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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Rand is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Rand!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rand throws a head kick that misses.
Rand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao instigates a clinch.
Rand wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Pacquiao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pacquiao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Rand.
Rand thuds a left hand into Pacquiao's body.
Pacquiao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pacquiao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pacquiao lands a left hand.
Rand is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Rand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pacquiao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rand looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacquiao lands an uppercut.
Rand is trying to push Pacquiao away but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao lands with a short shot to the head.
Rand has had enough of the clinch but Pacquiao keeps him there for the moment.
Pacquiao lands an uppercut.
Rand has had enough of the clinch but Pacquiao keeps him there for the moment.
Rand looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rand is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
Rand working hard to break the clinch.
Rand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacquiao has Rand pressed against the cage, preventing Rand from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a light punch inside.
Pacquiao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rand's efforts to push away.
Rand is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao is controlling him.
Pacquiao lands with a left to the head.
Rand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pacquiao keeps control of Rand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rand is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a right hand.
Pacquiao is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pacquiao stalling the fight.
Pacquiao seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rand working hard to break the clinch.
Pacquiao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rand backwards.
Pacquiao is struggling to control the position.
Pacquiao lands a body shot.
Rand wants to break free but Pacquiao has control.
A short right from Pacquiao on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacquiao lands with a left to the head.
Pacquiao digs a right hand underneath Rand's ribcage. Rand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacquiao.
Rand is rocked!
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao lands an uppercut.
Rand is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacquiao finish him?
Pacquiao misses with a punch on the inside.
Rand seems to have recovered his senses.
Come on Pacquiao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rand has had enough of the clinch but Pacquiao keeps him there for the moment.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rand can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rand working hard to break the clinch.
Pacquiao lands with a short shot to the head.
Pacquiao scores with a shoulder strike.
Rand has had enough of the clinch but Pacquiao keeps him there for the moment.
Pacquiao stalls.
Pacquiao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rand is trying to push Pacquiao away but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Pacquiao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao pushes Rand against the cage. Pacquiao is working some dirty boxing. Pacquiao pushes off with a quick right hook! Rand goes down! Rand tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pacquiao moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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hype
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RATING
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