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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm in love with a stripper. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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170 lbs
25 - 20 - 1 |
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175 cm
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166 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Paquiao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Madison! The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paquiao throws out a loose jab but Madison uses good head movement to avoid it. Madison takes a swing at Paquiao's ribcage but misses. The crowd cheers as Paquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Madison doesn't seem phased though. 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. Madison throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Paquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing. Madison tries a head kick but it misses.
Madison slips a jab from Paquiao. Paquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Madison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Madison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Paquiao stuns Madison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Nice uppercut lands for Paquiao. That snapped Madison's head back.
Madison throws a jab when Paquiao was well out of range. Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquiao.
Paquiao lands the left hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Madison thows a body kick. Paquiao tries to catch it but that hurt him. Crunch! Madison slams his shin into Paquiao's torso. Paquiao misses with a wild body shot. Madison thows a body shot but no joy. Paquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madison was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round. Madison misses with a left hand and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Madison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paquiao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Paquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Madison working aggressively here.
Paquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paquiao cracks Madison with a good jab. Paquiao avoids a kick to the body.
Madison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Madison loads up on a big right hand but Paquiao slips the punch. Madison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paquiao. Paquiao cracks Madison with an open hand slap. Paquiao lands an overhand right. Paquiao moves away from the strike by Madison. Manuel Paquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Paquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Madison's head. Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Madison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Paquiao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Madison throws out a loose jab but Paquiao uses good head movement to avoid it. Madison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paquiao as he jumps to the side. Jack Madison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Madison misses with a kick to the body.
Paquiao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Madison throws a body punch but Paquiao moves out of range. Madison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madison getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Madison throws a big shot that misses. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paquiao. Paquiao cracks Madison with an open hand slap. Paquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Madison moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paquiao scores with a jab to the body. Madison thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Madison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Paquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Paquiao lands with a right hand. Madison avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Madison tries for a takedown but Paquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Madison misses with a lunging right hand
and Paquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Paquiao throws a right and a left that both miss. Madison misses with a wild body shot. Madison misses the shot to the body. Madison misses with a straight left. Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Madison. Madison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A big left from Madison misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paquiao keeps the fight on the outside. Paquiao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Madison's head backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Paquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madison. Madison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Madison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madison staying out of range there. A jab from Paquiao finds it's way through Madison's defenses. Madison throws a shot from downtown. Paquiao moves away and avoids it. Madison takes a body punch but keeps moving. Madison is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Paquiao connects with a body shot that sends Madison's belly button to the back. Paquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madison looks to throw the jab but Paquiao is out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Paquiao loads up on a big right hand but Madison slips the punch. Madison throws a low kick but Paquiao moves out of range easily. Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madison throws a solid leg kick but Paquiao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Madison. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Paquiao dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
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. Paquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madison manages to avoid it. Madison throws out a leg kick but Paquiao moves out of range and Madison only half commits. Paquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Madison misses with a right hand and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand! Madison misses with a hook
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab. A slow jab from Madison misses its intended target. Paquiao lunges at Madison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madison's hand. Paquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Madison.
Paquiao with a nice cross. Madison throws a hook but Paquiao blocks it. Madison ducks right into an uppercut from Paquiao. Manuel Paquiao is winning the standup battle so far. Paquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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! Paquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Paquiao takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paquiao, as that shot connected.
Madison forces Paquiao back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Madison won't allow it.
Paquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madison lands a slapping body shot.
Paquiao misses with a straight left. Madison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Madison is just out of range. Paquiao misses with an uppercut. Madison saw that one coming. Paquiao misses with a body shot.
Paquiao takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses. Madison pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Paquiao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Paquiao misses with a straight right. Paquiao moves out of range of the strikes. Madison misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A left and a right from Paquiao both land. Nice combination. Paquiao moves out of range of the strikes. Paquiao slips under a jab from Madison. Paquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Madison's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Paquiao throws a hook but Madison blocks it. Madison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Madison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Paquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Paquiao connects with a looping right hand.
