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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bennett but Bennett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Bennett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett tests Pacquiao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Pacquiao catches Bennett right on the button with a cross.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bennett as he jumps to the side.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennett on the side of the head.
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Pacquiao as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Bennett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Bennett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
A shot to de liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Bennett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches up with Bennett, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes Bennett against the cage but Bennett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chuck Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacquiao lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
Bennett moves forwards but Pacquiao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot by Pacquiao.
Bennett throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Pacquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennett doesn't seem phased though.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennett swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Bennett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennett defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao with a hook.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bennett lands with an uppercut that bounces Pacquiao off the cage and back into rage.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao lands the left hand.
Bennett throws a hook but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacquiao lands with a shot to the body.
Chuck Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacquiao tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pacquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennett doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.
Bennett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacquiao to score with a decent uppercut.
Pacquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Pacquiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Donk. Pacquiao catches Bennett right on the button with a cross.
Pacquiao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao connects with a nice looking jab.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Bennett.
Pacquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennett's head.
Bennett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Bennett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Bennett's midsection.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Pacquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bennett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pacquiao on the side of the head.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Pacquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chuck Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bennett throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao lands with a hook. Bennett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bennett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pacquiao scores with the left hand. Bennett knows he should have avoided that one.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bennett sprawls well initially but Pacquiao persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bennett wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bennett regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pacquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bennett.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennett.
Pacquiao lands a with a good body shot.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bennett's hands.
Pacquiao throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao with a nice cross.
Bennett moves forwards but Pacquiao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bennett is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looking to control but Bennett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bennett is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao cracks Bennett with an open hand slap.
Pacquiao lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Pacquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennett doesn't seem phased though.
Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Bennett throws a combination. Pacquiao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bennett throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Bennett misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bennett has time to react.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett needs to keep his hands up - Pacquiao had a free shot at his head there.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Chuck Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Pacquiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett stuffs the takedown attempt from Pacquiao. Pacquiao gets slowly back to his feet.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
Bennett throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bennett moves forwards but Pacquiao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pacquiao lands a slapping body shot.
Bennett lands a right hook to the body.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense.
Bennett defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacquiao's hands.
Pacquiao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Pacquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bennett's head.
Bennett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws out a powerful jab.
Bennett scores with a three punch combo!
Pacquiao jabs Bennett right on the nose. Bennett blinks but takes it well.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pacquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Bennett's body.
The crowd cheers as Pacquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennett doesn't seem phased though.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacquiao throws out the jab.
Pacquiao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pacquiao lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett misses with a shot to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Pacquiao avoids them all with ease.
Bennett misses with a shot to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Pacquiao.
I think Pacquiao 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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