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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
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168 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Woods!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods misses with a straight right.
Woods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquiao.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
and Paquiao counters with a left to the body.
Woods shoots in looking for a takedown. Paquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Woods keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Woods throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Paquiao is just out of range.
Woods wants to clinch but Paquiao slips to the side
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ross Woods has been cut.
Woods thumps Paquiao with a low kick.
Woods slips a jab from Paquiao.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woods gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woods tries for a takedown but Paquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao tests Woods's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Paquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods misses with a body punch
and Paquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Paquiao takes one on the button.
Woods swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Paquiao.
Paquiao lands a jab to the head.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paquiao throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it.
Woods throws a lazy uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods misses with a body punch
and Paquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Woods tries to clinch there but Paquiao circles away.
Paquiao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao stalks Woods and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Woods's face. Woods staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Woods looks gassed!
Woods misses with a shot to the body
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woods closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Woods is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Paquiao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Woods misses with a left hand
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Paquiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good exchange - Woods coming out on top.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick from Woods lands but Paquiao takes it in his stride.
Woods misses with a hook to the body
and Paquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paquiao jabs Woods to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Woods misses the body punch
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paquiao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paquiao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paquiao.
Paquiao throws out a powerful jab.
Paquiao scores with the left hand. Woods knows he should have avoided that one.
Paquiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paquiao misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paquiao looks to land a right hand but Woods moved out of range.
Paquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paquiao works Woods's body with a nice hook.
Woods moves out of range as Paquiao strikes.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
and Paquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woods thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Paquiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paquiao.
Woods misses with a body shot
and Paquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Paquiao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Woods momentarily.
Woods takes one to the chin there.
Woods takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woods slips a jab from Paquiao.
Paquiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Woods's hands.
Paquiao throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Paquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.
Paquiao scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paquiao loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
Woods walks into a stiff left hand from Paquiao.
Woods walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Paquiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Woods's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Woods has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woods thinking.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Paquiao finds it's way through Woods's defenses.
Manuel Paquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Paquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Woods gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paquiao catches Woods with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paquiao with a hook.
Woods is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods scores with the left hand. Paquiao knows he should have avoided that one.
Paquiao lands an overhand right.
Paquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Paquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Paquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Paquiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paquiao.
Woods doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paquiao connects with a nice looking jab.
Woods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paquiao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woods can do to turn this around?
Paquiao lands with a cross.
Paquiao jabs Woods to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice combination there by Paquiao.
Woods is rocked!
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!
Paquiao lands a slapping body shot.
Paquiao connects with a single shot there.
Woods is still on wobbly legs! Can Paquiao finish him?
Paquiao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Woods seems to have recovered his senses.
Paquiao punishes Woods's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but Paquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Woods takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Woods's shoulder, as Woods tries to avoid the shot.
Woods slips under a jab from Paquiao.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Paquiao counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Paquiao misses.
Paquiao tests Woods's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ross Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paquiao misses with a straight left.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paquiao lands a nice hook to Woods's body. Woods takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That has opened up Ross Woods's cut even more.
Paquiao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Woods.
Paquiao tests Woods's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paquiao lands a right hook to the body.
Woods takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Paquiao as he connects with a hook.
Paquiao scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Woods takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woods misses with a body punch
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Paquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Paquiao misses its intended target.
Paquiao lands an overhand right.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paquiao counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods misses with a body shot
and Paquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woods thinking.
Paquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Woods tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Paquiao scores with the left hand. Woods knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Paquiao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ross Woods's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Woods closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paquiao.
Paquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woods takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Woods tries to clinch up
and Paquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Woods might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Paquiao has got the better of the exchanges.
Paquiao works the jab nicely.
Woods swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Woods takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a low kick, looking for Paquiao's leg but Paquiao calmly moves out of range.
Paquiao scores with a shot to the body.
Woods takes one to the chin there.
Woods takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Woods takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woods misses with a jab to the body
and Paquiao counters with a left to the body.
Paquiao scores with a decent looking hook.
Paquiao jabs Woods to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Woods steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paquiao.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paquiao with a jab.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but Paquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Woods blocks a jab.
Paquiao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paquiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Woods swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Woods takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paquiao lands a jab to the nose.
Woods misses with a left hand
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paquiao throws the left hand but Woods avoids the punch easily.
A nice combination there by Paquiao.
Woods looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Woods throws a combination that misses
and Paquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paquiao cracks Woods with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab by Woods.
Paquiao throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woods tries to clinch but Paquiao is having none of it.
Paquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Woods tries to clinch but Paquiao moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paquiao throws a lazy uppercut
and Woods counters with a shoot takedown. Paquiao fights it but they end up in guard.
Woods throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paquiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Woods stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paquiao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woods won't allow Paquiao to sweep him here.
Ross Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woods accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paquiao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woods.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquiao is pulling down on Woods's head to control his posture.
Paquiao keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Paquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paquiao, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Paquiao!
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