Madison looks to throw the jab but Paquiao is out of range. Paquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madison. Madison cracks Paquiao with a right hand to the side of the head. Paquiao works the jab nicely. Madison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Madison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paquiao moves away. Madison tries a head kick but it misses.
Madison is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paquiao swings for the body but Madison moves out of range.
Madison throws a poor cross that misses
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand. Madison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Madison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Madison throws a head kick that half lands.
Paquiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Madison throws an overhand right that lands on Paquiao's shoulder, as Paquiao tries to avoid the shot. Madison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paquiao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Paquiao moves away from the strike by Madison. Paquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madison.
Madison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Madison throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Paquiao lands a right hook to the body.
Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Paquiao lands a lovely overhand right. Madison throws a low kick, looking for Paquiao's leg but Paquiao calmly moves out of range. Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Paquiao there. Paquiao jabs Madison to the body, keeping him at a distance. Madison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paquiao to score with a decent uppercut. Paquiao digs a good hook to Madison's body.
Paquiao misses with a looping right. Paquiao scores with a hook to the body. Madison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Madison just misses with a punch to the body.
Madison lands with a kick to the temple. Paquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Paquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Madison.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Madison lands with an uppercut that bounces Paquiao off the cage and back into range. Madison misses with a straight left. Paquiao throws a right and a left that both miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Paquiao dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Paquiao blocks a leg kick. Paquiao misses the shot to the body. A cross from Paquiao lands. Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Madison moves forwards but Paquiao connects with a nice, crisp jab. A big right from Paquiao misses. Madison misses with an uppercut
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Madison misses with a looping left. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Madison, as that shot connected.
Paquiao throws a body punch but Madison moves out of range. Paquiao slips under a jab from Madison. Madison dips to his left and cracks Paquiao with an uppercut! Paquiao slips a jab from Madison. Decent striking displayed by Paquiao there. Madison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paquiao circles away. Paquiao scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madison. Paquiao scores with a hook to the body. Madison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Paquiao lands with a nice body punch. Madison ducks right into an uppercut from Paquiao. Madison throws a shot from downtown. Paquiao moves away and avoids it. Paquiao misses with a wild body shot. Paquiao digs a good hook to Madison's body.
Madison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Paquiao slips under a jab from Madison. Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Madison. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paquiao. Paquiao lands a really nice looking cross but Madison seems unphased.
Madison slips a straight right by Paquiao. Paquiao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Madison. Paquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madison.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paquiao jabs Madison to the body, keeping him at a distance. Paquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away. Jack Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Paquiao lands with a right hand. Paquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madison counters with a nice kick to the body. Madison misses with a head kick.
Madison throws a sloppy head kick and Paquiao moves out of range easily. Paquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Madison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Paquiao checks a leg kick. Paquiao works Madison's body with a nice hook. Paquiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Paquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow. Paquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madison doesn't seem bothered though. Madison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Madison scores with a jab. Paquiao stuns Madison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paquiao lands an overhand right. Paquiao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Paquiao with a hook. Paquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Paquiao jabs Madison to the body, keeping him at a distance. Madison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Paquiao lands a right hook to the body.
Madison darts in trying to clinch and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Paquiao cracks a nice hook into Madison's ribs. Donk. Paquiao catches Madison right on the button with a cross. Madison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Paquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Madison off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Madison throws a right hand that misses
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand! Paquiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Madison. Nice uppercut there from Paquiao. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paquiao checks a leg kick. Madison misses with a left hand and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Madison walks into a left hand.
Madison is rocked! A jab lands there for Paquiao. Madison is still on wobbly legs! Can Paquiao finish him? Madison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Madison connects with a crisp jab. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Madison moves in looking to clinch but Paquiao pushes him off. Madison seems to have recovered his senses. Paquiao sizes up Madison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Paquiao slips under a jab from Madison. Madison misses the body punch and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight! Manuel Paquiao showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paquiao, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Paquiao! Manuel Paquiao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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