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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Skank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao's entrance music is Ready for war. A fine choice. Manny Pacquiao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thor Skank's chin.
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185 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Skank!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Skank counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Skank turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Skank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skank throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skank thinking.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Skank.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skank counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Skank counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Skank.
Skank throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skank counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skank thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pacquiao if he has to take too many more of those.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skank counters with a leg kick.
Skank connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut
and Skank counters with a body kick that stops Pacquiao in his tracks momentarily.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Skank counters with a good low kick that Pacquiao was not able to check.
Skank throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skank. Skank obviously looking to wear him down.
Skank connects with a high kick.
Manny Pacquiao's cut is getting worse.
Skank swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pacquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Skank tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pacquiao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good leg kick by Skank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skank.
Skank scores with a nice strike.
Pacquiao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Skank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skank fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pacquiao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skank fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skank lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pacquiao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good leg kick by Skank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Skank.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skank scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Skank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skank. Skank obviously looking to wear him down.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Skank.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skank, right into the meat.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skank fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
Skank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Skank.
Nice body kick from Skank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Skank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Skank tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skank scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch
and Skank counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pacquiao might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skank.
Pacquiao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Skank. That one must have hurt.
Skank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skank lands a head kick!
Skank connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skank lands with a kick to the temple. Pacquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacquiao throws a lazy uppercut
and Skank counters with a good low kick that Pacquiao was not able to check.
Skank throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Skank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skank.
Skank lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Skank.
Skank changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pacquiao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Skank - the referee stops the clock and Pacquiao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Skank. Pacquiao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skank lands a nice shot that snaps Pacquiao's head back.
Skank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skank throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skank fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
Skank lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skank. Skank obviously looking to wear him down.
Skank lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Skank tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Skank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skank can pounce on him.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Skank's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Skank.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skank makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good leg kick by Skank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Skank moves out of range.
Pacquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Skank counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Skank.
Skank lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skank scores with a push kick.
Skank connects with a leg kick. Pacquiao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skank thuds his shin into the meat of Pacquiao's side.
Skank with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pacquiao is looking to wear down Skank with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skank lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pacquiao will feel that in the morning.
Skank fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skank scores with a push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Skank!
Skank moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skank fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Skank lands but Pacquiao takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skank connects with a high kick.
Skank avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao drops his hands momentarily and Skank takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skank lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pacquiao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Skank.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skank throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skank explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pacquiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skank feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pacquiaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thor Skank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Skank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skank has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Skank!
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