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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gonzales might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Himno Nacional Mexicano. Pacquiao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Gonzales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Pacquiao.
Gonzales connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacquiao. Pacquiao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzales.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzales throws out the jab.
Gonzales misses with a left hand
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzales's head back.
Pacquiao gets the takedown into side control.
Gonzales tries to bench press Pacquiao off him but Pacquiao keeps the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzales is trying to control Pacquiao's posture but Pacquiao avoids it.
Pacquiao decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales misses with a hook.
A big right from Gonzales misses.
A jab from Gonzales finds it's way through Pacquiao's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales moves to clinch but Pacquiao breaks away
and Pacquiao counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzales didn't expect that.
Pacquiao wants to pass the guard but Gonzales is keeping the position.
Pacquiao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pacquiao advances position into side control!
Gonzales is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pacquiao's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gonzales is looking to control Pacquiao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzales avoid being mounted?
Pacquiao is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzales is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pacquiao looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao trying to pass the guard but Gonzales defending well.
Pacquiao frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pacquiao with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales has given up his back. Will we see Pacquiao going for some submissions?
Gonzales manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pacquiao's guard. Nice work there by Gonzales.
Gonzales won't allow Pacquiao to sweep him here.
Gonzales with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzales postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzales is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to stand but Pacquiao is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gonzales advances position into side control!
Pacquiao gets back to half guard.
Gonzales is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gonzales thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pacquiao regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales preventing the sweep.
Gonzales has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pacquiao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pacquiao is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gonzales has his hands clasped together but Pacquiao extends an breaks Gonzales's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pacquiao.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Pacquiao!
Junior Pacquiao is the new lightweight champion!
Junior Pacquiao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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