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FLOYD MAYWEATHER GIVES MARCOS MAIDANA A BOXING LESSON TO WIN UNANIMOUS DECISION

By Ben Thompson | September 13, 2014
FLOYD MAYWEATHER GIVES MARCOS MAIDANA A BOXING LESSON TO WIN UNANIMOUS DECISION

Moments ago at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather kept his title and his undefeated record intact, defeating former welterweight champion Marcos Maidana via unanimous decision after giving him a boxing lesson over the course of 12 rounds. The fight lived up to it's name, "Mayhem", when Maidana tried to first bite Mayweather through his glove and then was laster deducted a point after slamming him to the canvas. In the end, the judges scored the bout 115-112, 116-111, and 116-111 all for Mayweather. Relive all the action in FightHype's round-by-round results.

ROUND 1
Surprisingly, Maidana comes out a bit cautious. Mayweatehr fires his jab. Jab to the body gets in for Mayweather. Right hand from Maidana misses. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Jab lands for Mayweather. Maidana comes forward. Mayweather circles. Looping overhand right from Maidana gets in against the ropes. Left hook lands for Mayweather again. Maidana digs a left to the body. Jab lands for Mayweather. Another. Round to Mayweather.

Mayweather 10 Maidana 9

ROUND 2

Mayweather circling around the ring. Jab to the body for Mayweather. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Maidana not shoing the aggression he did early in the first fight. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Jab to the body for Mayweather. Maidana falls short with a combo. They trade jabs. HARD right hand lands for Mayweather. Left hook lands for Mayweather and he slips out of the corner. Another right lands for Mayweather. Left hook from Mayweather followed by a right. Maidana flurries against the ropes, but Mayweather slips away. Round to Mayweather.

Mayweather 20 Maidana 18

ROUND 3

Maidana pressing forward cautiously. Mayweather in the corner and Maidana unloads a flurry. Counter right lands for Mayweather. HARD straight right lands for Mayweather. Now Mayweather pokes him to the body with a right. Another HARD right from Mayweather rocks the head of Maidana. Maidana digs to the body. Right to the back of the head lands for Maidana. Mayweather answers with a hard right. They trade jabs. Another counter right lands for Mayweather. Maidana lands a left. Nice right hand lands for Maidana right at the bell. Better round for Maidana.

Mayweather 29 Maidana 28

ROUND 4
Left hook lands for Mayweather. Maidana charges in and lands some nice shots against the ropes. Nice right lands for Maidana. Mayweather covers up on the ropes. It looks like Maidana was waiting for this round to unload. They trade against the ropes. Jab lands for Maidana. Right hand gets in for Maidana. Mayweather not throwing much back. Right to the body lands for Mayweather. Overhand right lands for Mayweather. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Right to the body and a right upstairs lands for Mayweather. They trade on the inside. Nice uppercut lands for Mayweather. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Good round. I'll give it to Maidana, but both fighters landed some great shots.

Mayweather 38 Maidana 38

ROUND 5

Jab lands for Mayweather. Maidana answers with his own. Nice right lands for Mayweather. Maidana falling short with his punches when he's at a distance. Left lands for Mayweather. Another. STIFF jab lands for Mayweather. Quick straight right lands for Mayweather. They trade body shots. 1-2 lands for Mayweather. Left hook lands for Mayweather and Maidana covers up. Mayweather landing some hard shots in there. Maidana takes a deep breath. Round to Mayweather.

Mayweather 48 Maidana 47

ROUND 6

Mayweather circles and sticks his jab. Mayweather digs to the body. Maidana chops down with a right. Nice upperuct sneaks in for Mayweather. Left hook from Mayweather and he slips away. Again. Mayweather with his hands down. Right hand from Mayweather is partially blocked. Maidana swings with a wild left hook that Mayweather ducks under. They trade on the inside. Round to Mayweather.

Mayweather 58 Maidana 56

ROUND 7
Mayweather is quick to take the center fo the ring to start the round. Stiff jab lands for Mayweather. They trade jabs. Maidana lands a jab. Harder jab lands for Mayweather. Right to the body lands for Mayweather. Maidana lands a right. Maidana jabs to the body. Mayweather backs him up to the ropes and lands a left. Jab lands for Maidana. Mayweather digs a right to the body. Another. 1-2 to the body lands for Mayweather. Maidana looks like he's not liking those body shots. Another right to the body lands for Mayweather. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Round to Mayweather.

Mayweather 68 Maidana 65

ROUND 8

Jab and a left hook from Mayweather grazes Maidana. Maidana gets in a right. Mayweather lands a right. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Maidana lands a left hook in close. Right lands for Mayweather. Maidana lands some shots to the body and hip during a lcinch. Hard right lands for Mayweather. Left hook lands for Mayweather. BIG right lands for Maidana. Another right lands for Maidana, but he eats a hard right in return from Mayweather. Mayweather complaining to the ref about something. It looks like he's trying to show him that Maidana bit his glove. A lot of talking going on in the corner. Bayles gives Maidana a talking to in the corner with Robert Garcia. "He bit me," Mayweather tells some people in the media. Round to Mayweather.

Mayweather 78 Maidana 74

ROUND 9

Maidana tries to work Mayweather against the ropes. Counter right lands for Mayweather. Short left hook lands for Mayweather. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Maidana digs to the body. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Stiff jab lands for Mayweather. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Round to Mayweather.

Mayweather 88 Maidana 83

ROUND 10
Left hook lands for Mayweather. Another. Jab lands for Mayweather. Another left hook and jab lands for Mayweather. Maidana lands a jab. Mayweather digs a nice jab to the body. They wrestle on the inside and Mayweather is slammed to the canvas. The referee take a point. Maidana is relentless now as he chases Mayweather and digs to the body. Counter right lands for Mayweather. Uppercut lands for Mayweather. Maidana digs to the body and lands an overhand right. Round to Mayweather.

Mayweather 98 Maidana 91

ROUND 11

Nice left hook lands for Mayweather. Maidana complains about a low blow and is given time to recover by the ref. HARD left hook to the body lands for Mayweather. Maidana flurries against the ropes. Hard right hand over the top lands for Mayweather. Maidana presses forward. 1-2 to the body lands for Mayweather. Maidana lands a jab. Maidana digs to the body. Left hook lands for Mayweather. Round to Mayweather.

Mayweather 108 Maidana 100

ROUND 12

Mayweather circling the ring. Maidana flurries against the ropes. Left to the body lands for Maidana. Mayweather looks content to just cruise this last round. Maidana flurries to the body in the corner. Mayweather circles away. Another flurry from Maidana along the ropes that Mayweather brings to an end by clinching. Left hook lands for Maidana. Round to Maidana.

Mayweather 117 Maidana 110

Official judges scorecards: 115-112, 116-111, 116-111

THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION...FLOYD MAYWEATHER

UNDERCARD RESULTS

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