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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1370 p4p, 2470 weight class) and Thor Fresh (ranked 146 p4p, 253 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thor Fresh enters the cage!
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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 27 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Fresh!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh goes for a double leg but Pacheco avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pacheco continues to drive forward.
Fresh needs to keep his hands up - Pacheco had a free shot at his head there.
Fresh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacheco counters with a right hand to the body.
Fresh shoots in but no luck this time.
Gerardo Pacheco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Fresh.
Pacheco rushes Fresh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fresh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacheco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fresh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacheco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fresh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pacheco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Fresh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fresh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pacheco lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fresh wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fresh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Pacheco as Fresh shoots in.
Pacheco was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fresh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacheco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerardo Pacheco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fresh takes one to the chin there.
Fresh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Fresh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pacheco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacheco misses with a straight right.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Fresh shoots for a takedown but Pacheco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fresh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacheco circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pacheco does no damage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pacheco enables Fresh to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pacheco manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fresh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fresh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pacheco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fresh stands and steps away. Pacheco gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fresh shoots in but Pacheco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fresh wants to clinch.
Fresh is looking to clinch but Pacheco is avoiding it.
Fresh misses with a takedown attempt
and Pacheco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fresh shoots for a takedown but Pacheco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh dodges the punch combination from Pacheco.
Fresh tries to clinch up but Pacheco circles away and keeps his distance.
Fresh moves into the clinch.
Fresh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pacheco throwing strikes but missing.
Pacheco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pacheco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pacheco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fresh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pacheco has managed to get both his arms back between Fresh's legs - danger averted.
Pacheco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fresh pulls Pacheco in to control the position.
Pacheco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fresh's head.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Fresh manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Pacheco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fresh's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fresh just leaning against Pacheco, taking a breather.
Fresh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fresh cracks Pacheco with a nice body shot.
Pacheco is trying to pull guard but Fresh has him pressed against the cage.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fresh can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Pacheco.
Pacheco struggles to land a body shot inside as Fresh controls his hands.
Fresh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacheco swings wildly with an uppercut but Fresh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fresh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pacheco lands a shot to the body.
Fresh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
Fresh working hard to break the clinch.
Pacheco misses with an elbow over the top.
Fresh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Pacheco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Pacheco clinches.
Fresh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pacheco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacheco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fresh.
Fresh blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Pacheco.
Pacheco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fresh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacheco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fresh can do to turn this around?
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Pacheco lands an uppercut.
Pacheco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fresh lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco actively working from the bottom here.
Fresh seems to be looking for submissions.
Fresh trying to pass the guard but Pacheco defending well.
Fresh prevents Pacheco from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Fresh is going to stand back up.
Pacheco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fresh is trying to control. Pacheco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pacheco actively working from the bottom here.
Pacheco is trying to control but can't.
Pacheco looking for submissions off his back.
Fresh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
My spies in Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center inform me that Fresh has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pacheco looking for submissions off his back.
Fresh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pacheco is just riding it out for now. Fresh eventually gives up the hold.
Fresh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pacheco defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacheco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thor Fresh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pacheco is looking for a sweep. Fresh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pacheco manages to get to full guard.
Fresh trying to control but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
Pacheco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pacheco is trying to control the position but Fresh postures up.
Fresh tries to stand but Pacheco is controlling from the bottom.
Fresh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 keeping moving, preventing Fresh from controlling successfully.
Pacheco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fresh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fresh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fresh is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacheco has wrist control.
Pacheco has his foot on Fresh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fresh works his way back into a safe position though.
Pacheco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fresh gets to his feet - Pacheco follows without any prompting.
Gerardo Pacheco is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Pacheco. No joy for Fresh on that attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gerardo Pacheco will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fresh gets a double leg takedown into Pacheco's guard.
Pacheco trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pacheco keeping moving, preventing Fresh from controlling successfully.
Pacheco pushes a forearm under Fresh's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Fresh is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerardo Pacheco!
After winning the bout, Gerardo Pacheco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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