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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hellson Ballswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hellson Ballswick's chin.
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157 lbs
21 - 33 - 1 |
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149 lbs
29 - 14 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
21 - 33 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hellson Ballswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Ballswick.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ballswick misses with a jab to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ballswick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Ballswick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Hellson Ballswick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballswick to score with a decent uppercut.
Ballswick swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballswick.
Ballswick throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
Ballswick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Ballswick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacquiao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ballswick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to slow Ballswick down by chopping away at his legs.
Pacquiao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Ballswick as he checks the leg kick.
Ballswick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ballswick's head backwards.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ballswick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pacquiao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pacquiao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ballswick misses the shot to the body.
Ballswick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pacquiao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ballswick lands a nice looking body shot.
Ballswick avoids a kick to the body.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballswick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballswick shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well.
Pacquiao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ballswick is out of range.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Ballswick moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballswick.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Ballswick's ribcage but misses.
Ballswick fails with the takedown.
Pacquiao gets caught flat footed, as Ballswick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao controlling Ballswick's posture.
Let's hope that Pacquiao has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ballswick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacquiao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao has his hands on Ballswick's head, controlling the position.
Ballswick passes Pacquiao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pacquiao wants to improve his position but Ballswick is controlling well.
Ballswick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacquiao keeps working.
Ballswick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballswick is working for a submission of some sort.
Ballswick prevents Pacquiao from improving his position.
Ballswick trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Pacquiao wants to control but Ballswick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pacquiao is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ballswick is staying active.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pacquiao is controlling Ballswick's position as best he can from this difficult position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ballswick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballswick lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Pacquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hellson Ballswick will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Ballswick.
Ballswick checks the leg kick.
Ballswick lands with a nice body punch.
That kick from Ballswick tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ballswick takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ballswick is looking to wear down Pacquiao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballswick clobbers Pacquiao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballswick.
Ballswick lands with a nice body punch.
Ballswick tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao stuns Ballswick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ballswick throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pacquiao. That's going to slow Ballswick down.
Ballswick misses with a looping right.
Ballswick avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Ballswick.
Ballswick swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Ballswick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Ballswick moved out of range.
Ballswick swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Ballswick lands a jab to Pacquiao's midsection.
Pacquiao avoids a kick to the body.
Ballswick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pacquiao under the eye.
Ballswick with a nice cross.
Ballswick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a hook. Ballswick ducked under it nicely.
Ballswick misses with a hook.
Ballswick thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballswick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballswick throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballswick shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hellson Ballswick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballswick misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by Ballswick.
No luck for Ballswick with that takedown attempt.
Pacquiao lands with a kick to the temple. Ballswick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Ballswick blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballswick. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Ballswick.
Ballswick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a good low kick that Ballswick was not able to check.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Ballswick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballswick.
Ballswick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballswick.
Pacquiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballswick thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballswick was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pacquiao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ballswick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ballswick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ballswick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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 Hellson Ballswick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ballswick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ballswick throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao jabs Ballswick right on the nose. Ballswick blinks but takes it well.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Pacquiao misses its intended target.
Pacquiao thuds his right hand into Ballswick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ballswick is rocked!
Ballswick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pacquiao at a distance.
Oh Ballswick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pacquiao catches Ballswick with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Ballswick forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manny Pacquiao!
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energy
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hype
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