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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jorge's choice of entrance music: Back in black. On his way into the cage it seems that Manny Pacquiao has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Manny Pacquiao seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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163 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 5 - 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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jorge.
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. Jorge moves away and avoids it.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jorge scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Jorge shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacquiao punishes Jorge's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao gets caught flat footed, as Jorge shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Jorge is controlling the position.
Jorge stays in close to Pacquiao 's body and controls the position.
Jorge with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Jorge was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jorge.
Jorge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jorge jabs Pacquiao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Jorge's ribcage but misses.
Jorge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao .
Jorge moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao gets caught napping as Jorge dives in and scores a takedown. Pacquiao manages to retain guard.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.
Jorgeis looking to pass into half guard but Pacquiao pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pacquiao is in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pacquiao defends well.
Jorge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pacquiao manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorge.
Jorge working some strikes from top position.
Jorge looking to sit in guard and control but Pacquiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jorge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pacquiao is refusing to be controlled, as Jorge sits in half guard.
Jorge is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge content to control rather than advance.
Jorge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacquiao keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Jorge wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jorge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jorge tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pacquiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jorge throws a one two combo.
Jorge avoids the body shot from Pacquiao .
Pacquiao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jorge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
James Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jorge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge throwing strikes but missing.
Jorge looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is stalling in the full guard.
Jorge lands a couple of elbows.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Jorge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jorge tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge stops Pacquiao from standing up.
Jorge passes Pacquiao 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jorge is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pacquiao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jorge.
Jorge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge trying to mount his opponent but Pacquiao defends it.
Jorge is keen to just control but Pacquiao is a slippery customer.
Pacquiao is looking to escape.
Jorge thows a huge punch but Pacquiao dodges it nicely.
Jorge is working for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge stops Pacquiao from getting back to his feet.
Jorge looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jorge trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Jorge is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jorge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jorge lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jorge.
The crowd cheers as Jorge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pacquiao doesn't seem phased though.
Jorge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jorge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pacquiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jorge ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao .
Nice defenses there by Jorge.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Jorge moves out of range.
Jorge dives in and scores a takedown into Pacquiao 's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Jorge might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pacquiao kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Jorge hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jorge scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manny Pacquiao 's cut is getting worse.
A jab from Jorge finds it's way through Pacquiao 's defenses.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Pacquiao looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jorge lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pacquiao . Jorge pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Jorge!
A very excited looking James Jorge made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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