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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pacheco (ranked 4028 p4p, 195 weight class) and Max Superior (ranked 4961 p4p, 246 weight class). Max Superior will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Superior!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pacheco with a poor takedown
and Superior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Superior drops Pacheco with a beautiful combination! Pacheco stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Superior is looking for the KO!
Pacheco is rocked!
It looks like Jose Pacheco has been cut.
Superior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Pacheco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Superior lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pacheco has been working on his balance at Blood Warrior, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Superior.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacheco scores with a takedown into Superior's guard.
Pacheco stands and throws Superior's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pacheco seems to have got his legs back now.
Pacheco advances to full mount.
Pacheco manages to capitalize on a mistake by Superior to take his back!
Pacheco missing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Superior is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Pacheco.
Pacheco is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Superior knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Superior for a finish.
Pacheco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pacheco looking for the RNC.
Pacheco has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Pacheco is looking for the choke from the back position but Superior is controlling his hands well.
Pacheco has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Superior's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superior is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pacheco gets his way!
Superior defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pacheco's arms.
Superior trying to control the hands but Pacheco won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco looking to break Superior's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Superior remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pacheco will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Superior covering up well under a series of strikes from Pacheco.
Superior fending off the submission attempt from Pacheco.
Pacheco is riding his opponent, not letting Superior buck him off.
Pacheco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Superior is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pacheco off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four 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.
Pacheco is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Superior has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pacheco patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pacheco is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Superior defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacheco is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Superior defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Pacheco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Pacheco'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.
Pacheco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Superior swivels and escapes.
Pacheco gets the takedown into side control.
Pacheco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Superior has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pacheco advances to full mount.
Pacheco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Superior can do to turn this around?
Superior is trying desperately to improve position.
Pacheco working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco working for a submission but Superior is keeping him at bay.
Pacheco controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Superior has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pacheco working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pacheco is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Superior has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pacheco sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pacheco is working for a guillotine from mount but Superior frees his head quite easily.
Pacheco controlling the pace for now.
Pacheco working for a guillotine from mount but Superior is in no mood to give up.
Pacheco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pacheco looking to finish with strikes here!
Superior defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pacheco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco works his way to his opponent's back.
Superior defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pacheco's arms.
Pacheco gets his hands free as Superior looks to control.
Superior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pacheco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pacheco is riding his opponent, not letting Superior buck him off.
Pacheco is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Superior is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Pacheco looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superior is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Pacheco has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Superior has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pacheco has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Superior's body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Superior is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pacheco gets his way!
Superior rolls, trying to escape but Pacheco keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pacheco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Pacheco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacheco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Superior as he avoids it easily.
Superior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pacheco with a body shot.
Superior digs a good hook to Pacheco's body.
Superior has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pacheco is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pacheco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Superior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacheco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Superior cracks Pacheco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Superior wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Superior fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pacheco misses with a takedown
and Superior counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Pacheco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacheco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jose Pacheco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Superior scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacheco doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Superior works the jab nicely.
Pacheco with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Superior counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco dives in and grabs Superior's left leg, looking for a takedown. Superior pushes down on Pacheco's head and hops out.
Max Superior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Superior lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pacheco falls backwards - clearly groggy! Superior dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Superior!
A very excited looking Max Superior made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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