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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has chosen Its Time for War as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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154 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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169 cm
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155 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Meeks eats them both and turns towards Pacquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Meeks's ribcage but misses.
Meeks swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Meeks clinches up with Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao leaning against his opponent.
Meeks has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Meeks.
Meeks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Meeks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meeks throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Pacquiao misses
letting Meeks counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Meeks misses.
Meeks throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Pacquiao lands with an overhand left.
Meeks misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meeks misses with a head kick.
Meeks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meeks throws a sloppy head kick
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meeks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meeks looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Meeks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Meeks.
Nice defenses there by Meeks.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut
and Meeks counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meeks tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao works over Meeks's head and body with a nice combination.
Meeks misses with a hook
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Meeks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Meeks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pacquiao with a jab.
Meeks is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meeks on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meeks. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao throws a lazy right hand but Meeks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meeks misses with a left hand
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Meeks throws an off balance right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Meeks tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Meeks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Meeks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao works over Meeks's head and body with a nice combination.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Meeks misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meeks. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meeks closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meeks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pacquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meeks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meeks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Meeks throws a lazy head kick
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meeks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meeks 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.
Meeks looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Pacquiao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meeks.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meeks misses with a hook
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fenton Meeks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meeks throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Meeks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao punishes Meeks's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Meeks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao jabs at Meeks's body.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meeks slips a jab from Pacquiao.
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!
Meeks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Meeks avoids it well.
Meeks throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Meeks ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Meeks closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage.
Meeks misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meeks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Meeks tries to work over Pacquiao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meeks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pacquiao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meeks lands with a light punch inside.
Pacquiao effectively controlling the action here.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Meeks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Pacquiao.
Meeks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pacquiao avoids it.
Meeks is working Pacquiao over against the cage.
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 blocked on the inside by Meeks.
Pacquiao blocking some punches.
Pacquiao misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meeks misses with the head strike.
Pacquiao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Meeks pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Meeks just misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks cracks Pacquiao with a good jab.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Meeks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Meeks moves out of range.
Meeks throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Meeks moves out of range.
Meeks throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meeks.
Meeks misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meeks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meeks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meeks on the side of the head.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut
and Meeks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot that sends Meeks's belly button to the back.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Meeks's body. Meeks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pacquiao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meeks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao punishes Meeks's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Meeks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meeks is looking to clinch.
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 swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meeks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 right hand
and Meeks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meeks.
Pacquiao has Meeks pressed against the cage.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Meeks saw that one coming.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meeks.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Meeks throws out a powerful jab.
Meeks misses with a double jab.
Meeks jabs Pacquiao right on the nose. Pacquiao blinks but takes it well.
Meeks rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks looking to slow down the pace here.
Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Meeks misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Pacquiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the head.
Pacquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the body
and Meeks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meeks tries to stall but Pacquiao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pacquiao lands a right hand.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fenton Meeks.
I think Meeks 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Fenton Meeks!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Fenton Meeks!
Fenton Meeks wins by majority decision!
A pretty intense looking Fenton Meeks took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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