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Undercard Results
Welterweight prospect Ladarius Miller patiently picked apart
Richard Colas, stopping him 58 seconds into the third round. Miller
(2-0) scored his first career knockout when referee Kenny Bayless
stopped the contest after Colas (1-3, 1 KO) wasn’t defending
himself against an onslaught.
After a rather ho-hum opening round, local kid Lanell Bellows
bloodied and floored opponent Thomas Gifford after a vicious
three-punch combo. Once the Hot Springs, Ark., fighter hit the
deck, referee Jay Nady waived it off, officially ending the duel at
1:17 of the second. With the win, Bellows improves to 7-1-1 (6)
while Gifford drops to 2-2-1 (1).
Veteran welterweight contender Ashley Theopane was a beast inside
the ring against Angino Perez en route to an emphatic stoppage.
Though much shorter than the Miami-based fighter, the England
transplant ripped Perez to the head with reckless abandonment
whenever he could. Theopane, who now resides in Las Vegas, rocked
his foe multiple times, scored a second round knockdown and
eventually tore into the lanky Perez (15-5, 13 KOs) until Kenny
Bayless finally stopped it. The official time of the TKO came at
2:44 of the fourth frame, allowing him to rise to 35-6-1 with 11
KOs.
2012 Olympian Anthony Ogogo remained unbeaten as a pro with a third
round TKO over Jonuel Tapia. The middleweight took his time, but
early in the third, he hurt Tapia and teed off on him. Referee Jay
Nady had no choice but to step in, stopping the brawl 46 seconds
into the third and rescuing the Bronx resident. With the win,
Ogogo, who hails from Norfolk, England, improved to 6-0 with his
third career knockout. Tapia fell to 8-5-1 with 5 KOs.
Romanian transplant Ronald Gavril systematically broke down Tyrell
Hendrix with an array of punches to the head and body and stopped
him in the fourth round. Gavril (9-0, 7 KOs) staggered Hendrix
several times throughout the super middleweight contest and when
the Los Angeles-based pugilist was trapped in a neutral corner and
eating too many shots, referee Russell Mora stepped in. The
official time of the TKO came at 1:58 of the fourth stanza. Hendrix
dipped to 10-4-2 with 3 KOs.
In the final off-TV bout of the evening, local cruiserweight Andrew
Tabiti remained unbeaten with a fourth round stoppage of John
Shipman. Tabiti took a little longer than most expected in dishing
out his power, but he still got the job done inside the allotted
six rounds, keeping his record full of nothing but knockouts. The
end came when Tabiti (6-0) rocked the Amarillo fighter with a
counter left and then swarmed him in a neutral corner until referee
Russell Mora stopped it. The official time came at 2:11 of the
fourth, preventing Shipman (3-2, 2 KOs) from absorbing any more
punishment.
Local contender J’Leon Love had a much more difficult time with
Mexico City native Marco Periban than he would have liked. While
Love enjoyed a speed advantage during their tussle, Periban’s
relentless pressure and granite chin gave Love plenty of trouble in
their super middleweight encounter.
Love tried to utilize his stiff left jab and deft footwork, but
Periban fought a much longer fight and stuck him with his lead
right repeatedly. Periban suffered a bloody nose early on and had a
nasty gash open up above his left eye midway through the battle,
but it never deterred him from trying to knock the American’s block
off. The attacks of Periban certainly frustrated Love as the fight
grew increasingly more uncomfortable as the rounds wore on, but
Love never wilted.
Periban almost pulled off the upset in the fifth when a
perfectly-time right hand buckled Love’s knees. In full retreat
mode, Love tried clearing his head but the Mexican was all over
him, winging shots to the head and body. Just as Love seemed to
escape danger, another right hand crashed home, hurting him even
more. Then, with about a minute left, Love was rocked far worse
than he ever had been in his career and stumbled into the ropes.
Periban swarmed him with a dizzying array of punches, causing Love
to sag farther into the ropes.
Referee Jay Nady then swooped in to what appeared to be a stoppage,
but he couldn’t pull Periban off of him; Love had clinched and was
hanging on for dear life. Finally, after several seconds, the
veteran third man got them apart, but did nothing -- no standing
eight count, no fight stoppage. The lapse in judgment allowed Love
to recover and snatched what might have been a stoppage win from
Periban.
