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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 426 p4p, 871 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 71 p4p, 130 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billabong scores with a jab. Mahomes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mahomes throws a jab but it's blocked by Billabong.
Mahomes throws a sloppy head kick and Billabong moves out of range easily.
Billabong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Billabong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Billabong throws a shot to the body.
Mahomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahomes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Billabong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahomes throws a leg kick
and Billabong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Billabong stops Mahomes from standing up.
Billabong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Billabong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billabong wants to pass the guard but Mahomes is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Billabong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Billabong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahomes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Billabong trying to control but Mahomes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mahomes scores with a decent looking hook.
Mahomes misses with a wild body shot.
Billabong slips a straight right by Mahomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Billabong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahomes throws a body punch but Billabong moves out of range.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahomes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahomes swings for the body but Billabong moves out of range.
Billabong tries to counter with a takedown but Mahomes is quick to defend against it.
Billabong looking to score a takedown here. Mahomes is defending well but Billabong drives through and ends up in Mahomes's guard.
Mahomes is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Billabong presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billabong is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Mahomes fails to land.
A short uppercut from Mahomes.
Nice body punch from Mahomes - that landed with a thud.
Mahomes has Billabong pushed against the cage.
Billabong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Billabong misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Billabong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahomes trying to control the position but instead, Billabong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahomes into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahomes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahomes. Billabong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billabong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mahomes walks into a jab.
Billabong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahomes moves away.
Billabong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mahomes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Billabong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Billabong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mahomes counters with a straight right hand.
Billabong misses with a body shot.
Billabong throws a looping overhand right but Mahomes ducks down to avoid it.
Mahomes pushes Billabong up against the cage in a clinch.
Billabong lands with a light punch inside.
Mahomes throws a head punch that misses.
Mahomes manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahomes.
Mahomes drops his hands momentarily and Billabong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahomes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Billabong.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut. Billabong saw that one coming.
Mahomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billabong checks a leg kick.
Billabong's corner calls for a 1-2. Billabong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mahomes slips a jab from Billabong.
Mahomes throws a body punch but Billabong moves out of range.
Mahomes lands a glancing blow to the side of Billabong's head.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billabong looks to throw the jab but Mahomes is out of range.
Billabong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mahomes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Billabong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahomes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Mahomes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mahomes scoring well with a low kick there.
Mahomes staying out of range there.
Mahomes misses with a straight right.
Billabong throws a body shot but no joy.
Billabong checks a leg kick.
Billabong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Billabong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Billabong slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Billabong misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mahomes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Billabong blocks a head kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut
enabling Billabong to counter with a crisp jab.
Billabong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mahomes to the ground. Billabong is now in Mahomes's guard.
Billabong lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahomes pushes Billabong off and gets back to his feet.
Billabong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahomes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes tries to clinch but Billabong is having none of it.
Billabong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mahomes throws a right hand that misses
and Billabong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Billabong seems content to control.
Billabong winds up and cracks Mahomes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Billabong is controlling the pace.
Johnny Billabong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Billabong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Billabong thows a huge punch but Mahomes dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Billabong seems content to control.
Mahomes tries to kick Billabong off but Billabong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billabong thows a huge punch but Mahomes dodges it nicely.
Billabong looks to land a strike but Mahomes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Billabong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Billabong throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes keeping moving, preventing Billabong from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Billabong tries to move into range but Mahomes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Billabong swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahomes.
Billabong blocks the body kick.
Jab by Billabong.
Mahomes throws a big shot that misses.
Mahomes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Billabong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billabong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Billabong avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
Billabong slips a jab and a cross from Mahomes.
It looked like Billabong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mahomes.
Mahomes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Billabong tries to counter with a takedown but Mahomes is quick to defend against it.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes throws a leg kick
and Billabong counters with a nice uppercut.
Billabong lands with a hook. Mahomes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Mahomes tenderised Billabong's leg. Billabong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Billabong misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Mahomes is predictable there
and Billabong counters with a takedown into side control.
Billabong throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Billabong taking a breather here.
Billabong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Billabong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Billabong staying calm.
Billabong trying to control the action but Mahomes is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Billabong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Mahomes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mahomes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Billabong with a hook.
Billabong defending well as Mahomes loads up on a big left hand.
Mahomes misses with a looping left.
Mahomes defending well as Billabong loads up on a big left hand.
Mahomes misses the jab.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billabong blocks a head kick by Mahomes.
Billabong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes misses with a right hand
and Mahomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Billabong.
Billabong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Billabong moves forwards but Mahomes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mahomes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Mahomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Billabong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong ducks under a wild hook from Mahomes.
Billabong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mahomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Billabong drops his hands momentarily and Mahomes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Billabong lands a jab to the nose.
Billabong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Billabong controlling the action here.
Mahomes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Billabong is trying to work for a kimura but Mahomes is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong uses his free foot to push down on Mahomes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mahomes.
Mahomes is squirming around, avoiding Billabong's attempts to control the action.
Billabong looking to finish with strikes here!
Billabong trying to control but Mahomes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes is trying to stand.
Billabong goes for an armbar but Mahomes turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mahomes.
Billabong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Billabong pulls Mahomes in close to prevent any damage.
Billabong looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong wants to sweep but no luck.
Billabong is looking for a triangle here but Mahomes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Billabong is right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Billabong is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Mahomes.
I think Mahomes 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
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