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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between manuel pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Groves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groves has chosen ready 4 war as his entrance music. manuel pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, manuel pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donnie Groves!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pacquiao throws a series of punches but Groves moves out of range.
pacquiao rushes Groves and presses him up against the cage.
Groves tries to score a body lock takedown but pacquiao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Groves.
pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Groves uses good head movement to avoid it.
pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
pacquiao works over Groves's head and body with a nice combination.
pacquiao walks into a left hand.
pacquiao drops Groves with a right and a left! pacquiao comes rushing in but Groves regains his composure and manages to keep pacquiao in guard.
Groves is rocked!
It looks like Donnie Groves has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pacquiao gets to his feet. Groves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Groves is still on wobbly legs! Can pacquiao finish him?
pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Groves pushes him off.
pacquiao misses with a double jab.
pacquiao is breathing heavily.
pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Groves misses with an uppercut.
pacquiao looks for the body kick but Groves saw that one coming.
Groves seems to have recovered his senses.
pacquiao swinging wilding here.
pacquiao is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groves drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Groves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
pacquiao with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Groves can't handle though.
Groves connects with a couple of short punches.
pacquiao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
pacquiao uses the cage to get back to his feet.
pacquiao throws a series of punches but Groves moves out of range.
pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Groves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
pacquiao tries to clinch there but Groves circles away.
pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Groves pushes him off.
Groves throws a right hand that pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that pacquiao also avoids with ease.
pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pacquiao tries to clinch but Groves is having none of it.
Groves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Groves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from pacquiao.
pacquiao misses with a double jab.
pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Groves shoots in and drives through. pacquiao sprawls well.
pacquiao lands with a right and another and another! Groves is in big trouble! pacquiao lands again and this time it's lights out for Groves! A quality knockout there for pacquiao.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). manuel pacquiao!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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