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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 713 p4p, 95 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 558 p4p, 73 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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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
38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoud misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
Mahmoud scores with a jab to the head.
Mahmoud stuffs the takedown.
Makaki Iii closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mahmoud did well to prevent Makaki Iii getting side control.
Mahmoud tries to roll over but Makaki Iii keeps him under control.
Mahmoud controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Makaki Iii tries for a takedown but Mahmoud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mahmoud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makaki Iii looks for a takedown but Mahmoud sprawls well.
Sameh Mahmoud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yancy Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mahmoud has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Essence of Epicity in the buildup to the fight.
Makaki Iii has a takedown stuffed.
Mahmoud connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahmoud swivels and escapes.
Mahmoud went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Makaki Iii takes one to the side of the head.
Mahmoud throws a shot from downtown. Makaki Iii moves away and avoids it.
Mahmoud tries to score with a low kick but Makaki Iii moves his leg out of the way.
Makaki Iii wants to counter the offense by Mahmoud and move into the clinch position.
Mahmoud throws a wild body kick that Makaki Iii sees coming a mile off.
Mahmoud lands with a nice body punch.
Makaki Iii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Mahmoud counter with a right hand.
Mahmoud throws a good cross that connects.
Makaki Iii tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mahmoud defends well and Makaki Iii ends up having to push Mahmoud into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmoud darts in and clinches Makaki Iii up against the cage.
Mahmoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makaki Iii backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makaki Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makaki Iii tries for a takedown but Mahmoud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mahmoud thuds a left hand into Makaki Iii's body.
Makaki Iii misses with a takedown attempt - Mahmoud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Makaki Iii misses with a takedown attempt
and Mahmoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahmoud thuds his right hand into Makaki Iii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Makaki Iii with a poor takedown
and Makaki Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makaki Iii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makaki Iii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makaki Iii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahmoud is fending him off so far but Makaki Iii persists. Nope, Mahmoud circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Mahmoud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Mahmoud tenderised Makaki Iii's leg. Makaki Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mahmoud lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab.
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!
Mahmoud digs a good hook to Makaki Iii's body.
Makaki Iii shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mahmoud but Mahmoud pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mahmoud is looking to clinch.
Makaki Iii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Makaki Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahmoud throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahmoud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makaki Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makaki Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Makaki Iii fails to land the takedown.
Mahmoud lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sameh Mahmoud dominated that round.
That's time! Mahmoud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makaki Iii changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mahmoud looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mahmoud tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Makaki Iii presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mahmoud holds on for dear life.
Mahmoud wants to control but Makaki Iii is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii prevents Mahmoud from getting the reversal.
Makaki Iii gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Makaki Iii's head but Makaki Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud throws a low kick, looking for Makaki Iii's leg but Makaki Iii calmly moves out of range.
Sameh Mahmoud is winning the standup battle so far.
Makaki Iii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahmoud is fending him off so far but Makaki Iii persists. Nope, Mahmoud circles away and we're back to standing.
Makaki Iii fails with a takedown attempt.
Mahmoud throws a push kick but Makaki Iii slaps the foot to one side.
Makaki Iii wants to counter the offense by Mahmoud and move into the clinch position.
Mahmoud cracks Makaki Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makaki Iii misses with a takedown attempt
and Makaki Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sameh Mahmoud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yancy Makaki Iii.
Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. Makaki Iii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mahmoud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makaki Iii can do to turn this around?
Makaki Iii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mahmoud defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii gets a takedown into half guard.
Makaki Iii is thwarting Mahmoud's attempts to control the position.
Makaki Iii postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mahmoud to stand up.
Makaki Iii shoots in for a takedown but Mahmoud shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mahmoud takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii shoots for a takedown but Mahmoud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Makaki Iii shoots in for a double leg but Mahmoud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mahmoud lands a front kick.
Makaki Iii fails with the takedown.
It looked like Mahmoud was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii is breathing heavily.
Mahmoud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
Mahmoud takes the fight into the clinch.
Mahmoud has Makaki Iii pressed against the cage, preventing Makaki Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahmoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makaki Iii avoids it.
Makaki Iii is trying to push Mahmoud away but Mahmoud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mahmoud cracks Makaki Iii with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud lands with a right to the head.
Mahmoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makaki Iii tries for a takedown but Mahmoud circles away easily
and Mahmoud counters with a good, hard body kick but Makaki Iii shrugs it off.
Mahmoud tries to score with a low kick but Makaki Iii moves his leg out of the way.
No luck for Makaki Iii with that takedown attempt.
Mahmoud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mahmoud fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Makaki Iii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahmoud is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sameh Mahmoud dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Makaki Iii misses with a takedown attempt
and Mahmoud counters with a nice uppercut.
Makaki Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mahmoud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
Makaki Iii shoots in but Mahmoud avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mahmoud throws a jab when Makaki Iii was well out of range.
Mahmoud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makaki Iii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makaki Iii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mahmoud defends it nicely.
Sameh Mahmoud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yancy Makaki Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii fails to land the takedown.
Mahmoud connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud slaps away a takedown attempt from Makaki Iii, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mahmoud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makaki Iii wants to counter the offense by Mahmoud and move into the clinch position.
Mahmoud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makaki Iii momentarily.
Mahmoud lands a nice hook to Makaki Iii's body. Makaki Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
Makaki Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Makaki Iii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahmoud finds it's way round the side to connect with Makaki Iii's head.
Makaki Iii shoots for a double leg takedown but Mahmoud sprawls well. He's pushed Makaki Iii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Makaki Iii misses with a takedown attempt - Mahmoud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Makaki Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahmoud will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud throws out a loose jab but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makaki Iii wants to counter the offense by Mahmoud and move into the clinch position.
Nice straight punches there by Mahmoud. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mahmoud.
Mahmoud cracks Makaki Iii with an open hand slap.
Makaki Iii moves out of range of the body kick.
Makaki Iii blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Makaki Iii is defended easily by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makaki Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahmoud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makaki Iii at a distance.
Makaki Iii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mahmoud defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Mahmoud. No joy for Makaki Iii on that attempt.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick which misses Makaki Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Makaki Iii tries to avoid it.
Mahmoud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mahmoud lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makaki Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makaki Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makaki Iii fails with the takedown
and Mahmoud counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud lands an overhand right.
Mahmoud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii shoots in but no luck this time.
Makaki Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mahmoud throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud throws a solid leg kick but Makaki Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mahmoud.
Mahmoud dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makaki Iii. That did some damage!
Mahmoud missing with a left hand there. Makaki Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makaki Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahmoud swings for the body but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Makaki Iii shoots in for a takedown but Mahmoud shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makaki Iii misses with a takedown attempt - Mahmoud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot lands for Mahmoud.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii walks into a straight right hand from Mahmoud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sameh Mahmoud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahmoud, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sameh Mahmoud!
An out of breath Sameh Mahmoud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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