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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramoan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramoan Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramoan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao steps into range and cracks Silva with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Silva flops backwards and Pacquiao dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Ramoan Silva has been cut.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pacquiao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pacquiao tries to get out of the position.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Pacquiao is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pacquiao manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Pacquiao's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes 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 right and a left that both miss.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pacquiao's half guard.
Pacquiao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Pacquiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pacquiao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pacquiao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pacquiao sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Pacquiao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Pacquiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva prevents Pacquiao from standing back up.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pacquiao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramoan Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramoan Silva.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a left and a right that sends Silva crashing to the canvas! Pacquiao dives into mount looking to finish!
Silva is rocked!
Pacquiao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Pacquiao finish him?
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Pacquiao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pacquiao has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Pacquiao loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao lands a heavy elbow.
Pacquiao throws a strike there. Silva manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Pacquiao has control of the leg.
Pacquiao wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pacquiao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pacquiao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is defending well.
Silva is working for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending it quite comfortably.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pacquiao is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Pacquiao defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramoan Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Pacquiao defending against the ground and pound.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacquiao keeps working.
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.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pacquiao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Pacquiao wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
Pacquiao stops Silva from passing to mount.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pacquiao is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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 looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pacquiao is avoiding damage well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Pacquiao controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramoan Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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