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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno has chosen Cão da Morte by Mão Morta as his entrance music. Herman Pacquiao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joao Pequeno's chin.
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
38 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Pacquiao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pequeno. That did some damage!
Pequeno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pacquiao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pequeno misses with a body kick.
Pequeno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pequeno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joao Pequeno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Pacquiao cracks the inside of Pequeno's front leg.
Pacquiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range and Pacquiao settles back down.
Pequeno lands a really nice looking cross but Pacquiao seems unphased.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Pequeno avoids nicely.
Pacquiao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pequeno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pequeno.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pequeno.
Pequeno avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pequeno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pequeno. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pequeno throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily.
Pequeno throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks for the body kick but Pequeno saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pequeno. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao tests Pequeno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands a nice looking body shot.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pequeno connects with a looping right hand.
Pequeno jabs Pacquiao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pacquiao.
Pequeno tries to land a front kick but Pacquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Pequeno moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pequeno works the jab nicely.
Pequeno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Pequeno finds it's target.
Pequeno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao loads up on a big right hand but Pequeno slips the punch.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Pequeno closes the distance and clinches.
Pequeno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Pequeno blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Pequeno.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pequeno.
Pacquiao works on Pequeno's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pequeno blocks an elbow strike.
Pacquiao throws a punch but it's blocked by Pequeno.
Pequeno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Pequeno pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pequeno lands an uppercut.
Pequeno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pacquiaos head.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Pacquiao fails to land.
Pequeno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Pacquiao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacquiao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pequeno is defending well for now.
Pequeno digs a right hand underneath Pacquiao's ribcage. Pacquiao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno lands a shot to the body.
Pequeno blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pequeno throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pequeno lands a nice uppercut.
Pequeno throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Herman Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pequeno needs to keep his hands up - Pacquiao had a free shot at his head there.
Herman Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Pacquiao finds it's way through Pequeno's defenses.
Pequeno misses with a low kick as Pacquiao jumps back.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Pequeno.
Pequeno closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacquiao.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pacquiao throws an elbow but misses.
Pacquiao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pequeno is defending well for now.
Pequeno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao missing with knees to the body.
Pacquiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pequeno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pacquiaos head.
Pequeno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pequeno avoiding damage as Pacquiao throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pequeno's efforts to push away.
A left hand lands to the body for Pacquiao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno blocking some punches.
Pequeno digs a right hand underneath Pacquiao's ribcage. Pacquiao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pacquiao pushes off an throws an elbow but Pequeno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pacquiao working aggressively here.
Pequeno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pequeno working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Pacquiao.
Pequeno throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pacquiao throws an elbow but misses.
Pequeno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pequeno manages to break the clinch.
Pequeno swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pequeno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pequeno moves away.
Nice jab there from Pequeno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pequeno throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Pequeno keeps the fight on the outside.
Pequeno lands a right hook to the body.
Pequeno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pequeno misses with a looping right.
Pequeno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pacquiao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pacquiao checks a low kick from Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
Pequeno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pequeno scores with a nice right hand.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Pequeno.
Pacquiao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pequeno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pequeno digs a good body shot into Pacquiao's ribs.
Pequeno scores with the left hand. Pacquiao knows he should have avoided that one.
Pequeno feints and then cracks Pacquiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacquiao down.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
Pequeno misses with a body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao connects with the punch.
Pacquiao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pacquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pequeno swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao looks for the body kick but Pequeno saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pequeno.
Pequeno gets a clinch.
Pequeno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pequeno blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pequeno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pequenos head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pequeno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pequeno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pequeno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao Pequeno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pequeno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pacquiao if he has to take too many more of those.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Pequeno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pequeno looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
A hook to the body from Pacquiao.
Pequeno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pacquiao.
Pequeno misses with the head strike.
Herman Pacquiao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Pequeno blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pacquiao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pequeno's brow.
Pacquiao struggles to land a body shot inside as Pequeno controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Pequeno blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao misses with an elbow over the top.
Pequeno misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pequeno.
Pequeno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pequeno has Pacquiao pushed against the cage.
Pacquiao tries to work over Pequeno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pequeno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacquiao takes a shot to the head.
Pacquiao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacquiao pushes Pequeno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Pacquiao on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao tries to land knees in the clinch but Pequeno avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
Pacquiao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pequeno backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pacquiao fails to land.
Pequeno struggles to land a body shot inside as Pacquiao controls his hands.
Pequeno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pequeno.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Pequeno.
Pacquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pequeno's elbow.
Pacquiao tries to throw a body punch but Pequeno avoids it by throwing Pacquiao back against the cage.
Pequeno takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pacquiao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Pacquiao.
Pequeno throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacquiao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pacquiao trying to land knees to the body.
Pequeno blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pequeno prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pequeno blocks the elbow strike.
Pacquiao lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pequeno.
Pequeno tries to work over Pacquiao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pequeno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pequeno misses with some punches.
Pacquiao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pequeno backwards.
Pacquiao lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pequeno blocks the elbow strike.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Pequeno blocks it.
Pacquiao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. Pequeno moves away and avoids it.
Pequeno looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno misses with a low kick.
Pequeno looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pequeno misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno fakes the leg kick and cracks Pacquiao in the body.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pequeno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Pequeno catches Pacquiao right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pacquiao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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