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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mommy Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Bertozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlo Bertozzi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Mommy Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Bertozzi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bertozzi.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Bertozzi.
Bertozzi throws the kick towards the body but Pacquiao avoids it.
Pacquiao shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pacquiao showed some decent athleticism there.
Pacquiao slips a nice elbow through Bertozzi's hands, connecting with Bertozzi's forehead.
Bertozzi wants to get back to full guard but Pacquiao has passed into side control.
Pacquiao sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bertozzi regains half guard.
Bertozzi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Pacquiao manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throwing strikes here but Bertozzi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pacquiao landing strikes from the mount.
Pacquiao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pacquiao throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bertozzi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pacquiao throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pacquiao sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi tries to lock up and control but Pacquiao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pacquiao prevents Bertozzi from getting the reversal.
Bertozzi is in a horrible position here. Pacquiao smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bertozzi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pacquiao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bertozzi defending well though.
Bertozzi is trying to maintain the position but Pacquiao is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pacquiao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bertozzi is looking to escape.
Pacquiao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bertozzi tries to kick Pacquiao off but Pacquiao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pacquiao thows a huge punch but Bertozzi dodges it nicely.
Bertozzi trying to control but Pacquiao postures up.
Pacquiao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bertozzi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao thows a huge punch but Bertozzi dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pacquiao shoots in but Bertozzi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pacquiao shoots in and drives through. Bertozzi sprawls well.
Bertozzi wants to clinch.
Pacquiao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mommy Pacquiao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Bertozzi does no damage.
Pacquiao shoots for a double leg takedown but Bertozzi sprawls well. He's pushed Pacquiao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pacquiao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bertozzi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bertozzi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bertozzi tries to clinch up.
Bertozzi throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Pacquiao with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mommy Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao fails to land the takedown.
Pacquiao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bertozzi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pacquiao.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bertozzi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Mommy Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
Bertozzi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pacquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bertozzi but Bertozzi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick nicely.
Carlo Bertozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao dives in and grabs Bertozzi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bertozzi pushes down on Pacquiao's head and hops out.
Bertozzi works the jab nicely.
Pacquiao has a takedown stuffed.
Bertozzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bertozzi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pacquiao is defended easily by Bertozzi.
Bertozzi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bertozzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Bertozzi tries a low kick but Pacquiao avoids it.
Bertozzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Bertozzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bertozzi stops a takedown attempt from Pacquiao.
Bertozzi is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao is controlling him.
Bertozzi jumps guard and drags Pacquiao to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pacquiao throwing strikes but missing.
Pacquiao prevents Bertozzi from getting back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Pacquiao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bertozzi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bertozzi wants to get back to his feet but Pacquiao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pacquiao throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertozzi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pacquiao manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Bertozzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mommy Pacquiao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bertozzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Bertozzi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bertozzi misses the jab.
Bertozzi swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bertozzi tries to improve position but can't.
Bertozzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pacquiao throws a strike aimed at the side of Bertozzi's head but Bertozzi avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertozzi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao lands some shots froms side control.
Bertozzi wants to get back to his feet but Pacquiao drags him back down.
Bertozzi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mommy Pacquiao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pacquiao working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bertozzi tries to bench press Pacquiao off him but Pacquiao keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao working the ground and pound but Bertozzi is defending the strikes.
Pacquiao working the ground and pound but Bertozzi is defending the strikes.
Bertozzi is trying to buck Pacquiao off.
Pacquiao sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bertozzi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pacquiao cracks Bertozzi with a big right hand but Bertozzi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bertozzi is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks for a takedown but Bertozzi sprawls well.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown but Bertozzi shows good takedown defense.
Bertozzi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bertozzi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mommy Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bertozzi with a poor takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a takedown into side control.
Bertozzi parries the strikes from Pacquiao easily there. Pacquiao is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bertozzi to escape.
Pacquiao throws an elbow but Bertozzi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pacquiao looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bertozzi is avoiding damage well.
Bertozzi tries to escape but Pacquiao is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bertozzi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pacquiao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bertozzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bertozzi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bertozzi misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mommy 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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