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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
St James looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush St James with a series of wild strikes but St James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St James.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao punishes St James's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into St James's ribs.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao with a hook.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St James moves away.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but St James ducks down to avoid it.
St James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron St James.
St James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
St James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacquiao throws out the jab.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
Pacquiao lands a jab to St James's midsection.
St James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for St James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao takes a swing at St James's ribcage but misses.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pacquiao, as that shot connected.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.
St James throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
St James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Pacquiao misses.
St James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but St James moves out of range.
St James takes the fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but St James has double underhooks.
St James wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacquiao prevents the takedown attempt.
St James has Pacquiao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pacquiao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St James is working for takedown but Pacquiao is calmly controlling the position for now.
St James wants a takedown.
Pacquiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St James.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but St James won't allow it.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but St James is controlling him.
St James drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao prevents a takedown attempt there.
St James looks gassed!
St James drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pacquiao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but St James has him pinned against the cage.
St James drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacquiao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pacquiao wants to break free but St James has control.
Pacquiao wants to break free but St James has control.
St James looking for a takedown.
Pacquiao is pressed up against the cage. St James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pacquiao down to the mat. Pacquiao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pacquiao, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but St James ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St James blocks a jab.
Cameron St James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and St James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pacquiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St James.
Pacquiao wants to control but St James is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St James.
Pacquiao regains full guard. Nicely done.
St James tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
St James throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Pacquiao is looking to stand up but St James isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiao swivels and escapes.
St James misses the body punch
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St James swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
St James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but St James moves out of range.
St James blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
St James ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Nice shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and St James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St James.
St James wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
St James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but St James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St James's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St James postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St James tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
St James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on St James's shoulder, as St James tries to avoid the shot.
St James scores a takedown into full mount!
St James lands a big shot there that rocks Pacquiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pacquiao slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pacquiao is trying to maintain the position but St James is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pacquiao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
St James might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pacquiao kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St James with a flurry of punches that miss.
St James with a nice head shot there.
Pacquiao looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacquiao, not yet.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but St James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St James feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
St James shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pacquiao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St James throwing strikes but missing.
Pacquiao wants to stand but St James is controlling the position.
Pacquiao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St James wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
St James looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from St James.
Pacquiao misses with a jab to the body
and St James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
St James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St James is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St James throws a big right hand that misses.
St James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St James is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacquiao has wrist control.
St James wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pacquiao misses the body punch
and St James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St James.
St James defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
St James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacquiao rather than just go for the knockout.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but St James ducks down to avoid it.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into St James's ribs.
St James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
St James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but St James is out of range.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but St James is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao scores with a hook.
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. St James moves away and avoids it.
St James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St James lands the left hand.
St James blocks a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St James.
Pacquiao takes a swing at St James's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron St James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St James 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron St James!
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