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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Hicks tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao connects with a nice looking jab.
Pacquiao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hicks under the eye.
Hicks fails to land the takedown.
Hicks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pacquiao lands with an overhand left.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Hicks misses the target.
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacquiao checks a low kick from Hicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hicks tries for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away easily
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Herman Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of QL Hicks.
Hicks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pacquiao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hickss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Pacquiao does it's job there.
Pacquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Hicks's head.
Pacquiao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Hicks shoots in.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao lands a really nice looking cross but Hicks seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicks. That did some damage!
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks.
Pacquiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hickss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pacquiao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Hicks's body.
Hicks tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pacquiao throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacquiao connects with a leg kick. Hicks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hicks takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao thumps Hicks with a low kick.
Pacquiao thumps Hicks with a low kick.
Hicks is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pacquiao is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hicks.
Hicks staying out of range there.
Hicks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Hicks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacquiao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Hicks's body.
Hicks swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Hicks blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hicks circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao throws a front kick aimed at Hicks's knee but Hicks avoids it well.
Hicks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Hicks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicks. That did some damage!
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Pacquiao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao throws a jab when Hicks was well out of range.
Hicks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pacquiao can pounce on him.
Hicks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Pacquiao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pacquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hicks slips a jab from Pacquiao.
Hicks closes the distance and clinches up with Pacquiao, looking for a takedown. Hicks pushes Pacquiao against the cage but Pacquiao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hicks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hicks takes one to the side of the head.
Hicks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Hicks drops his hands momentarily and Pacquiao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao jabs Hicks right on the nose. Hicks blinks but takes it well.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Hicks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hicks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pacquiao scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao slips under a jab.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Hicks swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Hicks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Hicks off the cage and back into range.
Hicks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Herman Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of QL Hicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Hicks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacquiao rather than just go for the knockout.
Pacquiao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Pacquiao moved out of range.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Pacquiao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hicks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pacquiao connects with a solid leg kick.
Pacquiao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Hicks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Hicks takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Hicks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pacquiao throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Hicks moved out of range nicely.
Hicks punishes Pacquiao's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao scores with a jab.
Hicks takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Hicks.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicks's sensitive parts.
Pacquiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Pacquiao does it's job there.
Hicks throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Pacquiao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hicks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pacquiao has got the better of the exchanges.
Hicks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
Hicks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Hicks's body. Hicks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Hicks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hicks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Pacquiao dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses.
Pacquiao connects with a leg kick. Hicks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Hicks misses the target.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Pacquiao moved out of range.
Hicks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Hicks shoots in.
Hicks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacquiao to score with a decent uppercut.
Hicks dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Hicks's head and hops out.
Hicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hickss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pacquiao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Pacquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hicks eats them both and turns towards Pacquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Hicks ducks down to avoid it.
QL Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herman Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao connects with a solid leg kick.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pacquiao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pacquiao wants to control but Hicks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hicks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position.
Pacquiao wants to control but Hicks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hicks thows a huge punch but Pacquiao dodges it nicely.
Hicks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hicks stops Pacquiao from getting back to his feet.
Pacquiao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hicks is working away from the top position though.
Hicks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pacquiao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hicks wants to pass to mount but Pacquiao is defending the position.
Hicks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pacquiao gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao wants to sweep but no luck.
Hicks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hicks landing with the ground and pound.
Pacquiao working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks stops Pacquiao from standing up.
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!
Hicks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacquiao, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Pacquiao!
Herman Pacquiao is the new welterweight champion!
Herman Pacquiao spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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