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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Pacquiao's head back.
Pacquiao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva throws a head kick that Pacquiao semi-blocks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pacquiao is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Pacquiao seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacquiao moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Pacquiao scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pacquiao's brow.
A short uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao lands with a short shot to the head.
Pacquiao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A shot in the inside from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
Pacquiao keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacquiao prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands a jab to Pacquiao's midsection.
Silva tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pacquiao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Pacquiao lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Pacquiao on the inside.
Pacquiao scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to break free but Pacquiao has control.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break free but Pacquiao has control.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pacquiao scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Pacquiao scores with a shoulder strike.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Pacquiao keeps him there for the moment.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Pacquiao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pacquiao as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva connects with a right hand. Pacquiao shakes it off.
Silva jabs Pacquiao right on the nose. Pacquiao blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Pacquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Silva.
Pacquiao moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Pacquiao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pacquiao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva wants to break free but Pacquiao has control.
Pacquiao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Pacquiao.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pacquiao lands an uppercut.
Pacquiao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacquiao lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocking some punches.
A short right from Pacquiao on the inside.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
Pacquiao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pacquiao prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Pacquiao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacquiao.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacquiao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao - that landed with a thud.
Pacquiao throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Pacquiao working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
Pacquiao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Pacquiao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pacquiao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pacquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Pacquiao is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacquiao.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Pacquiao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Pacquiao gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jorge Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Pacquiao wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Pacquiao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pacquiao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jorge Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Silva lands but Pacquiao takes it in his stride.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looks to land a combination. Pacquiao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva stalks Pacquiao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pacquiao's face. Pacquiao staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva digs a good body shot into Pacquiao's ribs.
Pacquiao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacquiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pacquiao.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva cracks Pacquiao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Pacquiao.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Nice cross by Silva.
Silva connects with the punch.
Pacquiao has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pacquiao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
Pacquiao prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Pacquiao is controlling the position.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacquiao.
Silva is trying to break free.
Pacquiao lands with a short shot to the head.
Pacquiao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pacquiao prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Pacquiao is working Silva over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Pacquiao keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Pacquiao fails to land.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Pacquiao keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
A short left from Pacquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pacquiao.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Pacquiao gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Pacquiao.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Pacquiao improves position.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jorge Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacquiao cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacquiao.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva wants to break free but Pacquiao has control.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacquiao throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquiao prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Silva!
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hype
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