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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman Pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Meighen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meighen throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Pacquiao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Meighen rushes Pacquiao and presses him up against the cage.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike.
Meighen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pacquiao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pacquiao presses Meighen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Meighen misses with a body punch.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Meighen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meighen misses with a low kick.
A big right from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
Meighen slips a jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Meighen avoids the punch easily.
Pacquiao misses with a hook. Meighen ducked under it nicely.
Meighen throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meighen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao checks a low kick from Meighen.
Meighen avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacquiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meighen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Meighen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacquiao's head backwards.
Pacquiao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meighen is trying to maintain a safe position but Pacquiao gets an underhook and turns Meighen into the cage.
Meighen tries to work over Pacquiao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Meighen.
Meighen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Meighen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meighen thumps Pacquiao with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao cracks Meighen with an open hand slap.
Meighen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Meighen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pacquiao in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meighen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meighen throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Pacquiao lands with an overhand left.
Meighen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pacquiao throws a lazy right hand but Meighen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Meighen misses.
Meighen thumps Pacquiao with a low kick.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Meighen.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Meighen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meighen.
Meighen feints a jab promting Pacquiao to slip. Meighen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pacquiao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Meighen throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Meighen misses its intended target.
Meighen throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meighen digs a good hook to Pacquiao's body.
Meighen lands a jab to the nose.
Meighen thumps Pacquiao with a low kick.
A jab from Meighen misses.
Meighen throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Meighen lands a high kick!
Meighen loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Meighen.
Meighen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Meighen throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meighen throws a big shot that misses.
Meighen misses with a low kick.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Meighen is just out of range.
Meighen throws a sloppy head kick
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meighen tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meighen takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Meighen.
Meighen walks into a straight right hand from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meighen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Meighen connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meighen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Meighen moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao gets a clinch.
Pacquiao lands a nice elbow.
Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Meighen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Meighen moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Meighen.
Pacquiao scores with a spinning back kick!
Meighen lands with a nice body punch.
Meighen misses with a looping right.
Meighen looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Meighen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meighen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao sizes up Meighen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Meighen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pacquiao throws a lazy right hand but Meighen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Meighen is out of range.
Meighen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacquiao doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacquiao checks the leg kick.
Meighen looks to land a body kick but Pacquiao moved away.
Pacquiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pacquiao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arthur Meighen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meighen throws a push kick but Pacquiao slaps the foot to one side.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meighen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen checks a low kick from Pacquiao.
Meighen misses with a straight left.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meighen gets a clinch.
Meighen stalling the fight.
Meighen lands a shot to the body.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Meighen stalling in the clinch but Pacquiao improves position.
Meighen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meighen.
Pacquiao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
Meighen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meighen missing with knees to the body.
Pacquiao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Meighen missing with knees to the body.
Meighen blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Meighen.
Pacquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacquiao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meighen is defending well for now.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meighen lands a right hand.
Pacquiao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meighen can't find room to land a body shot as Pacquiao controls the action.
Meighen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Meighen.
Pacquiao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arthur Meighen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Meighen.
Meighen is working Pacquiao over against the cage.
Pacquiao has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Meighen lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen is pushing Pacquiao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Meighen is looking to control Pacquiao's arms but Pacquiao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Meighen has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Meighen controls the action.
Meighen tries to throw a body punch but Pacquiao avoids it by throwing Meighen back against the cage.
Pacquiao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meighen avoids it.
Meighen stalling the fight.
Meighen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meighen managing to block the knees to the body from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao pushes off an throws an elbow but Meighen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meighen struggles to land a body shot inside as Pacquiao controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meighen misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
Meighen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Meighen wants to break free but Pacquiao has control.
Pacquiao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meighen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pacquiao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Meighen throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meighen moves away.
Meighen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Meighen.
Meighen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Meighen avoids nicely.
Meighen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
Meighen takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Meighen's midsection.
Meighen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meighen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meighen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meighen throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Meighen moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
A lazy left from Meighen finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meighen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Meighen.
Meighen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pacquiaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pacquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meighen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meighen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with a hook. Meighen ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Pacquiao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pacquiao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Meighen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meighen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meighen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacquiao throws out the jab.
Meighen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meighen throws a push kick but Pacquiao slaps the foot to one side.
Herman Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arthur Meighen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Meighen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen closes the distance and clinches.
Meighen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Meighen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pacquiao momentarily.
Meighen lands with a nice body punch.
Meighen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Meighen.
Pacquiao gets tackled into the cage by Meighen. Meighen maintains the clinch.
Meighen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meighen stalling in the clinch but Pacquiao improves position.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Meighen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a nice elbow.
Meighen tries a body shot but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Meighen.
Pacquiao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meighen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pacquiao avoids it.
Meighen missing with knees to the body.
Meighen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meighen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Meighen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meighen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pacquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao struggles to land a body shot inside as Meighen controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Meighen.
Meighen blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
Meighen lands a body punch.
Pacquiao is pushing Meighen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Meighen lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao is trying to push Meighen away but Meighen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike.
Pacquiao letting Meighen take a breather here.
Meighen misses with the head strike.
Arthur Meighen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meighen is trying to maintain a safe position but Pacquiao gets an underhook and turns Meighen into the cage.
Pacquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meighen's elbow.
Meighen is leaning against Pacquiao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meighen lands with a short shot to the head.
Meighen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pacquiao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meighen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Meighen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Meighen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meighen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Meighen!
A victorious Arthur Meighen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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