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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah De Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eye of the Tiger. De Guzman has chosen Three Stars and a Sun as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noah De Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Guzman swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Guzman.
De Guzman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Guzman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Guzman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Guzman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Guzman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Guzman prevents Pacquiao from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao is trying to maintain the position but De Guzman is very close to passing his half guard.
De Guzman decides to stand and escape the position.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Guzman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao tries to clinch
and De Guzman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Guzman.
De Guzman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
De Guzman looks gassed!
Pacquiao with a poor takedown
and De Guzman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Guzman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pacquiao is working an open guard so De Guzman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao misses with a takedown attempt
and De Guzman counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Guzman tries for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
De Guzman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I looks like De Guzman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Pacquiao tries to bench press De Guzman off him but De Guzman keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee asks De Guzman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. De Guzman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pacquiao throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Pacquiao struggling a bit here.
De Guzman taking a breather here.
Pacquiao wants to control but De Guzman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah De Guzman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Pacquiao or perhaps it was just good defense by De Guzman which made him look bad.
De Guzman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and De Guzman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Guzman.
De Guzman prevents Pacquiao from getting back to his feet.
De Guzman stands and steps away. Pacquiao gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pacquiao misses with a takedown attempt
and De Guzman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Guzman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
De Guzman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman gets to his feet - Pacquiao follows without any prompting.
Pacquiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Guzman scores a takedown into full mount!
De Guzman controlling from mount.
De Guzman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman raining down shots from the mount!
De Guzman controlling his opponent.
Pacquiao tries to buck De Guzman off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Guzman tries to control but Pacquiao wriggling away.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position but De Guzman isn't that keen on the idea.
De Guzman manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pacquiao to take his back!
You can see the frustration on Pacquiao's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Guzman patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.
De Guzman working for the choke.
De Guzman patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pacquiao tries to roll but De Guzman sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah De Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Guzman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Noah De Guzman has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Guzman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Guzman is controlling him.
Pacquiao isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. De Guzman stacks Pacquiao on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by De Guzman!
De Guzman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pacquiao to see if he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Guzman's best efforts.
Still in half guard, De Guzman seems content to control.
De Guzman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pacquiao!
Pacquiao is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Guzman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pacquiao is in a horrible position here. De Guzman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to hold on but De Guzman postures up.
De Guzman wants to control the pace but Pacquiao is squirming around nicely.
De Guzman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four 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 tries to control De Guzman's body but De Guzman pushes him off. Pacquiao squirms to his side and now De Guzman has his back!
Pacquiao looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noah De Guzman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Guzman working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Pacquiao is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and De Guzman has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Pacquiao taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Noah De Guzman!
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