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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justun wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justun wood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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225 cm
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150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justun wood! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Pacquiao! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pacquiao misses with the combination.
wood scores a takedown into full mount! wood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. wood is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pacquiao has managed to escape the submission attempt.
wood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Pacquiao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. wood working for a submission but Pacquiao is keeping him at bay. Pacquiao wants to control but wood is having none of it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. wood lands a big elbow. wood controlling the position easily from mount. Pacquiao tries to hold on but wood postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. wood looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. wood is working for a guillotine from mount but Pacquiao frees his head quite easily.
wood is breathing heavily. wood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacquiao?
Pacquiao tries to lock up and control but wood gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Manny Pacquiao just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but wood circles away quickly and effectively. Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by wood. Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from wood. wood gets slowly back to his feet. Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two 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. Pacquiao looks to land a combination but wood avoids it well. Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
wood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. wood gets slowly back to his feet. Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily. wood has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justun wood. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pacquiao tries to bum rush wood with a series of wild strikes but wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses. Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination! Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses. wood shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Pacquiao is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. wood trying to mount his opponent but Pacquiao defends it. Pacquiao wants to control but wood is keeping busy.
wood prevents Pacquiao from standing back up.
wood is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
wood wants to pass to mount but Pacquiao is defending the position. Pacquiao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. wood is working away from the top position though. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. wood wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justun wood dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage. wood slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but wood avoids them all with ease. Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. wood scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. wood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no wood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Pacquiao gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. wood tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. wood wants to control the pace but Pacquiao is squirming around nicely. Pacquiao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Pacquiao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control wood kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. wood stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that wood avoids nicely. Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. wood slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Pacquiao throws a series of punches but wood avoids them all with ease. Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush wood with a series of wild strikes but wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Pacquiao throws a series of punches but wood moves out of range. wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by wood. Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from wood. wood gets slowly back to his feet. Pacquiao throws a right and a left that wood avoids nicely. Pacquiao looks to land a combination but wood avoids it well. Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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. Pacquiao throws a right hand that wood ducks under and follows up with a left that wood also avoids with ease. Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but wood avoids it well. Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
wood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justun wood dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
wood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Pacquiao wants to control but wood is keeping busy and won't allow it. wood trying to pass the guard but Pacquiao defending well. Pacquiao is trying to control but can't.
Pacquiao tries to get to full guard but wood has control of the leg. wood moves nicely into side control. Both fighters are breathing heavily. wood tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pacquiao's legs. wood wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Pacquiao misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily. No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
wood shoots in and bounces Pacquiao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. wood won't allow Pacquiao to get back to his feet. wood postures up.
wood sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pacquiao's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. wood works his foot free and advances to mount. Pacquiao tries to hold on but wood pushes him away. wood is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Pacquiao is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justun wood!
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RATING
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