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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
20 - 16 - 1 |
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bond throws a hook but Paquiao blocks it. Paquiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Bond counters with a straight right hand. Paquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bond. Bond on the wrong end of a nice hook. Paquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Bond lands the left hand. Bond is looking to slow Paquiao down with leg kicks. Paquiao slips a jab from Bond. Bond wants to land a leg kick but Paquiao is out of range. Bond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Bond lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Paquiao throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it. A slapping leg kick lands for Bond.
Bond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquiao misses with a straight left. Paquiao staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paquiao looks to land a right hand but Bond moved out of range. Paquiao lands a jab to the nose. Bond thows a left - swing and a miss! Paquiao slips under a jab. Bond misses with a looping right. A jab lands there for Bond. Dallas Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bond is looking to chop away at Paquiao's legs. Bond throws a hook but Paquiao blocks it. A lazy left from Bond finds it's target. Paquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bond. Paquiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paquiao there as he acknowledges the shot. Bond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bond misses with a hook
and Paquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Paquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bond shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paquiao eats them both and turns towards Bond to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Paquiao is rocked! Bond throws a looping overhand right but Paquiao ducks down to avoid it. Oh Paquiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Paquiao blocks a head kick by Bond.
Paquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it. Paquiao seems to have got his legs back now. Bond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paquiao is out of range. Paquiao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Paquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it. Bond moves in looking to clinch but Paquiao pushes him off. Bond misses with a hook. Paquiao ducked under it nicely. A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target. Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paquiao throws a good cross that connects.
Bond misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Paquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paquiao misses with a hook. Bond ducked under it nicely. Paquiao misses with an uppercut
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Bond throws a hook but Paquiao avoids it easily. Paquiao lands a jab to Bond's midsection. Paquiao loads up on a big right hand but Bond slips the punch. Bond connects with a single shot there. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bond.
Paquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Paquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bond throws out the jab. Paquiao cracks Bond with a right hand to the side of the head. Paquiao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Bond misses with a straight left. Paquiao throws a body punch but Bond moves out of range. Paquiao lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Paquiao keeps the fight on the outside. Paquiao misses with a looping right. Bond misses with a hook
and Paquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Bond has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Paquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bond misses with a wild combination.
Bond is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Paquiao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Bond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Bond. Paquiao throws a lazy uppercut
and Bond counters with a nice leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Paquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range. Bond throws a low kick, looking for Paquiao's leg but Paquiao calmly moves out of range. Bond misses with a looping right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Bond dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bond misses with a hook. Paquiao ducked under it nicely. Paquiao swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bond. Those never looked like landing. A looping hook to the body misses from Bond. Paquiao does a little dance to reset his feet. Paquiao slips a straight right by Bond. Paquiao misses with an uppercut. Bond saw that one coming. Paquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Bond misses enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab. Bond with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paquiao to score with a decent uppercut. Paquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bond can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paquiao, as that shot connected.
Bond misses with a body punch
and Paquiao counters with a nice body shot. Bond scores with a jab to the jaw. A head kick misses from Bond.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bond. A punch combination from Bond misses. Paquiao lands a really nice looking cross but Bond seems unphased.
Paquiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paquiao misses with a looping right. Bond works the jab nicely. Paquiao misses the shot to the body. Paquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it. Sloppy strikes from Paquiao. Those never looked like landing. Bond misses with a wild combination.
Paquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bond throws a poor cross that misses
and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Paquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Bond throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bond takes a shot right to the bread basket. Paquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Paquiao misses with a body shot.
Paquiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bond's hands. Bond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bond misses with a right hand and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Dallas Bond seems to be getting the better of the standup. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Paquiao moves away from the strike by Bond. A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target. Bond throws a head kick but Paquiao moves out of range.
Bond ducks under a wild hook from Paquiao. Bond throws a sloppy head kick and Paquiao moves out of range easily. Bond misses with a hook. Bond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bond misses with a looping left. Paquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Paquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Bond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paquiao. A jab from Bond misses. Paquiao throws a hook to the side of Bond's head but Bond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Paquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Paquiao 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. Bond lands with a hook. Paquiao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Bond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquiao throws out the jab. Paquiao lunges at Bond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bond's hand. Paquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bond tried to score with a low kick but Paquiao checks it. Paquiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Bond misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bond tries a head kick but it misses.
Bond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Bond throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Paquiao throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it. Bond clinches up with Paquiao and pushes him back against the cage. Paquiao blocks a body shot from Bond. Bond misses with the head strike.
Paquiao blocking some punches.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Paquiao blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bond with a knee to the head.
Bond misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bond misses with a knee to the head. Paquiao dodges an elbow strike from Bond.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Paquiao in his tracks for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dallas Bond will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bond throws out the jab. Bond throws a leg kick but Paquiao sees it coming and moves out of range. Paquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Paquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paquiao misses with a body shot.
Bond avoids the body shot from Paquiao.
Bond connects with a high kick. Bond throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bond takes one on the button. Paquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquiao. A head kick misses from Bond. Bond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bond scrambles back to his feet. Bond lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bond slips a straight right by Paquiao. Paquiao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. A swing and a miss from Paquiao. Paquiao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Bond is looking to chop away at Paquiao's legs. Paquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bond. Bond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paquiao scores with a nice right hand.
Paquiao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquiao stuns Bond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Bond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paquiao's head backwards. Paquiao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bond finds it's way round the side to connect with Paquiao's head. Manuel Paquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bond. Paquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Paquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Paquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bond in his tracks.
It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Paquiao catches Bond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Bond misses with a low kick.
Bond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Paquiao throws a series of punches but Bond avoids them all with ease. A good leg kick by Bond. Paquiao throws a right and a left that both miss. Bond darts in and clinches Paquiao up against the cage. Bond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bond misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paquiao is trying to break the clinch but Bond has him pressed against the cage. Paquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Bond won't allow it.
Paquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Paquiao is trying to break free. Bond struggles to land a body shot inside as Paquiao controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Bond. Paquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond trying to land knees to the body.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Paquiao blocks with his arms.
Paquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bond has him pressed against the cage. Bond misses with a body punch.
Bond scores with a shoulder strike. Paquiao lands with a left to the head. Paquiao manages to break the clinch.
Paquiao throws a hook but Bond blocks it. Bond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jab from Bond. Bond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquiao. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A chopping leg kick lands by Bond. This has been an exciting period of action! Bond swings and misses with a shot to the body letting Paquiao counter with a right hand. Dallas Bond is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Bond avoids the body shot from Paquiao.
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 Manuel Paquiao. Well Bond 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 Edwards scores the fight 28:29 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Bond! Dallas Bond very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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