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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louden Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurley has chosen self starter as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louden Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pacquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao gets tackled into the cage by Hurley. Hurley maintains the clinch.
Pacquiao struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurley controls his hands.
Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao shoots for a takedown but Hurley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hurley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hurley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hurley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hurley misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley misses with a kick to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao throws a head kick but Hurley moves out of range.
Hurley clinches up against the cage.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Hurley with a series of wild strikes but Hurley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Hurley's head.
Pacquiao shoots in for a double leg but Hurley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hurley has Pacquiao up against the cage in a clinch.
Hurley prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a body punch.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao darts in and clinches Hurley up against the cage.
Pacquiao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pacquiao.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pacquiao moves into the clinch.
Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacquiao jabs Hurley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hurley blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to score with a low kick but Hurley moves his leg out of the way.
Hurley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao closes the distance but Hurley moves to the side
and Hurley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hurley.
Hurley looks winded!
Pacquiao is pulling down on Hurley's head to control his posture.
Pacquiao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hurley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hurley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hurley.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao drives through and clinches with Hurley against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Hurley fails to land the takedown.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Hurley is avoiding it.
Hurley jabs Pacquiao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Hurley.
Pacquiao looks for the body kick but Hurley saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Hurley. No joy for Pacquiao on that attempt.
Pacquiao rushes Hurley and presses him up against the cage.
Hurley tries to break free but Pacquiao pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Pacquiao dominated that round.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao darts in and clinches Hurley up against the cage.
Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurley wants to clinch but Pacquiao slips to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao clinches with his opponent.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurley moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Pacquiao misses its target.
Pacquiao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hurley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pacquiao scores with a spinning back kick!
Pacquiao throws a head kick but Hurley moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hurley.
Matt Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hurley, pushing him back against the cage.
Pacquiao lands a hook that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Hurley is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Hurley. Hurley gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hurley as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Pacquiao with that takedown attempt.
Hurley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pacquiao defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao instigates a clinch.
Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hurley or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao, which made it look bad.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurley circles away.
It looks like Pacquiao has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurley tries to counter with a clinch but Pacquiao shakes him off and moves away.
Hurley throws a lazy head kick
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Hurley backing up. Hurley nods at Pacquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Pacquiao is looking to score with low kicks.
Hurley gets tackled into the cage by Pacquiao. Pacquiao maintains the clinch.
Hurley is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
Pacquiao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hurley's efforts to push away.
Pacquiao is leaning against Hurley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Hurley circles away.
Hurley with the counter takedown but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hurley's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hurley eats them both and turns towards Pacquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that Hurley semi-blocks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hurley.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hurley tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hurley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Hurley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hurley can do to turn this around?
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Pacquiao dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pacquiao has managed to clinch.
Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Hurley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pacquiao throws a combination. Hurley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pacquiao moves into the clinch successfully.
Hurley has had enough of the clinch but Pacquiao keeps him there for the moment.
Hurley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pacquiao keeps control of Hurley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hurley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley tries to land a body kick
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurley circles away.
Hurley throws a big counter head kick but Pacquiao avoids it with no problem.
Hurley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Hurley moves out of range.
Pacquiao goes for a double leg but Hurley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hurley continues to drive forward.
Hurley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pacquiao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Hurley pushes him off.
Pacquiao fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hurley to the ground. Pacquiao is now in Hurley's guard.
Hurley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pacquiao off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao closes the distance and pushes Hurley back into the cage.
Pacquiao prevents Hurley from breaking the clinch.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matt Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Hurley on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao throws a body kick that misses.
Hurley throws a counter combo.
Pacquiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurley circles away.
Pacquiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pacquiao duly obliges.
Pacquiao has closed the distance and engaged Hurley in a clinch.
Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pacquiao.
Hurley tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Hurley tries to clinch up
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacquiao, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Pacquiao!
After winning the bout, Matt Pacquiao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Louden Hurley had this to say: 'the fuck man'.
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