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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.