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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Huey Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Law might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Riesling & Rolling Papers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huey Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquiao !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law darts in and clinches Pacquiao up against the cage.
Law connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pacquiao 's face.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Law tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Law prevents a takedown attempt there.
Law utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Law is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pacquiao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pacquiao wants a takedown but no success here.
Law scores with a nice hook to the head.
Law breaks the clinch.
Law lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pacquiao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Law leaves Pacquiao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Huey Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Law circles away.
Law moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pacquiao backs up against the cage.
Law stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Law wants it to stay on the feet.
Law cracks Pacquiao with an open hand slap.
Pacquiao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Law fails in his attempt to clinch.
Law gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Law unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pacquiao looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law lands a nice elbow.
Law throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Law gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Law pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Law as he avoids it easily.
Law connects with a high kick.
Law tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Law. Law gets slowly back to his feet.
Law misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Law misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Law throws a good cross that connects.
Law tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pacquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Law swinging wildly here.
Law fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Law shoots in but no luck this time.
Law stuffs the takedown.
Law is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pacquiao can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Law dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Law tries to clinch up
and Pacquiao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pacquiao is trying to work for a kimura but Law is defending well.
Pacquiao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Law defends it well.
Pacquiao seems to be working for a kimura but Law defends the submission attempt.
Law trying to hold on to Pacquiao 's head to control him but Pacquiao postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao thows a huge punch but Law dodges it nicely.
Pacquiao is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Law sees it coming and defends easily.
Pacquiao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacquiao is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is defending against the submission attempts here by Pacquiao .
Law makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Law lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pacquiao backs up against the cage.
Law lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law thuds his right hand into Pacquiao 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Law throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Law to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Pacquiao with that takedown attempt.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Law tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law moves into range and clinches up with Pacquiao .
Pacquiao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Law gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Huey Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao .
Law scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law breaks the clinch.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huey Law is winning the standup battle so far.
Law throws a good cross that connects.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Law sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Law is looking to clinch.
Law drives through and clinches with Pacquiao against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Law is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Huey Law will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Law doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Huey Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Law has closed the distance and engaged Pacquiao in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Law.
Law is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Law throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law lands a nice elbow.
Law pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Law looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Law defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pacquiao .
Law connects with a looping right hand.
Law lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Law scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Law.
Law closes the distance but Pacquiao moves to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Law on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Law tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Law defends it well.
Pacquiao seems to be working for a kimura but Law defends the submission attempt.
Pacquiao is working for a kimura but Law is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Law works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pacquiao throws a strike but Law rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao has a closed guard, preventing Law from standing up.
Pacquiao manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huey Law is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Law is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Huey Law.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Law, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huey Law!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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