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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has chosen Ready for war as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark tries for a takedown but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clark looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Left hook, right uppercut from Clark.
Clark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clark.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacquiao!
Pacquiao lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pacquiao lands with a good body shot.
Clark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Pacquiao. That snapped Clark's head back.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark fails with the takedown
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pacquiao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao stuns Clark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Clark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao feints a jab promting Clark to slip. Pacquiao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clark slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Clark's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Clark walks into a stiff left hand from Pacquiao.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Clark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pacquiao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Pacquiao finds it's way through Clark's defenses.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Clark. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao works the jab nicely.
Clark has a takedown stuffed.
Clark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clark rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. Clark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Pacquiao as he connects with a hook.
Clark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Clark dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao works over Clark's head and body with a nice combination.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Pacquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clark doesn't seem phased though.
Pacquiao is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Clark misses with a right hand
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao.
Clark 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 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark throws a lazy head kick
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Clark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pacquiao digs a good hook to Clark's body.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pacquiao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clark eats them both and turns towards Pacquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Clark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clark under the eye.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Clark had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao works over Clark's head and body with a nice combination.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Clark with that takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Pacquiao there.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clark shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark walks into a straight right hand from Pacquiao.
Clark misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clark showed some decent athleticism there.
Clark tries to pass to full mount but Pacquiao defends it.
Clark is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pacquiao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clark.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clark is looking for a kimura but Pacquiao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clark to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is working for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending it quite comfortably.
Pacquiao trying to control from the bottom.
Clark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pacquiao tries to get to full guard but Clark has control of the leg.
Clark is taking a breather. Pacquiao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Clark seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Pacquiao is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Clark!
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hype
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