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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 2205 p4p, 2444 weight class) and Jose Pacheco (ranked 110 p4p, 119 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Courtial defends it nicely.
Pacheco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pacheco closes the distance and pushes Courtial back into the cage.
Pacheco has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Courtial uses from the top position.
Pacheco keeping moving, preventing Courtial from controlling successfully.
Pacheco pulls Courtial in close to prevent any damage.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Pacheco has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Courtial trying to control but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Courtial preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco keeping moving, preventing Courtial from controlling successfully.
Courtial engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Courtial trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacheco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacheco tries to move into range but Courtial moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pacheco misses the jab.
Courtial wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacheco wants to clinch up but Courtial keeps it at a distance.
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.
Pacheco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Courtial walks away with a smile on his face. Pacheco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pacheco wants to clinch
and Courtial counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pacheco is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Courtial.
Courtial thumps Pacheco with a low kick.
Pacheco is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Courtial.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacheco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacheco wants to clinch.
Pacheco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Pacheco does no damage.
Courtial throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco is still on wobbly legs! Can Courtial finish him?
It looks like Jose Pacheco has been cut.
Courtial lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacheco moves into range and clinches up with Courtial.
Pacheco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pacheco seems to have recovered his senses.
Godefroy Courtial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Pacheco.
Courtial scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Courtial scores with a nice short uppercut.
Courtial lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
Pacheco tries a body shot but Courtial blocks it.
Courtial breaks the clinch.
Courtial cracks Pacheco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Courtial lunges at Pacheco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pacheco's hand.
Pacheco tries to clinch up but Courtial circles away and keeps his distance.
Courtial was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Courtial lands a leg kick that knocks Pacheco off balance momentarily.
Pacheco lands with a right hand.
Pacheco scores with a jab. Courtial acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pacheco shoots in for a double leg but Courtial sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Courtial misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Courtial.
Pacheco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Courtial comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pacheco swinging wildly here.
Courtial throws a counter high kick but Pacheco was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacheco moves away.
Pacheco throws out a loose jab but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godefroy Courtial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacheco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Courtial lands with a cross.
Courtial with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Courtial.
Courtial scores with a jab to the body.
Courtial lands with a slapping head kick.
Pacheco throws a hook to the side of Courtial's head but Courtial sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Courtial lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pacheco throws a lazy uppercut
and Courtial counters with a big left hand that crumples Pacheco! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Godefroy Courtial!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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