USA TODAY round-by-round account of the HBO pay-per-view fight card in Macau, China. Round 12: Hard left hook, right uppercut by Pac. Hes punishing Rios and making him look slow, which is is compared to the Filipino. Its over. And if Pacquiao loses this time, well, it would be a true travesty. Round 11: Pac still as quick as he was early on. Rios face showing the wrath of Pacquiao. Blood streaming from his left eye. Pac looking better than he has in years. Rios connects with a right. Rios needs a KO, but he cant catch Pac to get one. Were down to the final round. Shutout for Pac so far. Round 10: Rios warned early on for a low blow. Manny comes back with his combos. Hes just wearing Rios out with an onslaught every round. Every time Rios comes forward, Manny cuts him off with a straight left. Again Rios has no answers. 10-0 for Pacquiao. Round 9: Pac comes right back with teh quick lefts, combo by Pac lands three of about six shots. Manny looks like hes seeing the guy whose team made fun of his trainer Freddie Roach. Hes going after Rios. Manny left, and Rios counters with a hard right. A closer round but still a Pacquiao round. Round 8: Manny going with straight lefts to the body. Rios throws a hard jab, which is all he can muster and catch Pac with. Pac being very careful not to get caught, and ends the round with two hard rights. Pac 8-0. Rios needs a KO at this point. Round 7: Manny putting on an absolute clinic. Rios has no answers so far. Both of his eyes are swelling up and his left eye is bleeding. Wicked combo by Pacquiao. Rios connects with a hard right, one of the few punches hes hitting tonight. Another combo by Pacquiao and Rios feels it. Pac knows his advantage of quickness is his biggest weapon. 7-0 Pacman. Rios cut over his left eye. Round 6: Pacquiao starts with a straight left. Rios finding that at 147, his power might not be translating. None of Rios punches seem to be landing flush. Pac picking him apart with his lightining-quick left. Low blow by Rios goes unwarned. Rios connects with a left hook just before the bell. But thats about it. Pacquiao winning every round. At least Manny got through the sixth round. Hes looking very skillful. Round 5: Both fighters hold and hit behind the head. Pac connects with a hard straight left. Pac is wearing Rios down greatly outworking his opponent. Rios holds again. Rios getting hit at will. Another big round for Pacquiao. Hes up 5-0. Pacquiao greatly outworking Rios. Rios might have to change his gameplan. Round 4: More combos by Pac. Slips a wild right by Rios, showing his great quickness advantage. Rios connects with a right to the jaw. Ref warns Rios for hitting in the back of the head. Nice straight left by Pacquiao. Theres a big difference in boxing skills showing here. Pacquiao punctuates the end of the round with a left hook to the head. Another Pacquiao round. Round 3: Pacquiao precision punching, Rios misses with a wild right. Pac moving deftly, with excellent footwork. Pac throwing left and right. Rios walks him into the ropes, but Pac answers with his own combination. Rios ends the round with a good body shot, but its another round for Pacquiao. Round 2: Manny attacks the body. Rios returns the favor. Hes getting more aggressive as the round goes on. Pacquiao moving, slipping punches. Manny throws uppercut. Manny throwing combos at will. Rios again returns the favor with a right hook. Gret end to the round by Pacquiao. Straight left gets through to end the round. Pacquiao 2-0. Round 1: Rios jabbing early. Pacquiao body shot. Rios jabbing only early on. Pacquiaos speed making a difference early on. Pacquiao clearly the aggressor, and moving around the ring as he usually does. Rios goes down but it was ruled a slip. Rios holding Pacquiao and going to the body. Hard left by Pacquiao. Easy round for Pacquiao. Michael Buffer announcing the fighters. Its almost time! The referee is Genaro Rodriguez. Were about ready for the walkouts! Rios has a nine-pound advantage over Pacquiao as they walk into the ring. He is seven years younger, and has never been KOd like Pacquiao has. Bam Bam Rios: Wearing the colors of Mexico, with multi-colored shorts with diagonal striping. Eminems song, Berserk, was playing, but a Mexican song during the walkout. Manny Pacquiao: Manny walking out to Katy Perrys Roar. Crowd is going crazy. Celeb watch: Paris Hilton (yes, Paris Hilton) made the trip to Macau and is at ringside. So is David Beckham. Jessica Sanchez from American Idol sings the U.S. national anthem AND the Filipino anthem..
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 08:40:42 +0000