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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vegas Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bonjour. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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144 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vegas Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Brooks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Pacquiao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Brooks misses the jab.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Pacquiao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brooks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao moves into the clinch successfully.
Brooks tries to circle away but Pacquiao has him pinned against the cage.
Pacquiao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Brooks lands with a hook. Pacquiao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matt Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacquiao.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brooks throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Brooks.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Brooks throws a hook but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Brooks.
A jab from Brooks does it's job there.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
Brooks is looking to counter punch.
Brooks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacquiao's head backwards.
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Brooks.
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!
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.
Pacquiao lands with a hook. Brooks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Pacquiao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao jabs Brooks right on the nose. Brooks blinks but takes it well.
Brooks is rocked!
Pacquiao has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao presses Brooks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brooks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks seems to have got his legs back now.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pacquiao clinches up against the cage.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Brooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pacquiao tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Pacquiao back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pacquiao.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao clinches up against the cage.
Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a body shot but no joy.
Brooks misses with a hook.
Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brooks rather than just go for the knockout.
Pacquiao lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Brooks.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brooks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brooks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Brooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brooks.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
As Brooks backs off Pacquiao throws a huge counter combo but Brooks manages to avoid it all.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Brooks scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pacquiao displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brooks up against the cage.
Pacquiao scores with a shoulder strike.
Pacquiao tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Pacquiao back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks is trying to break free.
Pacquiao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Pacquiao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Pacquiao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pacquiao walks into a stiff left hand from Brooks.
Brooks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pacquiao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Brooks throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Pacquiao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pacquiao pushes Brooks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Brooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Pacquiao struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Pacquiao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao lands with a nice combination. Brooks backs away looking to recover.
Pacquiao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Brooks.
Pacquiao cracks Brooks with an open hand slap.
Brooks connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Brooks connects with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brooks 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.
Brooks throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacquiao.
Brooks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pacquiao defending well as Brooks loads up on a big left hand.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Brooks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pacquiao has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Brooks's midsection.
Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brooks circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brooks backs up against the cage.
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brooks on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pacquiao! Brooks is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Pacquiao!
An out of breath Matt Pacquiao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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