Nicole Angela Judalena sang the Philippine National Anthem while Jasmine Villegas sang the US National Anthem at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Judges are Gary Merritt, CJ Ross and Paul Smith.
| Boxers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacquiao | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Diaz | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Pacquiao threw 788 punches to Diaz’s 463, also landing 10 per cent more of his blows. Pacquiao jabbed well, with remarkable discipline for an instinctual brawler, but Diaz was hurt most by the 180 power shots that connected.
Naturally, at round 1, all boxers are estimating their opponents strength, speed and boxing style but David Diaz realized why Pacman won the previous 3 titles.
At 2nd round, Diaz suffered a cut on the bridge of his nose after getting a right jab from Pacquiao. Pacquiao received an extra point.
At 3rd round, Diaz thrown power punches to Pacquiao but his speed is slow and caught Pacquiao’s uppercut and strong punches. Pacquiao’s speed is incredibly amazing.
At 4th round, Diaz had a cut near his upper left eye caused by a head butt. Pacquiao had an average of 64 thrown punches per round.
At 5th round, Diaz with a cut on his upper left eye wears a bloody mask. Every break, I heard Pacquiao’s coach reminding him of “timing’.
At 6th round, legal blows and punches were given to each other. “He’s just too fast!” are the words came out of Diaz mouth explaining to his coach.
At 7th round, Diaz took a more aggressive stance, despite the cuts on his face, lunging several times at his challenger. Pacquiao slowed down a bit, ended without neither fighter inflicting any major damage on the other.
At 8th round, Diaz is getting slower after receiving strong and fast punches from Pacman,
At 9th round, Diaz had taken enough, he didn’t know what hit him. Pacquiao knocked out Diaz. Pacquiao tried helping Diaz to stand up before referee Vic Drakulich. Pacquiao wins!
Manny Pacquiao is the new WBC lightweight Champion of the world, his 4th title in different weight division.
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