Pacquiao vs. Clottey Live Blog, Results & Round by Round

Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey Results & Live Blog Round by Round Coverage

The Pacquiao vs. Clottey bout is all set for March 13, 2010.  Held in the massive, sparkling new Dallas Cowboys Stadium, the bout represents another chance for Pacquiao to solidify his standing in the welterweight division. Clottey represents a real challenge because of his size, strength and stamina. If Pacquiao wins and wins dominantly, of course talks for Pacquiao vs. Mayweather will be refueled. Will Clottey be able to weather the storm? Will Pacquiao’s power make a dent in Clottey’s chin? We’ll provide detailed coverage of all of those questions and more right here on ProBoxing-Fans.com.

Before the fight begins you can also check out our full Pacquiao vs. Clottey Preview and Prediction. Then check back in on March 13th for full Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight card coverage, including our live Pacquiao vs. Clottey results blog.

Pacquiao vs. Clottey Round by Round Results & Scorecard

Fight Status: Scheduled for March 13, 2010. PPV airs at 9 pm eastern, estimated start time 11 pm eastern.

In front of a crowd of 50.994, the Ghanaian, Filipino, and U.S. National anthems were sung, and Joshua Clottey is coming into the ring now. The ring walk is long. He’s in the ring. Now here comes Manny Pacquiao! The crowd is going nuts. To the strains of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck, Manny is coming into the ring. Now Eye of the Tiger is playing! Manny joyfully makes his way to the ring. Introductions are being made. The referee is Rafael Ramos.

Rd 1: Clottey’s hands are high and his guard is tight, and Manny goes to the body and around the guard with fast shots. Nothing telling really landed but Manny gets the round for being more active.10-9 Pacquiao

Rd 2: Clottey marching forward with the guard up, lashing out with the occasional punch, while Manny is peppering him with light, but fast punches. Manny starting to get through with a few decent head shots at the end of the round. 10-9 Pacquiao.

Rd 3: Manny more voluminous in his punching, but Clottey is effective with his punches, landing telling shots on Pac and landing at a high percentage. It’s just that Pac is doing so much more work. Action picks up in this round. 10-9 Pacquiao.

Rd. 4: Manny is moving well and Clottey is not throwing very much. Manny is winning rounds with his speed and movement.

Rd. 5: Pacman is wary of Clottey’s power as the Ghanaian lashes out with occasional power punches that land.

Rd. 6: Pac gets hit when Clottey commits, but he doesn’t throw enough. It appears Clottey would rather lose without getting destroyed than risk getting hurt and trying to win.

Rd. 7 Clottey, while gallant, is unable to provide the workload that would trouble Pacquiao.

Rd. 8: Pacman is far more active, hitting Clottey to the body over and over and getting behind and around Clottey’s high guard.

Rd. 9: Clottey remains dangerous throughout and Pacman is getting hit more than normal, but Clottey isn’t winning rounds.

Rd. 10: At times, Clottey looks rattled, but is minimizing the damage he takes by not taking any risks himself. By not opening up, he is trying not to incur the full wrath of Pacquiao, but is also not giving himself a chance to win.

Rd. 11: Another big round for Pac. Clottey is remaining dangerous, just enough to keep Pacman on his best behavior. Another round for Pacquiao.

Rd. 12: Another Pac round. Clottey is resilient, but not necessarily the warrior he should have been. He seemed to trouble Pac with his punches, but his punch output was so low, he could never sufficiently trouble Pacman. Almost every round looked the same.

Manny Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision.

Pacquiao vs. Clottey Undercard Fight Analysis

Alfonso Gomez vs. Jose Luis Castillo:

Rd. 1: Slow round. Gomez slightly more active at the end of the round. 10-9 Gomez.

Rd :2: Gomez throwing some combinations at the beginning of the round. Action slowed at the end with Castillo landing a few shots. 10-9 Gomez

Rd 3: Slow round. Both guys failing to gain any foothold. Gomez slightly more active. 10-9 Gomez.

Rd. 4: Slow action picks up a bit (standards are low at this point) at the end of the round. Castillo looking well worn, a shadow of his former self. Gomez not setting the world on fire, but doing the slightly better work. 10-9 Gomez.

Rd. 5: Castillo not getting untracked. Gomez being a little shifty, landing a few decent single shots. Gomez getting to Castillo more in this round. 10- 9 Gomez. Score: 50-45 Gomez.

At the end of 5 relatively tame rounds, Castillo’s corner runs up the white flag at the end of the 5th round. Result: Alfonso Gomez by 5th round TKO.

Humberto Soto vs. David Diaz, Vacant WBC Lightweight TItle

Rd. 1: Crowd starting to fill up at Cowboys Stadium. A nice atmosphere in developing with a huge crowd in a shimmering setting. Lawrence Cole is the referee (fingers crossed). After the drab Gomez-Castillo fight, fans are eager for a good fight, and Soto-Diaz figures to deliver. A head butt occurs after about 1:30 and Soto looks troubled by it.  Diaz is cut. Soto surprises Diaz with a left hook and down goes Diaz. He is up and looks in decent shape. 10-8 Soto.

Rd. 2: Soto showing a little movement in this fight, as Diaz cautiously moves forward. Southpaw Diaz is eager, but Soto a bit sharper, getting the better of it as Diaz comes in. Diaz bleeding over the right eye. 10-9 Soto.

Rd. 3: Diaz comes in and Soto just hits him with the better stuff. Soto being patient, waiting for Diaz to open up. Soto keeping fight in the center of the ring and controlling distance. Diaz a little more effective at the end of the round, which is encouraging. 10-9 Soto.

Rd. 4: Slow round. Soto lands a few straight shots. Diaz lands a couple nice hooks at the end of the round. Nice exchange at the end of the round as both men land. 10-9 Diaz.

Rd. 5: Diaz looking a bit more purposeful and Soto looks a little flat in spots. Overall, not great action. Soto superior when he opens up. Diaz and Soto both do decent work in spots. Good exchange at the bell. 10-10 round.

Rd. 6: Both men only effective in spots and Soto doing the slightly sharper work. Action picks up at the end and let’s hope it is the sign of things to come because these prelim fights are beginning to wear on everyone’s nerves. 10-9 Soto.

Rd. 7: Soto throwing with more purpose, but only slightly more effective. Still doing enough to keep his nose ahead, but hardly inspiring. Frankly, on such a big stage, I would have hoped for a better effort thus far from both men. 10-9 Soto.

Rd. 8: Dull round. Nothing much to distinguish either guy. I’ll give Diaz a round for better effort. 10-9 Diaz.

Rd. 9: Diaz dogged in his attack. Soto sharper, but Diaz beginning to win some exchanges with better energy. Soto a little flat still. 10-9 Diaz.

Rd. 10: Soto not looking good as he goes down from a slip. He looks dispirited and tired. And Diaz, while not looking that great, is doing enough to get the job done. Soto a little more effective at the end of the round maybe edges it. 10-9 Soto.

Rd. 11: Very dull round with Diaz more aggressive. Soto looks gassed and is unable to get much offense going. 10-9 Diaz.

Rd. 12: Both men slightly more active with the light at the end of the tunnel now visible. Diaz showing a lot of heart, while Soto trying his hardest to put the final round in the bag. Soto gets in some good shots and at the end, catches Diaz and puts him down for a flash knockdown right at the end of the round. 10-8 Soto. ProBoxing-Fans.com had it 116-111 Soto.

The judges have it for Humberto Soto by unanimous decision and he is the new WBC Champion!

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