Still, Periban plugged away and scored a knockdown a few moments
after the fight resumed, but Love’s head was already clearing up.
Love bounced back in the sixth with stinging lefts and rights and
never looked back. Periban pressed forward, but Love’s boxing
skills took over and they carried him to a controversial unanimous
decision. J’Leon was awarded the win with a verdict of 95-93,
97-92, 96-93, allowing him to remain unbeaten at 18-0 with 10 KOs.
Periban fell to 20-2-1 with 13 KOs.
Adrien Broner vs. Carlos
Molina
Round 1
Molina misses with two loopy overhand rights. Broner fires a stiff
left jab. Broner’s speed is tremendous compared to Molina’s Broner
misses a straight right down the middle. Molina looks a bit gun shy
right now. “The Problem” is pawing his left hand in all directions,
then fires a jab. Molina misses another big right hand by a foot.
Broner has his left hand all the way down by his hip, baiting
Molina. Molina misses with a lunging left jab. Broner is jabbing
effectively. Molina is backing up, not letting his hands go.
Jab-jab-right by Broner. Molina fires a hook to the body but it’s
stuffed. Molina misses a nasty left hook by several inches and then
eats a short counter left at the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Broner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Broner
Round 2
Molina starts the round off with two left jabs, but they are
meager. Molina is pressing forward much more in this round, but
he’s not landing anything clean. Broner is jabbing away. Nice
three-punch combo by the Mexican-American, but they are all
blocked. Hard left jab by Broner. Another. Another. Molina fires
two jabs, a right to the body and left to the head, but they all
miss their intended targets. Nice straight right hand by Broner.
Hard right/left to the body by Molina, thus far his best punches.
Big flurry to the body by Molina but they are all blocked, but
Molina unfurls two hard overhand rights to the head. Broner shakes
them off and then shakes his head “no.” Molina just misses with a
counter left hook over Broner’s own left. Very close round, but
Molina’s activity steals it.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Molina
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Molina
Round 3
They clinch immediately and Molina locks his arms around like a
guillotine. Broner scoops him up and throws him to the canvas.
Kenny Bayless sternly warns both men. Molina charges right at him
with an onslaught but nothing of merit lands. Broner is not letting
his go at all, opting to defend. Nice left jab by Broner snaps
Molina’s head back. They both miss left hooks at the same time.
Broner fires a left jab to the body. Molina cracks him with a right
to the forehead. They trade left jabs. Molina uncorks a straight
right to the face inside of Broner’s jab. Nice short left hook by
Broner. Molina misses with a loopy overhand right and eats a short
left hand. Molina charges in late but nothing happens. Another
extremely close round.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Broner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Molina
Round 4
Jab by Broner to start the round. Molina charges in with three
shots to the gut. Carlos jabs to the face. Broner just misses with
a slick left hook. Molina clinches, but lets go. Broner’s left hook
is blocked. The next one is, too. Broner throws a hook of his own
but Molina parries it. Nice left jab by Broner breaks through the
guard. They clinch and Adrien lands a glancing right uppercut to
the chin. Left/right hooks by Broner just clip Molina’s chin. Hard
left hand by Broner rocks Molina along the ropes. Broner goes to
the body and then back up. Molina’s head is clear and he presses
the action, though his shots miss. Hard left hook by Molina just
before the bell is followed by a right/left that just glances off
Broner’s face.
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Broner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Broner
Round 5
Molina misses a three-punch combo on the inside. Molina again goes
downstairs but they hit his foe’s arms. Nice left jab by Broner.
Another. Molina’s right hand is blocked. Broner fires a right
uppercut, it misses, and he eats a counter left hook. Short right
hand to the face by Broner on the inside. Broner tags him with a
straight right hand to the cheek. Another. Nice right/left by “The
Problem” in close. Broner digs a right and left to the body. Broner
is really starting to pick up the pace. He tags him again with a
right and left. Molina fires back with shots of his own, but they
glance off. Hard left hook to the body by Molina. It’s turning into
a fight now. Molina rattles off two more shots to the ribs, but
Broner counters upstairs.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Broner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Broner
Round 6
Choppy right hand by Broner starts off the round. Molina charges
right into him and digs to the body. Nice right/left by Molina
after a clinch. They clinch again and plu away at their bodies.
