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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cm Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather comes to the cage accompanied by Lil wayne-Milli. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cm Punk!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather tries to clinch but Punk moves out of range.
Mayweather tries to clinch up.
Punk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Punk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mayweather is looking to control Punk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mayweather avoid being mounted?
Mayweather is trying to escape back to his feet but Punk uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mayweather's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mayweather tries to buck Punk off but Punk is having none of it.
Mayweather tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mayweather tries to lock up and control but Punk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mayweather regains half guard.
Punk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mayweather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cm Punk has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mayweather shoots and misses
and Punk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mayweather won't be happy with that.
Punk has control of an arm but Mayweather manages to advance to Punk's back!
Punk tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather looking for the choke from the back.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Punk is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather is trying to stick to Punk's back but Punk is turning into Mayweather. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mayweather's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Punk.
Mayweather has an active guard here but Punk has managed to pass into half guard.
Mayweather trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cm Punk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mayweather fails with the takedown
and Punk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mayweather trying to control the position.
Punk controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mayweather working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd Mayweather has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mayweather shoots in but no luck this time.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayweather misses the shot to the body.
Mayweather fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Mayweather. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Punk moves out of range easily.
Mayweather tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather shoots and misses
and Punk counters with a takedown into side control.
Cm Punk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayweather is being controlled here.
Mayweather wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A control attempt from Mayweather but he's now mounted!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mayweather is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Punk controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to hold on but Punk pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cm Punk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mayweather's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mayweather shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Punk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Punk throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mayweather uses it to pass to side control.
Mayweather trying to control the action but Punk is working from the bottom.
Punk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Punk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mayweather wants to control but Punk is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather is trying to control but Punk passes into side control!
Punk controlling from side mount.
Mayweather is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Punk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather gets full guard.
Mayweather is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Floyd Mayweather just wasn't active enough.
Mayweather fails with the takedown
and Punk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Punk stopping the sweep attempt from Mayweather.
Mayweather is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cm Punk.
Mayweather shoots and misses
and Punk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Punk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayweather is looking for a triangle here but Punk uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mayweather being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cm Punk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Punk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cm Punk!
Cm Punk made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Floyd Mayweather stepped up to the mic, saying 'I just did not perform well you won't see this many time though'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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