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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Wakosky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Wakosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakosky tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wakosky fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pacquiao to the ground. Wakosky is now in Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao being controlled here, momentarily.
Wakosky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pacquiao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wakosky defends it easily.
Wakosky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wakosky won't allow Pacquiao to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wakosky trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao is looking for a triangle but Wakosky pushes his legs off easily.
Wakosky trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakosky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wakosky passes Pacquiao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wakosky is stalling here. Pacquiao is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wakosky seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pacquiao has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wakosky dodges the ground and pound from Pacquiao.
You can see the frustration on Wakosky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wakosky is pushing Pacquiao's head away, looking to escape. Pacquiao manages to hold on to the position though.
Pacquiao tries to score with some ground and pound. Wakosky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wakosky sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky is trying to control but can't.
Wakosky makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pacquiao slaps away a takedown attempt from Wakosky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wakosky shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Wakosky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wakosky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wakosky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wakosky.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pacquiao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wakosky blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Wakosky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wakosky's efforts to push away.
Pacquiao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacquiao scores with a shot to the side of Wakosky's head.
Pacquiao is leaning against Wakosky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pacquiao lands a shot to the body.
Pacquiao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacquiao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wakosky backwards.
Pacquiao looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pacquiao.
Wakosky wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Wakosky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao working aggressively here.
Wakosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
Wakosky is trying to push Pacquiao away but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pacquiao scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pacquiao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wakosky breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao clinches with his opponent.
Pacquiao tries to work over Wakosky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Wakosky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wakosky jumps guard but Pacquiao stands there with Wakosky around his waist. Wakosky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Wakosky.
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!
Wakosky holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
That's time! Wakosky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wakosky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wakosky keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacquiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Wakosky is just out of range.
Wakosky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Wakosky is avoiding it.
Wakosky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wakosky fails with a takedown attempt.
Wakosky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bob Wakosky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wakosky backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Wakosky blocks it.
Pacquiao pulls guard effortlessly.
Pacquiao looking to control.
Wakosky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Wakosky is controlling the position.
Wakosky with a nice head shot there.
Pacquiao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wakosky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wakosky scoring with some ground and pound.
Pacquiao doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Wakosky from controlling successfully.
Wakosky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Wakosky 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.
Wakosky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pacquiao looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacquiao, not yet.
Wakosky trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Pacquiao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wakosky controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wakosky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Wakosky from controlling successfully.
Wakosky chips away with some ground and pound.
Pacquiao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wakosky is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wakosky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao tries to counter with a clinch but Wakosky shakes him off and moves away.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wakosky lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacquiao takes the fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao working aggressively here.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wakosky jumps guard but Pacquiao stands there with Wakosky around his waist. Wakosky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacquiao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wakosky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wakosky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wakosky blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wakosky.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wakosky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wakosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
Pacquiao scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao working aggressively here.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pacquiao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pacquiao has Wakosky pressed against the cage, preventing Wakosky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Wakosky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pacquiao forces Wakosky back against the cage and clinches.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wakosky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Wakosky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pacquiao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wakosky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Wakosky.
Pacquiao just leaning against Wakosky, taking a breather.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wakosky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakosky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pacquiao is defending well.
Wakosky fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Wakosky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakosky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pacquiao walks away with a smile on his face. Wakosky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Wakosky is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Pacquiao as the two fighters clinch.
Pacquiao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Wakosky controls the action.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Wakosky can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao digs a right hand into Wakosky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wakosky's gas tank.
Wakosky lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wakosky.
Wakosky jumps guard but Pacquiao stands there with Wakosky around his waist. Wakosky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.
Pacquiao pushes Wakosky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Wakosky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Pacquiao on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacquiao stalls.
Wakosky swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Wakosky.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao avoids a wild elbow strike from Wakosky.
Pacquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pacquiao digs a right hand into Wakosky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wakosky's gas tank.
Wakosky wants to take the fight to the mat but Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pacquiao.
Wakosky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Wakosky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wakosky.
Wakosky blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Pacquiao stalling against the cage.
Pacquiao stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pacquiao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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