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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1299 p4p, 139 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 1436 p4p, 152 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Garcia misses.
A quick step to the side and Pacheco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Pacheco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacheco throws out the jab.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Pacheco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacheco throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacheco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacheco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Pacheco counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pacheco is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
It looked like Pacheco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacheco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Pacheco moves away and avoids it.
Pacheco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia throws out a counter right but Pacheco avoids it with no problem.
Pacheco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia throws a right hand that Pacheco ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacheco also avoids with ease.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Pacheco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacheco throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pacheco misses with an uppercut.
Garcia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pacheco on the side of the head.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Pacheco avoids them all with ease.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pacheco.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Pacheco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia with a hook.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacheco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pacheco moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Pacheco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Pacheco checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacheco was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia slips a straight right by Pacheco.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Pacheco.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pacheco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Garcia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
Pacheco throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Pacheco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pacheco is out of range.
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pacheco's calf.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacheco's sensitive parts.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacheco's head backwards.
Pacheco throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Pacheco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pacheco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pacheco throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacheco throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Garcia misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacheco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Pacheco moved out of range.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pacheco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Pacheco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Pacheco misses.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacheco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pacheco slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws a jab when Pacheco was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Pacheco misses with a body punch
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacheco blocks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia swings for the body but Pacheco moves out of range.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Pacheco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacheco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moves out of range as Pacheco strikes.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Pacheco slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pacheco staying out of range there.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pacheco is out of range.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacheco.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacheco was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pacheco catches Garcia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pacheco throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Pacheco connects with a single shot there.
Pacheco lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacheco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Pacheco throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacheco moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Pacheco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pacheco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacheco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco misses with an uppercut.
Pacheco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Pacheco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia flicks out a counter leg kick but Pacheco steps away.
Pacheco misses with a jab to the body
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacheco tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Pacheco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Pacheco slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Pacheco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia sizes up Pacheco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia throws a lazy body kick
and Pacheco counters with a nice body shot.
Pacheco slips under a jab from Garcia.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pacheco.
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!
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Pacheco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Pacheco moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
Garcia throws the left hand but Pacheco avoids the punch easily.
Pacheco clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Pacheco prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pacheco or not.
Garcia tries to work over Pacheco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacheco throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garcia takes a swing at Pacheco's ribcage but misses.
Pacheco throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Garcia slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pacheco blocks a leg kick.
Pacheco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Garcia misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Pacheco avoids it well.
Pacheco moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacheco connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacheco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
A big right from Garcia misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pacheco misses the target.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacheco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Pacheco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacheco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia catches Pacheco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia slips a jab from Pacheco.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pacheco dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Pacheco fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Pacheco moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Gerardo Pacheco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia jabs Pacheco right on the nose. Pacheco blinks but takes it well.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
letting Pacheco counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Pacheco down.
Pacheco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Pacheco cracks Garcia with a good jab.
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!
Pacheco throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Pacheco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pacheco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacheco blocks a jab.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacheco tries to counter by clinching up but Garcia breaks away and moves out of range.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
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