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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Numa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by Its Time for War. Numa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You're Going Down. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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169 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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169 cm
21
167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiji Numa! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Numa.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Numa misses with a low kick.
Numa misses with a body shot.
Numa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it. Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses. Numa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Numa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively. Numa blocks a jab. Pacquiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Numa misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Numa's ribcage but misses. Numa circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pacquiao throws a body punch but Numa moves out of range. Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Numa moves out of range easily. Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination. Pacquiao with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Numa scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacquiao loads up on a big right hand but Numa slips the punch. Good shot there by Pacquiao. Numa thuds a left hand into Pacquiao's body. Pacquiao throws a hook but Numa blocks it. Numa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Pacquiao swings away with a leg kick that misses. Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Numa manages to avoid it. Numa jabbing away but nothing is landing. Pacquiao has managed to clinch.
Numa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Numa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Numa is trying to break free. A left hand lands to the body for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. A jab from Numa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Numa misses. Some bone on bone action there as Numa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacquiao!
Numa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Numa throws a low kick but Pacquiao moves out of range easily. Pacquiao instigates a clinch. Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Numa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Numa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand. Numa throws a right and a left that both miss. Pacquiao cracks Numa with an open hand slap.
Numa is rocked! Pacquiao lands with a right and another and another! Numa is in big trouble! Pacquiao lands again and this time it's lights out for Numa! A quality knockout there for Pacquiao.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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