Broner shcuks him off and jabs. Nice left hand/right cross by
broner. Broner fires two hooks to the stomach and then cracks him
upstairs. They clinch again. Molina looks to be tiring just a tad
right now. Broner hits him with three uppercuts on the inside, but
they are partially blocked. Nice left hook to the head by Molina.
They clinch but not before Molina hits him with a loopy overhand
right. Stiff jab by Broner. Short right by broner at the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Broner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Broner
Round 7
Molina charges right into him and dishes out several shots tot eh
body and then nails him in the head. Broner separates and tags him
with a left and right. Molina is sticking to inside fighting, but
Broner is smothering him. Nice left/right by Broner but they are
blocked. Hard left uppercut by Broner on the inside but it’s
stuffed; he follows that with a right to the body. Loopy overhand
right to the top of the head by Molina after the clinch. Left/right
by Broner. They are trading blows now, but Broner is sharper.
Molina catches him with a counter right hand, but Broner isn’t
fazed. Jab by Broner. Molina is very aggressive but most of his
punches are blocked or flat-out miss. Five-punch combo to the head
by Broner, though most of them are glancing blows. Right by Molina.
Left by Broner.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Broner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Broner
Round 8
Molina rifles a few jabs to the head and body. Left hook by Broner
but it’s blocked. A minute in and almost nothing noteworthy has
been thrown. Broner is backing away and Molina seems frozen. Jab by
Broner. Another. Right cross by Adrien lands cleanly but Molina
answers with a straight right that just misses its target. Molina
is chasing him down but he’s not cutting off the ring. Nice right
to the body/left to the head by Molina. Broner is starting to talk
smack a little bit and pounds his chest once. They trade hard
shots. Broner lands a hard left while Molina hits him with a right.
Left by Broner clips him.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Broner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Broner
Round 9
Two jabs by Broner opens the offense. Molina lands a jab of his
own. Molina lands a left hook on the inside. Bayless warns Molina
for clinching and holding the head. Broner jabs to the body. Hard
straight right by Broner lands clean. Broner rattles off five jabs.
Molina rifles off four punches to the head and body, but they are
mostly parried. Molina is not busy enough and is letting Broner jab
him repeatedly. Decent right hand by “The Problem.” Straight right
by Broner follows a meager combo by Molina. Jab-jab-jab-right by
Broner. Hard left hand by Molina near the nell. Another, but it’s
blocked.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Broner
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Broner
Round 10
A Broner jab starts the round. Molina digs to the body with a
flurry but they are all blocked. Molina needs a knockout to win
this fight but he’s not desperate at all. Broner is content to jab
away at him. Molina mugs him and tires to lands a series of blows,
but he smothered himself with the clinch. Left to the body by
Molina but he eats a right/left to the face in return. Right/left
by Broner after a clinch. Left hook by Broner is partially blocked.
Another. Broner misses a right uppercut. Molina clips him with a
left hook to the dome. Molina launches a crippling left hook while
Broner walks away from a clinch but it just misses its mark.
Left/right by Broner. Hard left hook by Molina but Broner brushes
it off. Molina opens up the attack with five seconds left, but
nothing lands cleanly.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Broner (99-91 Broner)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Molina (97-93 Broner)
The Official Result
Adrien Broner takes a unanimous decision with scores of 99-91,
98-92 and 100-90.
Luis Collazo vs. Amir Khan
Round 1
Three meager jabs by Khan start off the bout. They trade pawing
jabs. Khan throws two right hands but they miss badly. Khan keeps
tossing out a week left jab, missing them all. Collazo has thrown
only three rangy right jabs midway through the round. Left hand by
Collazo misses. Right by Khan lands but it’s not powerful. Khan
misses a right/right/left combo. Collazo lands a right to the body
just before they clinch. Amir digs two hooks to the body but his
right uppercut is blocked. Very little action.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Khan
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Khan
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Khan
Round 2
Nice jab/straight right by Khan to start the round. Khan just
misses another right hand to the head. Collazo has both of his
gloves down below his waist. Luis fires a left hand but it misses.
