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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brave's choice of entrance music: Eco, Eco (somos de taleco). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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150 lbs
4 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquiao !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rod Brave!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brave takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brave gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao .
Brave gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brave missing with knees to the body.
Brave tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacquiao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brave lands a good knee to the midsection. Pacquiao won't want to take too many of those.
Pacquiao is trying to push Brave away but Brave has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brave tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Pacquiao is trying to push Brave away but Brave has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brave goes for a takedown attempt but Pacquiao pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brave tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao jabs Brave right on the nose. Brave blinks but takes it well.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brave closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pacquiao did well to prevent Brave getting side control.
Well, if Brave is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brave misses with a head shot. Pacquiao uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wriggles free and stands up.
Pacquiao stalks Brave and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brave's face. Brave staggers backwards, shaken.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Brave.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao cracks Brave with a good jab.
Brave throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao 's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brave off to one side.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rod Brave.
Pacquiao lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Pacquiao .
Brave moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off.
Brave throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Brave. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brave can pounce on him.
Brave uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brave gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Brave has control.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Brave lands an elbow just above Pacquiao 's eye.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Brave lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brave turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brave misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pacquiao seems a little lost for a moment, as Brave dominates the positioning.
Brave is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacquiao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brave throws a strike aimed at the side of Pacquiao 's head but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Brave taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brave misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brave is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pacquiao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pacquiao is not content to let Brave control the position.
Pacquiao takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A lull in the action here as Brave stalls from top position.
Brave thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao is not content to let Brave control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Brave dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao 's cut.
That's time! Pacquiao 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brave on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Brave avoids the punch easily.
Brave dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brave counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pacquiao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brave momentarily.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Brave.
Sloppy strikes from Brave. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brave is defended easily by Pacquiao .
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
That kick from Brave tenderised Pacquiao 's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brave throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao 's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Brave wants to clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Brave counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pacquiao 's knee momentarily.
Pacquiao misses with a lunging right hand
and Brave counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Brave has double underhooks.
Brave gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brave passes to full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brave wants to control the pace but Pacquiao is squirming around nicely.
Pacquiao is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brave throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brave landing shots from mount.
Brave throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pacquiao defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brave.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brave sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brave punching from mount but Pacquiao doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brave unloads with some shots from mount but Pacquiao bucks and avoids them well.
Brave working Pacquiao over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brave misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brave landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brave wants to control the pace but Pacquiao is squirming around nicely.
Brave misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pacquiao taking shots to the head.
Manny Pacquiao 's cut is getting worse.
Brave content just to control the position here.
Brave lands a big elbow.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Jeez, Manny Pacquiao 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Manny Pacquiao 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rod Brave!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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