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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nel Francia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes into the arena with Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Francia has chosen Remember the name - fort minor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nel Francia!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Francia counters with a stiff right hand.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao looks to clinch
and Francia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francia circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Francia counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Francia.
Francia moves into range and clinches up with Pacquiao.
A head punch on the inside from Francia fails to land.
Pacquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Francia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francia presses Pacquiao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao blocks an uppercut.
Francia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pacquiao or not.
Pacquiao misses with a knee strike.
Pacquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Francia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Francia on the inside.
Francia swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francia lands a left hand.
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.
Francia lands a shoulder strike.
Pacquiao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francia avoids it.
Francia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Francia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Francia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francia misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacquiao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Francia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francia presses Pacquiao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pacquiao.
Pacquiao takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Francia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Francia.
Francia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Francia on the inside.
Pacquiao tries to land knees in the clinch but Francia avoids the damage to the body.
Francia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Francia has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Francia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Francia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francia blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Francia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Francia.
Francia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pacquiao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Francia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pacquiao lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Francia.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Francia.
Pacquiao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Francia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francia prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short uppercut from Francia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacquiao.
Francia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nel Francia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Francia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Francia misses with the head strike.
Pacquiao blocks an uppercut.
Francia throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
A hook to the body from Francia.
Francia lands a shoulder strike.
Francia throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
A right hand to the body from Francia.
Still in the clinch, Francia scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pacquiao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Francia misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francia lands a left hand.
Pacquiao misses with a knee strike.
Francia blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao blocking some punches.
Francia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pacquiao.
Francia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao trying to land knees to the body.
Francia has Pacquiao pushed against the cage.
Francia lands a shot to the body.
Pacquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francia stalling in the clinch.
Pacquiao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two 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.
Francia swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with an elbow over the top.
Pacquiao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pacquiao tries a knee to the head but Francia blocks it.
Francia avoiding damage as Pacquiao throws knees to the body.
Francia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francia scores with a shot to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Pacquiao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Pacquiao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Francia working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francia misses with a punch on the inside.
Francia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Pacquiao misses with a knee to the head.
Francia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Francia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pacquiao or not.
Francia misses with the head strike.
Pacquiao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francia's defenses.
Pacquiao trying to land knees to the body.
Francia misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Francia.
Nice body punch from Francia.
Francia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Francia swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francia works on Pacquiao's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Francia.
Francia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Francia gets through Pacquiao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Francia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Francia managing to block the knees to the body from Pacquiao.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice left hand lands by Pacquiao.
Francia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nel Francia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pacquiao gets tackled into the cage by Francia. Francia maintains the clinch.
Francia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Francia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Francia managing to block the knees to the body from Pacquiao.
Francia stalling against the cage.
Francia has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Francia misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pacquiao up against the cage.
Francia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francia misses with some punches.
Francia dodges an elbow strike from Pacquiao.
Francia lands with a right to the head.
Francia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacquiao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francia backwards.
Francia is leaning against Pacquiao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Francia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pacquiao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francia avoids it.
Francia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pacquiao.
Francia has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
That's two 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.
A head punch on the inside from Francia fails to land.
Francia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Francia.
Francia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pacquiao trying to control the position but instead, Francia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pacquiao into the cage.
Pacquiao tries a knee to the head but Francia blocks it.
Pacquiao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Francia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pacquiao lands an elbow that stopped Francia in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Francia.
Francia lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Francia avoids the elbow strike from Pacquiao, against the cage.
Pacquiao tries to throw a body punch but Francia avoids it by throwing Pacquiao back against the cage.
Francia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francia avoids a wild elbow strike from Pacquiao.
Francia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Francia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Francia avoiding damage as Pacquiao throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao wants to stall.
Pacquiao trying to land knees to the body.
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 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francia.
Pacquiao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francia.
Pacquiao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Francia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Francia.
Pacquiao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francia.
Francia lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Francia.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francia works on Pacquiao's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francia.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nel Francia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao tries a knee to the head but Francia blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nel Francia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Francia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nel Francia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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