Right hand by Collazo. Hard right hand by Khan as Collazo comes
inside. Another right during the clinch. Collazo wrestles out of
it. They clinch again, but to the chagrin of the crowd. Hard right
hand by Khan after the break. Right/left by Khan. Another long
right hand by the Brit. Collazo’s forehead is already marked up.
Jab-jab-right by Khan. Nice combo upstairs by Collazo but it’s
blocked. Hard right hook to the body of Khan.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Khan
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Khan
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Khan
Round 3
Nice jab/straight right by Khan to start the round. Khan just
misses another right hand to the head. Collazo has both of his
gloves down below his waist. Luis fires a left hand but it misses.
Right hand by Collazo. Hard right hand by Khan as Collazo comes
inside. Another right during the clinch. Collazo wrestles out of
it. They clinch again, but to the chagrin of the crowd. Hard right
hand by Khan after the break. Right/left by Khan. Another long
right hand by the Brit. Collazo’s forehead is already marked up.
Jab-jab-right by Khan. Nice combo upstairs by Collazo but it’s
blocked. Hard right hook to the body of Khan.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Khan
Gary Randall scores the round 10-10
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Khan
Round 4
Collazo comes right at him but Khan jabs him away. Short right hand
by Khan drops Collazo! He’s up and seems okay. Collazo again
charges at him. He digs three hooks to the body. Jeb/right hand by
Khan as Collazo comes in with his hands down. Left hand staggers
Collazo. Collazo is hurt. He is very wobbly and Khan tees off with
lefts and rights. Jab-jab-right by Khan. Right hand by Luis who
continues to keep his hands at his sides. Khan lands another
straight right hand. Right hand by Collazo. They clinch again. Left
hook by Khan. Collazo is walking him down with his hands all the
way down below his waist. Khan sticks and moves.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-8 Khan
Gary Randall scores the round 10-8 Khan
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-8 Khan
Round 5
Khan fires off a three-punch combo but it misses. They clinch. They
clinch again. Khan misses with two powerful right hands. Collazo
charges in and is wrapped up by Amir. Khan backing away, looking to
counter with that right hand. They clinch again and Vic Drakulich
warns them. Khan counter with a right hand but it just misses.
Collazo answers with a left but it’s blocked. Short left hook by
Khan on the inside. Collazo unloads a right/left but Khan ducks
under it. They clinch. Khan misses a three-punch combo late. Hard,
stiff left jab by Khan snaps Collazo’s head back. Left hook by Khan
at the bell grazes Luis’ face. Close round.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Khan
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Collazo
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Khan
Round 6
Khan leads the round with a lead right. Khan doubles up the jab and
fires a right hand. Collazo misses with a right and eats a perfect
right cross in return. It shakes him. Collazo backs him into the
ropes and lets his hands go, but Khan avoids them all. Khan lands a
straight right to the face. Collazo crosses his arms to block but
Khan goes over the top with a loopy right hand. Khan is pawing out
the left jab. The Brit just misses a left hook/right cross. Hard
right to the head lands on Collazo. Collazo jabs. Nice lead right
hand to the mouth by Khan. Khan is boxing smoothly and it’s giving
Collazo all sorts of issues.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Khan
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Khan
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Khan
Round 7
Jab-jab-hook by Khan starts the round. They trade jabs and shots to
the body. Khan rifles off three punches to the heads but Collazo
avoids them. Hard left hook by Collazo, followed by a sharp plug to
the ribs. Khan answers with a right to the face. Khan counters a
right jab with a straight right but it misses. Collazo is breathing
heavily and his left eye is puffing up. Luis misses with a huge
left hook and is countered with a left from Khan. Short right hand
on the inside by Amir. Collazo throws two punches but eats a right
straight down the middle. Hard right hand by Khan near the bell.
The crowd is growing restless.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Khan
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Khan
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Khan
Round 8
Khan digs a right to the body and then follows with a shot
upstairs. Collazo hits Khan low and Drakulich takes a point away.
