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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Bolitho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman Pacquiao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaime Bolitho's chin.
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170 cm
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165 lbs
22 - 6 - 1 |
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178 cm
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176 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bolitho! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bolitho instigates a clinch. Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch. Bolitho scores with an uppercut up the middle. Pacquiao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolitho avoids it. A short left from Pacquiao.
It looks like Jaime Bolitho has been cut. A shot in the inside from Pacquiao. Pacquiao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Bolitho misses with a punch to the body.
Bolitho tries to throw a body punch but Pacquiao avoids it by throwing Bolitho back against the cage. Bolitho tries to work over Pacquiao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bolitho lands with a light punch inside. Pacquiao pushes off an throws an elbow but Bolitho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Pacquiao gets through Bolitho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
Pacquiao working Bolitho over with knees to the body. Nice body punch from Bolitho. Pacquiao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolitho backwards. Pacquiao takes a shot to the head. Pacquiao lands an elbow that stopped Bolitho in his tracks for a moment. Pacquiao lands with a left to the head. Pacquiao lands a nice uppercut. Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolitho blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bolitho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pacquiao is keeping busy. Bolitho misses with a short punch on the inside. Bolitho takes an elbow to the forehead. Bolitho has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Bolitho misses with a hook from the clinch. Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolitho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bolitho fails to land. Pacquiao lands an elbow inside. Bolitho takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Jaime Bolitho's cut even more. Pacquiao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The cut above Jaime Bolitho's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Bolitho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolitho's elbow. A short right from Bolitho on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacquiao. Bolitho swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it. Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Bolitho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pacquiao lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bolitho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bolitho misses with a hook from the clinch. A short body shot lands from Pacquiao as the two fighters clinch.
Pacquiao lands with a short head shot on the inside. Pacquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolitho struggles to land a body shot inside as Pacquiao controls his hands.
Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pacquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolitho in his tracks. Pacquiao throws a front kick that sends Bolitho stumbling back into the cage. Bolitho slips under a jab from Pacquiao. The fighters circling - Bolitho throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bolitho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao. Bolitho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Jaime Bolitho's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Pacquiao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bolitho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao. Bolitho tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it. Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolitho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bolitho walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pacquiao. Bolitho looks gassed! Bolitho throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao tests Bolitho's chin there with a solid looking shot. Pacquiao connects with a leg kick. Bolitho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Bolitho blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolitho. Pacquiao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Bolitho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bolitho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao. Pacquiao throws a hook but Bolitho avoids it easily. Pacquiao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaime Bolitho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Herman Pacquiao! Herman Pacquiao retains his welterweight title! Herman Pacquiao decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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