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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 1332 p4p, 4288 weight class) and Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 149 p4p, 376 weight class). Irrawaddy comes into the arena with Laos Rules! blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco misses with a wild combination.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot.
Irrawaddy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Irrawaddy ducked under it nicely.
Irrawaddy swings for the body but Pacheco moves out of range.
Pacheco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irrawaddy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
Irrawaddy is looking to counter punch.
Pacheco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Irrawaddy has closed the distance and engaged Pacheco in a clinch.
A short right from Pacheco.
Pacheco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irrawaddy lands a nice uppercut.
Pacheco lands an elbow that stopped Irrawaddy in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ken Irrawaddy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacheco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Irrawaddy misses with some punches.
Irrawaddy misses with some punches.
Irrawaddy lands a right hand.
Irrawaddy avoids the elbow strike from Pacheco, against the cage.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacheco gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pacheco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pacheco stands and throws Irrawaddy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Irrawaddy sneaks back into half guard.
Irrawaddy wants to get back to full guard.
Irrawaddy is working hard here to advance position.
Irrawaddy taking some punishment here, with Pacheco in his half guard.
Irrawaddy won't allow Pacheco to pass to mount.
Pacheco is trying to control the action in half guard but Irrawaddy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Irrawaddy is looking to improve his position.
Irrawaddy manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco postures up.
Pacheco throwing strikes from guard but Irrawaddy blocks nicely.
Irrawaddy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pacheco has passed into side control.
Irrawaddy is trying to get back to half guard.
Pacheco tries for a kimura but Irrawaddy is defending well.
Irrawaddy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pacheco is working for a kimura but Irrawaddy is defending it quite comfortably.
Pacheco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irrawaddy keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy wants to control but Pacheco is keeping busy.
Irrawaddy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pacheco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irrawaddy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Irrawaddy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pacheco throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pacheco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Irrawaddy pulls his head out easily.
Irrawaddy winds up and cracks Pacheco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy wants to pass the guard but Pacheco is defending well.
Pacheco actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Irrawaddy there.
Irrawaddy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pacheco has hold of Irrawaddy's hands but Irrawaddy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacheco wants to get back to full guard.
Irrawaddy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Irrawaddy there.
Irrawaddy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Irrawaddy lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ken Irrawaddy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Irrawaddy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Irrawaddy connects with a body shot that sends Pacheco's belly button to the back.
Pacheco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pacheco misses with a hook.
Pacheco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook to the body
and Pacheco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacheco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco drops his hands momentarily and Irrawaddy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Irrawaddy gets a clinch.
Pacheco tries to throw a body punch but Irrawaddy avoids it by throwing Pacheco back against the cage.
Irrawaddy pushes Pacheco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pacheco keeps control of Irrawaddy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacheco presses Irrawaddy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacheco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irrawaddy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pachecos head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrawaddy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irrawaddy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irrawaddy tries to throw a body punch but Pacheco avoids it by throwing Irrawaddy back against the cage.
Ken Irrawaddy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Irrawaddy tries to throw a body punch but Pacheco avoids it by throwing Irrawaddy back against the cage.
Irrawaddy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacheco has picked Irrawaddy up - he's going for a ride! Pacheco dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pacheco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Irrawaddy defending well though.
Irrawaddy wants to get back to full guard.
Irrawaddy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Irrawaddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacheco is one step ahead there.
Pacheco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Irrawaddy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pacheco has passed into side control.
Irrawaddy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pacheco working the head with strikes.
Pacheco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irrawaddy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pacheco throws a strike aimed at the side of Irrawaddy's head but Irrawaddy avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Pacheco.
Gerardo Pacheco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Irrawaddy tries to bench press Pacheco off him but Pacheco keeps the position.
Pacheco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pacheco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco throws an elbow but Irrawaddy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Irrawaddy is looking for a sweep.
Irrawaddy sneaks back into half guard.
Pacheco trying to control from half guard but Irrawaddy is working away.
Pacheco is working for a kimura but Irrawaddy is defending it quite comfortably.
Irrawaddy trying to control from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Irrawaddy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Irrawaddy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pacheco is working away from the top position though.
Irrawaddy wants to get back to full guard but Pacheco has passed into side control.
Pacheco wants to control but Irrawaddy is keeping him busy.
Pacheco tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pacheco swings around for an armbar but Irrawaddy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pacheco's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacheco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Irrawaddy defends well.
Irrawaddy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gerardo Pacheco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ken Irrawaddy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacheco misses with an uppercut.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Pacheco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ken Irrawaddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacheco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
Irrawaddy sets himself, and Pacheco steps forward looking for the clinch! Irrawaddy avoids it this time.
Irrawaddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Irrawaddy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Irrawaddy lands with a right hand.
Pacheco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pacheco.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Irrawaddy is just out of range.
Irrawaddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Irrawaddy, as that shot connected.
Irrawaddy connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Pacheco.
The fighters circling - Irrawaddy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacheco throws a lazy right hand but Irrawaddy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Pacheco takes one to the chin there.
Irrawaddy throws the left hand but Pacheco avoids the punch easily.
Irrawaddy misses with a left hand
and Pacheco counters with a straight right hand.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Irrawaddy ducked under it nicely.
Irrawaddy misses the shot to the body.
Irrawaddy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Irrawaddy.
Pacheco lands a slapping body shot.
Irrawaddy misses with a looping right.
A jab from Irrawaddy does it's job there.
Pacheco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Irrawaddy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Irrawaddy throws the left hand but Pacheco avoids the punch easily.
Irrawaddy missing with a left hand there. Pacheco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Irrawaddy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrawaddy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Irrawaddy ducked under it nicely.
Irrawaddy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Irrawaddy throws a big shot that misses.
Irrawaddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacheco moves away.
Irrawaddy slips a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco lands with a shot to the body.
Irrawaddy misses with a combination
and Pacheco counters with a straight right hand.
Irrawaddy misses with an uppercut
and Pacheco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Irrawaddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacheco.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Pacheco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pacheco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irrawaddy takes a swing at Pacheco's ribcage but misses.
Irrawaddy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacheco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irrawaddy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pacheco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Irrawaddy on the side of the head.
Irrawaddy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacheco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irrawaddy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Irrawaddy looks to land a left hand but Pacheco moved out of range nicely.
Pacheco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pacheco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irrawaddy throws the left hand but Pacheco avoids the punch easily.
Irrawaddy lands a nice looking body shot.
Pacheco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pacheco cracks a nice hook into Irrawaddy's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacheco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Irrawaddy misses.
Pacheco misses with a jab to the body
and Irrawaddy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Irrawaddy avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Pacheco's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacheco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Irrawaddy throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irrawaddy. Pacheco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacheco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irrawaddy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Irrawaddy moves out of range as Pacheco strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Irrawaddy misses the target.
Pacheco avoids the body shot from Irrawaddy.
A jab from Pacheco misses.
Irrawaddy forces Pacheco back against the cage and clinches.
Pacheco lands with a left to the head.
Irrawaddy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Irrawaddy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerardo Pacheco.
I think Pacheco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerardo Pacheco!
An out of breath Gerardo Pacheco thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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