Collazo is storming at Khan with shots form all angles, but Amir
avoids them all. Straight right by Khan. They clinch. Collazo is
cut above his left eye. Collazo fires a four-punch combo to the
head but every one is blocked. Two right hands by Khan. Collazo
clips him with a left and right hand and it seems to have shaken
Khan. Collazo is all over him as Khan backs away. Hard left hook by
Collazo and Khan clinches. Drakulich takes a point away from Khan
for repeated clinching. Collazo fires off three more hard shots at
the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 9-8 Collazo
Gary Randall scores the round 9-8 Khan
Mike Fridley scores the round 9-8 Collazo
Round 9
Khan starts the round with two rights and a jab. Collazo is
stalking him down. They clinch. Khan misses with a right and left
as Collazo counters with a right. Hard left hooks to the head are
blocked by Khan but collazo digs a brutal right to the body. Hard
right to the face by Khan. Collazo is now cut above his right eye.
The Bronx fighter is like a bull, but he can’t pin Khan along the
ropes or in a corner. Right/left by Collazo. Khan shoots to the
body and escapes under a sinister left hook. Khan is totally on his
bike now and won’t engage with Luis. They trade jabs near the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Collazo
Gary Randall scores the round 10-10
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Collazo
Round 10
Khan fires a three-punch combo but it’s blocked. Double jab by
Collazo. Khan just misses with a right hand. Luis digs to the body.
They clinch after Khan misses a right hand. Nice left jab by Khan.
Hard right hand by Khan shakes Collazo. Amir opens up with another
right to the head and a left to the body. Hard right to the face
forces Collazo into the ropes. Good action. They clinch. On the
break, Khan jabs. Big right hand during a flurry drops Collazo!
He’s up at six but is wobbly. Khan tears into him with a right
hand. He’s hurt again and a left hook floors Collazo again. Collazo
is up and complaining about something. He backs into the ropes and
Khan is all over him, unloading a furious barrage. Collazo blocks
and avoids most of them, and then talks trash at the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-7 Khan
Gary Randall scores the round 10-7 Khan
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-7 Khan
Round 11
Khan opens the round with a flurry but it’s meager. Collazo is
complaining that Khan keeps holding his gloves before he hits him.
Khan lands a right and clinches. Collazo is tired but still coming
forward. Nice straight right by Khan midway. Right hand by Luis.
Right by Amir. Left/right/left by Collazo but they only graze Khan.
Collazo drops his gloves and eats a right hand. Another. Collazo
misses with a powerful left hook. They clinch and Collazo digs to
the body.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Khan
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Khan
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Khan
Round 12
Collazo needs a knockout to win this fight. They touch gloves and
Khan fires off a right hand that misses. They clinch. Big low blow
by Collazo floors Khan. Amir is in pain and takes a knee. He gets
up but drops to a knee again. The fight resumes. And they quickly
clinch. They separate and Collazo comes right at him, but with his
hands down. Khan fires off a four-punch flurry to the face. Nice
left hook by Khan on the inside. Khan jabs. Overhand right by Khan.
Five-punch combo upstairs by Amir. They clinch. Collazo is
exhausted. Jab-jab-jab by “King” Khan. A minute left, Collazo needs
a miracle. Khan is intelligently backing away and jabbing. Both men
are worn out and they clinch again. Collazo opens up with a series
of blows upstairs but they miss. They trade blows near the
bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Khan (117-106 Khan)
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Khan (118-107 Khan)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Khan (117-106 Khan)
The Official Result
Amir Khan takes the unanimous decision with scores of 119-104
(twice) and 117-106.
WBC & WBA Welterweight Title Fight:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos
Maidana
Round 1
They meet in the center of the ring. Maidana swings wildly and
misses. Mayweather counters with a left hook but that, too, misses.
Maidana swarms him but misses every punch. Mayweather jabs. He jabs
to the head and body. Left hook to head and body by Mayweather,
followed by a right. Maidana clinches. Maidana is all over him
after they separate but they are mostly blocked. Maidana is all
over him, swinging wildly for the fences. He’s unloading everything
but Mayweather is in control. Mayweather is staying in his chest
and avoiding everything. Hard right to the body by Mayweather.
Maidana won’t back up and is firing crazy shots from everywhere.
