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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Cosixen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pacquiao's choice of entrance music: Its Time for War. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergei Cosixen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosixen throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cosixen misses with a body kick.
Cosixen throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Cosixen's ribcage but misses.
Cosixen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cosixen looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Cosixen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Cosixen moved out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosixen.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Cosixen misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosixen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws out a powerful jab.
Sergei Cosixen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Cosixen.
Cosixen looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Cosixen misses with a two punch combination.
Cosixen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Cosixen blocks it.
Cosixen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen throws a leg kick but Pacquiao moved away.
Pacquiao checks a low kick from Cosixen.
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. Cosixen moves away and avoids it.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Cosixen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cosixen throws a big shot that misses.
Cosixen is looking to clinch.
Cosixen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cosixen throws a combination. Pacquiao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosixen misses with the combination.
Cosixen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pacquiao has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Cosixen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pacquiao clobbers Cosixen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cosixen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sergei Cosixen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cosixen counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
Cosixen misses the body punch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cosixen thinking.
Cosixen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Cosixen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacquiao.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Cosixen lands with a good body shot.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cosixen counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosixen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into Cosixen's ribs.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cosixen throws out the jab.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Cosixen saw that one coming.
Cosixen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pacquiao checks a low kick from Cosixen.
Cosixen looks for the body kick but Pacquiao saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosixen misses the target.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosixen scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Cosixen.
Cosixen throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Cosixen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cosixen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cosixen thuds a left hand into Pacquiao's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosixen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cosixen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sergei Cosixen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cosixen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pacquiao back to the cage. Cosixen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cosixen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosixen. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosixen thumps Pacquiao with a low kick.
Cosixen feints and then cracks Pacquiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacquiao down.
Cosixen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cosixen.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Cosixen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cosixen defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosixen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosixen scores with a nice strike.
Pacquiao ducks right into an uppercut from Cosixen.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Cosixen avoids nicely.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Cosixen avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao slips under a jab.
Cosixen throws a big shot that misses.
Cosixen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A good leg kick by Cosixen.
Cosixen looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Cosixen throws a front kick aimed at Pacquiao's knee but Pacquiao avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen misses with a low kick as Pacquiao jumps back.
Cosixen misses with a shot to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cosixen thinking.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosixen manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a series of strikes that have Cosixen backpedaling.
Cosixen slips under a jab.
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sergei Cosixen is winning the standup battle so far.
Cosixen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cosixen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cosixen throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Cosixen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cosixen closes the distance and clinches.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Cosixen.
Cosixen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosixen.
Pacquiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pacquiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cosixen throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cosixen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cosixen.
Cosixen moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
A clash of legs there as Pacquiao blocks the low kick.
Cosixen misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Cosixen misses with a series of wild punches.
Cosixen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cosixen tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cosixen takes one on the button.
Cosixen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cosixen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cosixen lands a head kick. Pacquiao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cosixen misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cosixen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Cosixen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cosixen!
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Cosixen had his way with Manny Pacquiao in that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cosixen with a hook.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the body
and Cosixen counters with a straight right hand.
Cosixen feints and then cracks Pacquiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacquiao down.
Pacquiao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cosixen misses with a double jab
and Cosixen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
Cosixen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cosixen throws a head kick that misses.
Cosixen throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cosixen lands a really nice looking cross but Pacquiao seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cosixen to score with a decent uppercut.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Cosixen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosixen manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cosixen.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Cosixen.
Jab, jab by Pacquiao - just one landing.
Pacquiao avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen throws a one two combo.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao misses with a hook
and Cosixen counters with a three punch combo that has Pacquiao backing up. Pacquiao nods at Cosixen to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Cosixen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cosixen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Cosixen both land. Nice combination.
Cosixen misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosixen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cosixen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacquiao. Pacquiao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Cosixen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cosixen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Sergei Cosixen!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Sergei Cosixen!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Sergei Cosixen!
Sergei Cosixen wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Sergei Cosixen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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