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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Back in black. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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163 lbs
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170 lbs
30 - 24 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, James Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Paquiao defends well and Jorge ends up having to push Paquiao into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Paquiao pushes Jorge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jorge breaks from the clinch.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paquiao sprawls well. Paquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jorge gets slowly back to his feet.
Paquiao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jorge feints and as Paquiao raises his hands in defense, Jorge changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jorge works over Paquiao with some ground and pound from guard.
Jorge passes Paquiao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jorge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paquiao keeps working.
Paquiao has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jorge is on him like a limpet, forcing Paquiao back against the cage.
Jorge tries to break free but Paquiao pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is looking to break free of the clinch but Paquiao has double underhooks.
Jorge stalling the fight.
Jorge is trying to push Paquiao away but Paquiao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paquiao pushes Jorge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquiao has Jorge pressed against the cage, preventing Jorge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paquiao working aggressively here.
Paquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jorge's elbow.
Paquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jorge wants to get back to striking at distance but Paquiao won't allow it.
Jorge manages to break the clinch.
Jorge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paquiao pinned against the cage. Paquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jorge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paquiao to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paquiao tries to roll over but Jorge keeps him under control.
Jorge not doing much here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paquiao is trying to maintain the position but Jorge is very close to passing his half guard.
Paquiao is controlling Jorge's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paquiao defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paquiao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paquiao is trying to get back to full guard.
Paquiao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paquiao is looking to improve his position.
Jorge is keen to just control but Paquiao is a slippery customer.
Paquiao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jorge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paquiao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jorge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jorge trying to control the action but Paquiao is working from the bottom.
Jorge is looking for a kimura but Paquiao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jorge to get the leverage.
Jorge is working for a submission of some sort.
Jorge is pressing down on Paquiao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paquiao is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge thows a huge punch but Paquiao dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jorge dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jorge looks for a takedown but Paquiao sprawls well.
Jorge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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.
Horrible takedown by Jorge or perhaps it was just good defense by Paquiao which made him look bad.
Paquiao cracks Jorge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jorge slips a jab from Paquiao.
Jorge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorge shoots in for a double leg but Paquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jorge dives in for a single leg takedown but Paquiao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Paquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Jorge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jorge.
Paquiao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jorge blocking some punches.
A short left from Paquiao.
Jorge wants to get back to striking at distance but Paquiao won't allow it.
Jorge has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paquiao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jorge successfully pulls guard.
Paquiao wants to pass the guard but Jorge is keeping the position.
Paquiao gets to his feet - Jorge follows without any prompting.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge takes one on the button.
Jorge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorge dives in for a single leg takedown but Paquiao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jorge breaks from the clinch.
Jorge slips a straight right by Paquiao.
Paquiao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paquiao lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jorge shoots in and drives through. Paquiao sprawls well.
Jorge moves out of range of the body kick from Paquiao.
Paquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paquiao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jorge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paquiao wants to sweep but no luck.
Jorge content to stall in guard here.
Jorge's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jorge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James Jorge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jorge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paquiao's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge looking to sit in guard and control but Paquiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jorge trying to control the position.
Jorge managing to control the position.
Paquiao wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paquiao wants to stand but Jorge has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Paquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jorge moves out of range as Paquiao throws a body kick.
Paquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paquiao wants it to stay on the feet.
Jorge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paquiao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jorge momentarily.
It looks like James Jorge has been cut.
No joy there for Jorge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jorge darts in looking for a takedown but Paquiao gets double underhooks and turns Jorge into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquiao.
A short body shot lands from Paquiao as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Paquiao.
Still in the clinch, Paquiao scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge wants to break free but Paquiao has control.
Paquiao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paquiao misses with the head strike.
Paquiao lands with a right to the head.
Jorge is rocked!
Paquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paquiao tries to throw a body punch but Jorge avoids it by throwing Paquiao back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jorge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jorge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jorge fails with the takedown.
James Jorge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jorge fails to land the takedown.
Jorge misses with a wild combination.
Manuel Paquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paquiao is looking for a sweep.
Jorge working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Paquiao is trying to control Jorge's posture but Jorge avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Jorge.
Jorge lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Paquiao down.
Paquiao is trying to improve his position.
Jorge trying to control the action but Paquiao is working from the bottom.
Paquiao prevents Jorge from improving position.
Paquiao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jorge wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paquiao is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jorge asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paquiao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paquiao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jorge wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Paquiao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paquiao tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorge working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Paquiao tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manuel Paquiao.
I think Paquiao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Paquiao!
Our winner, Manuel Paquiao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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