Some got through. Mayweather rolled and avoided the majority of
them. Mayweather landed the cleaner shots, but Maidana was
relentless.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Gary Randall scores the round 10-10
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Round 2
Maidana jabs his way in. Mayweather jabs him and stays in the
center of the ring. Hard straight right by Mayweather. Hard left
hook by Floyd. Mayweather jabs. Maidana jumps on him but Tony weeks
warns him for hitting on the back of the head. Maidana traps him on
the ropes and digs four hard left hooks to the body. Hard right
hand by Mayweather. Maidana fires away but eats a stiff counter
left hook. Mayweather jabs to the body. Maidana backs up.
Jab-jab-right by Mayweather. Maidana clinches. Floyd keeping him
away with the left jab. Maidana tries to swarm him near the bell
buy Mayweather clinches.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Round 3
Maidana presses into him and pins him on the ropes. He lands a
loopy overhand right. Mayweather circles out. Hard right by
Mayweather but Maidana answers with a right of his own. Mayweather
jabs to the body. Again. Again. Hard right hand by Mayweather.
Maidana tags him with a sneaky overhand right and Mayweather
clinches. Weeks warns Maidana a second time for hitting on the back
of the head. They resume and Maidana swarms him against the ropes.
Maidana lands a right hand. Mayweather circles out and fires a left
hook. Maidana is trying to mug him but Mayweather ties him up.
Floyd cracks him with a right hand. Another. A right/left by
Mayweather. Maidana charges into him again and tries to plug away.
Maidana throws a clubbing right hand down onto the back on Floyd’s
neck. Floyd warned for an elbow.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Round 4
Weeks warns Robert Garcia about Maidana’s shots to the back of the
head between rounds. Maidana charges right at Mayweather to start
the round. They clinch violently and Floyd shoves an elbow in
Maidana’s face, but Weeks warns Maidana for holding. Maidana is all
over Mayweather but his punches hit nothing but air. They clinch
and Maidana shoves a forearm into Mayweather’s face. They trade
hooks to the body. Hard right hand by Mayweather. Maidana forces
him into the ropes but can’t get his shots off. They clinch and
it’s getting ugly. Maidana is throwing hellish right hands but they
are missing. Floyd can’t create the space to counter him.
Mayweather misses a left hook. Hard left hook to the body by
Mayweather. They clinch again and Weeks warns Mayweather for
holding. They go toe-to-toe but nothing clean lands for either. At
the bell, Mayweather is cut over his right eye.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Round 5
Replays show that the cut is from an accidental head butt. They jab
at each other to start the round. Mayweather misses a left hook.
Maidana is jabbing and moving right now. Mayweather is pawing his
jab out there. Mayweather misses another counter left hook; he
doesn’t look as sharp as usual. They clinch again. Big right hand
by Chino but Mayweather shakes it off. Mayweather is willing to
stand and trade with him in between clinches. Right hand by
Maidana. Mayweather tags him with a hard right. Mayweather misses
with a monstrous right hand. Maidana clinches and forces
Mayweather’s head down. Three-punch combo by Maidana is blocked.
Maidana is jabbing nicely. Right to the body by Maidana, who has
slowly taken control of the fight. They brawl in the clinch. 10-9
Maidana
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Round 6
Mayweather eagerly awaits him in the center of the ring. Mayweather
jabs to the body. Again. Mayweather is moving back now and seems
more comfortable. Maidana charges right after him and traps him in
his own corner. Nothing lands and Floyd circles out. Mayweather
lands a right hand lead. They clinch again and Maidana tries to
maul him. He forces Floyd into the ropes and lands a decent left
hand. Another. Floyd holds him. They separate and Mayweather eats a
straight left. Hard right by Mayweather. Money digs a right to the
body. The go to war on the inside in the proverbial phone booth.
Hard right uppercut by Mayweather. Hard left hook by Mayweather.
Another. Maidana backs away. Maidana pins him on the ropes by
misses his shots. Floyd cracks him with a left hook. Then a right
cross. Floyd. hits him with a left at the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Gary Randall scores the round 10-10
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Round 7
Mayweather meets him in the center again, before Maidana gets out
of his corner. Mayweather is backing away, looking to set a trap.
Hard straight left/right by Mayweather. Beautiful right hand over
the top by Mayweather. Another. Left hook by Mayweather. Maidana is
tentative. Maidana finally opens up and throws a left hook but it’s
blocked. Mayweather counters with a right hand to the face. Nice
six-punch combo to the head and body by Mayweather. Mayweather
misses a right/left. Maidana clinches after he misses a right hook.
