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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kabir Mehra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nature. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pacquiao's choice of entrance music: ten thousand fists. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kabir Mehra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Mehra is out of range.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao throws a head kick but Mehra moves out of range.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao wants to slow Mehra down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mehra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mehra moves out of range of the body kick.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao throws a wild body kick that Mehra sees coming a mile off.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
Mehra avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Mehra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Mehra.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Mehra avoids it well.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Mehra ducks under and follows up with a left that Mehra also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Mehra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mehra moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Mehra has control.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Mehra has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Mehra is controlling him.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Mehra has the dominant position.
Pacquiao letting Mehra take a breather here.
Mehra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
Mehra leaning against his opponent.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Mehra has him pinned against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Mehra has the dominant position.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mehra effectively controlling the action here.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mehra has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mehra prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Mehra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mehra has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Mehra has the dominant position.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Mehra stalling the fight.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mehra.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Mehra has him pinned against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Mehra is controlling the position.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Mehra keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mehra keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mehra is pushing Pacquiao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabir Mehra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mehra avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
Mehra takes the fight into the clinch.
Mehra dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Mehra is controlling him.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mehra has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mehra has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehra prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Mehra is controlling him.
Mehra stalling the fight.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Mehra pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mehra has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Mehra won't allow it.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mehra leaning against his opponent.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Mehra won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Mehra has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Mehra keeps him there for the moment.
Mehra has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mehra stalling against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mehra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mehra content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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 has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Mehra has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Mehra is controlling the position.
Pacquiao letting Mehra take a breather here.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Mehra keeps him there for the moment.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Mehra has him pressed against the cage.
Mehra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Mehra effectively controlling the action here.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Mehra keeps him there for the moment.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mehra has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Mehra is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mehra prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mehra prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Mehra controlling the action here for a moment.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Mehra has control.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Mehra is controlling the position.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mehra seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mehra prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
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 is trying to break free.
Mehra slowing the pace effectively.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Mehra is controlling him.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mehra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kabir Mehra.
Mehra tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick misses from Pacquiao.
Mehra is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao throws a head kick but Mehra moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabir Mehra dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mehra tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Mehra moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Pacquiao looks to land a body kick but Mehra moved away.
Mehra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mehra fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Mehra.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Mehra was well out of range.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mehra avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Mehra slips a jab from Pacquiao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Mehra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Pacquiao.
That's two 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.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Mehra avoids it well.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Mehra avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mehra manages to avoid it.
Mehra avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Mehra was well out of range.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Mehra is just out of range.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mehra tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehra tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Mehra avoids the punch easily.
Kabir Mehra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao cracks Mehra with an open hand slap.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Mehra closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage.
Mehra stalling the fight.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Mehra won't allow it.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Mehra has him pressed against the cage.
Mehra stalling.
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 wants to break free but Mehra has control.
Mehra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Mehra keeps him there for the moment.
Mehra has Pacquiao pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kabir Mehra.
Mehra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mehra tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mehra circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mehra 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabir Mehra!
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hype
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pop
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