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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Evan Tanner was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evan Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
Tanner dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
A head kick misses from Tanner.
Tanner tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Tanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Tanner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanner tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evan Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquiao stalks Tanner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tanner's face. Tanner staggers backwards, shaken.
Tanner misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Tanner strikes.
Tanner tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao tries to keep at a distance but Tanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tanner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Tanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Tanner is controlling the position.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Tanner has control.
Tanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pacquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Tanner lands a good knee to the midsection. Pacquiao won't want to take too many of those.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Tanner working Pacquiao over with knees to the body.
Tanner lands a knee to the head.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tanner has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Tanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
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.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanner clinches.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner lands a knee to the body.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanner won't allow it.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Tanner pushes him back against the cage.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pacquiao's face.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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.
Tanner keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pacquiao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pacquiao avoids it.
Tanner lands a knee to the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Pacquiao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Tanner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Tanner lands a knee to the head.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
Tanner has managed to clinch.
Pacquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tanner has him pressed against the cage.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pacquiao avoids it.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Tanner has control.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Tanner.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Tanner tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Tanner pushes Pacquiao up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pacquiao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Tanner has control.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Tanner lands a knee to the body.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanner working Pacquiao over with knees to the body.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Tanner has closed the distance and engaged Pacquiao in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Tanner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tanner 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Tanner!
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pop
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