They brawl on the inside. Left hook to the body by Mayweather.
Maidana charges after him and throws a furious combo but every
punch misses. Floyd closes the round with a decent left hook on the
inside.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Round 8
Mayweather digs right to the body in the center of the ring.
Maidana opens up and Mayweather covers up. Along the ropes, Maidana
fires a flurry but Floyd dodges them all. Mayweather circles out
and regroups. Two short counter rights by Mayweather on the inside.
Maidana hits him low but Weeks doesn’t see it. Mayweather misses a
right to the head. He digs a left to Maidana’s body. The action has
slowed a bit in this round. Maidana fires off two left jabs but
they fall short. Mayweather jabs to the body. Again. Nice right
hand by Maidana but Mayweather shakes it off. Maidana chops away at
Floyd’s arms. Money misses a left hook and when Maidana regroups,
he takes a deep breath. Mayweather ends the round with two left
hooks, though they glance off Maidana’s gloves.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Round 9
Mayweather is backing away and Maidana chases him, but can’t trap
him. Mayweather jabs to the face. Maidana seems a bit cautious
about coming in. Big right hand over the top for Mayweather.
Another. It snaps Maidana’s head all the way back. Mayweather jabs
to the face. Again. Maidana misses a big left/right. Nice left jab
by Maidana. Huge left hook misses Floyd by a foot. Floyd tags him
with a left hook on the clinch. When they separate, Mayweather
connects with a vicious to the face. Chino pins him in the corner
but does nothing. Nice three-punch combo by Floyd lands to the head
and body. Mayweather is picking him apart now. Floyd is stalking
him down and lands two hard left jabs. A right to the body. Maidana
pops him with a stiff left jab at the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Round 10
Mayweather is bouncing around the ring and moving side to side.
Mayweather is jabbing and moving nicely. Nice left/right by
Mayweather. Hard right to the jaw stops Maidana’s progress. Maidana
hits him clean with a right hand but Mayweather takes it well. They
clinch and Maidana forces him into the ropes. They separate. Short
left hook by Mayweather. They continuously clinch, making Weeks do
a lot of work. Maidana is plugging away at the body and looks
exhausted. Maidana’s punches are much slower now. Left hook/jab/jab
by Mayweather. Maidana pops him with a right hand. Mayweather jabs
him and then unloads a nasty straight right dead on the jaw at the
bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Round 11
Mayweather is bouncing around the ring and moving side to side.
Mayweather is jabbing and moving nicely. Nice left/right by
Mayweather. Hard right to the jaw stops Maidana’s progress. Maidana
hits him clean with a right hand but Mayweather takes it well. They
clinch and Maidana forces him into the ropes. They separate. Short
left hook by Mayweather. They continuously clinch, making Weeks do
a lot of work. Maidana is plugging away at the body and looks
exhausted. Maidana’s punches are much slower now. Left hook/jab/jab
by Mayweather. Maidana pops him with a right hand. Mayweather jabs
him and then unloads a nasty straight right dead on the jaw at the
bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Mayweather
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Maidana
Round 12
Maidana needs a knockout to win this one as he is way behind on
points. They touch gloves to start the round. Right hand by
Mayweather. Mayweather misses a left and right. Maidana is pressing
the action but not throwing a lot. Mayweather jabs to the body.
Again. Counter right Mayweather hurts Maidana. Mayweather hits him
again with the right but Maidana recovers. Maidana is swinging for
the fences but missing by a mile. They clinch again. Maidana is
throwing haymakers but Mayweather dodges them all. Big left hook
misses by Mayweather. Nice counter right/left by Mayweather as
Maidana charges in. Maidana needs a miracle here. Big right hand by
Mayweather that stuns Maidana. They clinch. Ten seconds left.
Maidana swarms him but Mayweather avoids them all and digs a right
and left to the body at the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Mayweather (118-110
Mayweather)
Gary Randall scores the round 10-9 Mayweather (116-114
Mayweather)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Maidana (115-113 Mayweather)
The Official Result
Floyd Mayweather takes a majority decision with scores of 114-114,
117-111 and 116-112.