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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Escher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertrand Escher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bertrand Escher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escher shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Escher.
Escher shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Escher throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao connects with a single shot there.
Escher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Escher tries a head kick but it misses.
Escher is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Escher.
Pacquiao scores with a jab.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the head.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Escher on the side of the head.
Escher misses with a double jab
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Escher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Escher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bertrand Escher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Escher.
Escher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Escher misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escher wants to finish this one by submission but Pacquiao is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Escher.
Pacquiao is trying to stand up.
Escher has control of Pacquiao's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pacquiao regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pacquiao blocking the ground and pound.
Escher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pacquiao is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Escher throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pacquiao because Escher loaded up on that one.
Pacquiao wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Escher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Escher throwing strikes here but Pacquiao is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Escher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Escher with a couple of short strikes.
Pacquiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Escher landing strikes from the mount.
Escher scoring with strikes but Pacquiao is staying in there.
Pacquiao looks gassed!
Escher unloads with some shots from mount but Pacquiao bucks and avoids them well.
Pacquiao wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Escher.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Escher has control of Pacquiao's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pacquiao regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Escher controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escher dominating with strikes here.
Escher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Escher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Escher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pacquiao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Escher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacquiao?
Escher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Escher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Escher cracks Pacquiao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Escher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pacquiao looks a forlorn figure.
Escher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Escher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Escher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pacquiao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Escher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escher cracks Pacquiao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Escher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pacquiao looks a forlorn figure.
Escher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertrand Escher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Escher misses with a combination
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Escher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Escher.
Jab by Pacquiao.
Escher throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Escher tries a low kick but Pacquiao avoids it.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Escher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Escher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Escher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escher throws a hook but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao blocks the body kick.
Escher fails to land the takedown.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Escher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiao swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bertrand Escher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escher misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Escher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bertrand Escher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escher.
Escher tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Escher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao lands a jab.
Pacquiao defending well as Escher loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao punishes Escher's body with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Pacquiao as he checks the leg kick.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Escher throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Escher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Escher's head.
Escher misses the body punch
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escher throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Escher misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escher misses with a low kick.
Pacquiao throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escher.
Pacquiao scores with a decent looking hook.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pacquiao is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Escher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Escher with a poor takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao works over Escher's head and body with a nice combination.
Escher slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escher circles away quickly and effectively.
Escher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escher misses the body punch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Pacquiao coming out on top.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escher shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Escher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escher at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
Escher throws a combination that misses
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Escher misses its intended target.
Pacquiao blocks the body kick.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Escher's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escher has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Escher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escher slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Escher throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Escher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao throws a one two combo.
Escher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escher. Escher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Escher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Escher.
Escher with a poor takedown
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Escher has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Escher will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bertrand Escher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escher ducks right into an uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao clobbers Escher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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.
Escher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pacquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!
Good exchange - Pacquiao coming out on top.
Pacquiao connects with a single shot there.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the head.
Escher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bertrand Escher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.
Escher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Escher's head.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Escher shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Escher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Escher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Escher tries for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away easily
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao lands with a right hand.
Escher walks into a left hand.
Escher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escher misses with a straight left.
Escher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Escher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Escher's head.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Escher.
Escher throws a head kick that misses.
Escher dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. Escher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Escher throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escher misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escher tries a head kick but it misses.
Escher takes one on the button.
Escher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pacquiao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Escher motions for Pacquiao to come forward. Escher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Escher backing up. Escher nods at Pacquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao throws a combination. Escher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Escher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pacquiao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao!
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