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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aira Panganiban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by Voices. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, Aira Panganiban!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panganiban keeps the fight on the outside.
Panganiban shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Panganiban postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
Panganiban throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Panganiban throws a big right hand that misses.
Panganiban lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Panganiban throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panganiban accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Panganiban must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Panganiban throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Panganiban trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Panganiban stopping the sweep attempt from Pacquiao.
Panganiban working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao wants to stand and escape but Panganiban is having none of it.
Panganiban postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panganiban scoring with some ground and pound.
Panganiban lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Panganiban postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Panganiban keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Panganiban lands a couple of elbows.
Panganiban postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
Panganiban throws an elbow that misses. Pacquiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Panganiban's guard. Nice move by Pacquiao!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panganiban has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pacquiao off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panganiban.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pacquiao is trying to stand back up but Panganiban is controlling him
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Panganiban is nestled in close to Pacquiao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Panganiban working over Pacquiao with some ground and pound. Pacquiao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Panganiban working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Panganiban.
Panganiban drops an elbow to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Panganiban scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Panganiban scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pacquiao is looking to control Panganiban's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pacquiao avoid being mounted?
Panganiban lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban working over Pacquiao with some ground and pound. Pacquiao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panganiban is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Panganiban takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pacquiao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Panganiban scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Panganiban connects with a nice short shot to Pacquiao's temple.
Panganiban slips a nice elbow through Pacquiao's hands, connecting with Pacquiao's forehead.
Panganiban lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Panganiban landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Panganiban working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Panganiban seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panganiban is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position.
Panganiban winds up and cracks Pacquiao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban lands with a punch from half guard.
Panganiban working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Panganiban landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Panganiban scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Panganiban working over Pacquiao with some ground and pound. Pacquiao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Panganiban.
Panganiban is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pacquiao!
Pacquiao is bucking up trying to escape but Panganiban cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Panganiban scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacquiao?
Panganiban looking to finish Pacquiao with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pacquiao!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Panganiban working the ground and pound effectively.
Panganiban scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacquiao?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aira Panganiban dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Panganiban feints and as Pacquiao raises his hands in defense, Panganiban changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pacquiao is looking for a triangle but Panganiban pushes his legs off easily.
Panganiban lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Panganiban with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Panganiban content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Panganiban content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Panganiban passes Pacquiao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Panganiban there.
Panganiban seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panganiban working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Panganiban working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panganiban landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Panganiban scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Panganiban lands a nice short elbow.
Aira Panganiban has got the better of the ground game so far.
Panganiban lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Panganiban looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pacquiao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pacquiao taking some punishment here, with Panganiban in his half guard.
Panganiban working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Panganiban slips a nice elbow through Pacquiao's hands, connecting with Pacquiao's forehead.
Panganiban is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panganiban winds up and cracks Pacquiao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao tries to get to full guard but Panganiban has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Panganiban there.
Panganiban is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Panganiban working Pacquiao over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panganiban seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panganiban seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Panganiban there.
Pacquiao trying to control but Panganiban postures up.
Panganiban slips a nice elbow through Pacquiao's hands, connecting with Pacquiao's forehead.
Nice strikes from Panganiban there.
Panganiban is nestled in close to Pacquiao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Panganiban looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pacquiao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Panganiban slips a nice elbow through Pacquiao's hands, connecting with Pacquiao's forehead.
Panganiban scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pacquiao is looking for a sweep. Panganiban is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Panganiban drops an elbow to the side of Pacquiao's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panganiban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Panganiban lands a nice short elbow.
Panganiban working over Pacquiao with some ground and pound. Pacquiao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panganiban working the head and body with strikes.
Panganiban seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panganiban winds up and cracks Pacquiao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Panganiban lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Panganiban looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pacquiao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pacquiao is working hard here to advance position.
Panganiban winds up and cracks Pacquiao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panganiban is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Panganiban looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pacquiao taking some punishment here, with Panganiban in his half guard.
Panganiban landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Panganiban drops an elbow to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Panganiban working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Panganiban winds up and cracks Pacquiao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Panganiban lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Panganiban is looking to advance position but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Pacquiao taking some punishment here, with Panganiban in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao actively working from the bottom here.
Panganiban scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aira Panganiban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Panganiban.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Panganiban avoids it well.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Panganiban moves out of range.
Panganiban shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Panganiban landing strikes from the mount and Pacquiao is in trouble!
Panganiban is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pacquiao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Panganiban connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panganiban landing shots from mount.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Panganiban with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Pacquiao is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panganiban postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Pacquiao is out cold - huge knockout for Panganiban!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aira Panganiban!
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