalidov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather pinned against the cage. Mayweather gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayweather digs a good body shot into Khalidov's ribs.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Khalidov avoids them all with ease.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
No luck for Khalidov with that takedown attempt.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Khalidov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt - Mayweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mayweather lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalidov at a distance.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalidov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mayweather gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khalidov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khalidov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Khalidov wants to stand but Mayweather is controlling the position.
Khalidov is working an open guard so Mayweather takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khalidov counters with a big head kick but Mayweather shrugs it off.
Khalidov closes the distance and clinches.
Mayweather is trying to push Khalidov away but Khalidov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayweather can't break the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to pull guard but Khalidov has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mayweather stalls.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Khalidov is controlling him.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayweather scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Mayweather lands.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Khalidov throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidov wants to clinch up but Mayweather keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Khalidov or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
Khalidov shoots for a takedown but Mayweather saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mamed Khalidov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khalidov.
Mayweather scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khalidov shoots in but Mayweather avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Mayweather lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khalidov clinches up with Mayweather and pushes him back against the cage.
Khalidov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mayweather uses from the top position.
Khalidov keeping moving, preventing Mayweather from controlling successfully.
Mayweather would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Khalidov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayweather's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalidov controlling from the top position.
Mayweather bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khalidov's guard.
Mayweather wants to get up but he can't break Khalidov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khalidov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mayweather gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khalidov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khalidov has a closed guard, preventing Mayweather from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather stands up from Khalidov's guard - Mayweather perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Khalidov counters with a nice uppercut.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalidov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather pulls Khalidov in close to his closed guard and prevents Khalidov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Khalidov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mamed Khalidov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khalidov landing some decent shots from guard.
Khalidov throwing strikes from guard but Mayweather blocks nicely.
Mayweather can't keep his opponent in guard - Khalidov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is looking for a kimura but Mayweather is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khalidov to get the leverage.
Khalidov stalling.
Khalidov stands up out of the half guard.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Khalidov moves out of range.
Khalidov fails with a takedown attempt.
Khalidov fails with a takedown attempt.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khalidov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khalidov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov stands and steps away. Mayweather gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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!
Mayweather slaps away a takedown attempt from Khalidov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mayweather lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mayweather.
Khalidov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Khalidov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively.
Khalidov fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khalidov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayweather's guard.
Mayweather working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khalidov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khalidov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mayweather looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Khalidov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mayweather throws a combination. Khalidov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Khalidov avoids it well.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Khalidov avoids it well.
Mayweather connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khalidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Khalidov throws a sloppy head kick and Mayweather moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalidov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidov.
Khalidov clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayweather lands a right hook to the body.
Khalidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Khalidov shoots for a takedown but Mayweather saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Khalidov fails to land the takedown.
Khalidov looks to clinch
and Mayweather counters with a nice body shot.
Khalidov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidov has a takedown stuffed.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khalidov.
Khalidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Mayweather comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khalidov slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khalidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khalidov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mayweather looks to land a combination. Khalidov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Horrible takedown by Khalidov or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
Mayweather stalks Khalidov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khalidov's face. Khalidov staggers backwards, shaken.
Khalidov defending well as Mayweather loads up on a big left hand.
Khalidov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khalidov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khalidov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khalidov takes one on the button.
Khalidov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mayweather lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khalidov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayweather defends it nicely.
Floyd Mayweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Khalidov thows a body shot but no joy.
Floyd Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamed Khalidov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Khalidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalidov also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khalidov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidov!
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