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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno has chosen Cão da Morte by Mão Morta as his entrance music. Joao Pequeno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Pequeno.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Pequeno looks to land a right hand but Pacquiao moved out of range.
Pequeno scores with a jab to the head.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Pequeno is out of range.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick
and Pequeno counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao jabs Pequeno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pequeno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Pequeno misses with a series of wild punches.
Pequeno misses with the combination.
Pequeno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Pequeno moved out of range nicely.
Pequeno throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno lands with a left to the head.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Pacquiao is working Pequeno over against the cage.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pequeno breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pequeno looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Pequeno scores with a punch to the head.
Pequeno moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pequeno.
Pequeno loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Pequeno misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Pacquiao throws out a leg kick but Pequeno moves out of range and Pacquiao only half commits.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Pacquiao throws a lazy right hand but Pequeno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Pequeno moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pequeno. That's going to slow Pacquiao down.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pequeno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pacquiao takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Pequeno catches Pacquiao right on the button with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pacquiao. That's going to slow Pequeno down.
Pequeno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pequeno throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a low kick.
Pequeno jabs Pacquiao right on the nose. Pacquiao blinks but takes it well.
Pequeno checks a low kick from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pequeno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Pequeno.
Pequeno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pequeno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pequeno.
Jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pequeno's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pequeno throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pequeno finds it's way round the side to connect with Pacquiao's head.
Pequeno avoids a kick to the body.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pequeno can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pequeno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquiao tries to land a leg kick but Pequeno saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Pequeno.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pequeno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao motions for Pequeno to come forward. Pacquiao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pequeno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pequeno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pequeno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pacquiao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range.
Pacquiao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao Pequeno will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pacquiao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pequeno swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pequeno keeps Pacquiao at a distance using the push kick.
Pacquiao checks a low kick from Pequeno.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Pequeno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pequeno throws a wild body kick that Pacquiao sees coming a mile off.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Pequeno's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pequeno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pequeno falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Pequeno.
Pequeno lands with a straight right. Pacquiao didn't see that one coming.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Pequeno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pequeno blocks a jab.
Pequeno jabs Pacquiao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pequeno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pequeno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Pequeno misses the target.
Pacquiao throws the kick towards the body but Pequeno avoids it.
Pacquiao is looking to wear down Pequeno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Pequeno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Pequeno.
Pequeno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pequeno defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Pequeno thows a body shot but no joy.
Pequeno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pequeno misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Pequeno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno lands with a kick to the temple. Pacquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Pequeno.
Pequeno throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily.
Pequeno scores with a push kick.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
Pequeno scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Pequeno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pequeno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the head.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Pequeno as he checks the leg kick.
Joao Pequeno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pequeno slips under a jab.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pequeno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Pequeno walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pacquiao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pequeno defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pacquiao scores with a nice right hand.
Pacquiao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pequeno. Pequeno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Pequeno was well out of range.
Pequeno digs a good body shot into Pacquiao's ribs.
Pacquiao tries to score with a low kick but Pequeno moves his leg out of the way.
Pacquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pequeno counters with a low kick, right behind Pacquiao 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick
and Pequeno counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pacquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao Pequeno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pacquiao wants to clinch up but Pequeno keeps it at a distance.
Pacquiao scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pacquiao.
Pequeno misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up but Pequeno circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao is looking to chop away at Pequeno's legs.
Pequeno misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
Pequeno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pequeno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pacquiao blocks a low kick nicely.
Pacquiao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pequeno throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pequeno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pequeno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pequeno checks a leg kick nicely.
Pacquiao tries to land a front kick but Pequeno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Pequeno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacquiao scores with a shot to the body.
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Pequeno counters with a right hand to the body.
Pequeno swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Pequeno is avoiding it.
Pequeno lands a body shot.
Herman Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pequeno dips to his left and cracks Pacquiao with an uppercut!
Pacquiao moves out of range as Pequeno strikes.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao ducks right into an uppercut from Pequeno.
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!
Pequeno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Pequeno there.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pequeno lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Pequeno moved out of range.
Pacquiao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to clinch up but Pequeno keeps it at a distance.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Pequeno.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Pequeno is just out of range.
Pequeno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Joao Pequeno has been cut.
Pequeno moves out of range as Pacquiao throws a body kick.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Pequeno moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao lands with a straight right. Pequeno didn't see that one coming.
Pacquiao clinches up with Pequeno and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao misses with a knee to the head.
Pequeno blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pequeno tries a body shot but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pacquiao is trying to push Pequeno away but Pequeno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pequeno throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pequeno.
Pequeno presses Pacquiao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao lands an elbow inside that Pequeno shrugs off.
Pequeno tries to work over Pacquiao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacquiao tries a knee to the head but Pequeno blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pacquiao.
Pequeno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno is leaning against Pacquiao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pequeno lands a left hand.
Pequeno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joao Pequeno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Herman Pacquiao.
I think Pequeno 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Pequeno!
Joao Pequeno made sure to mention his sponsor, Canadian Fighter Clothing in his post fight interview.
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hype
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