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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shirley Pacheco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khasanbi Balov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shirley Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khasanbi Balov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco moves into range and clinches up with Balov.
Pacheco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacheco gets a clinch.
Pacheco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacheco breaks the clinch.
Pacheco moves into the clinch.
Balov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pacheco is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balov wants to take the fight to the mat but Pacheco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pacheco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balov's elbow.
Balov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pacheco prevents it.
Shirley Pacheco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khasanbi Balov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balov wants a takedown but no success here.
Pacheco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pacheco avoiding damage.
Pacheco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balov avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacheco.
Balov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacheco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pacheco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balov prevents a body shot from Pacheco.
Balov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pacheco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco gets the takedown into side control.
Balov taking a bit of punishment here - Pacheco scoring with strikes.
Balov is looking to reverse the position.
Balov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pacheco's best efforts.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pacheco connects with a nice short shot to Balov's temple.
Balov looking for submissions off his back.
Balov looks winded!
Balov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Pacheco pushes past his half guard into mount!
Balov is looking to improve his position but Pacheco isn't that keen on the idea.
Pacheco with shots to the head and body - Balov looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balov is desperately trying to improve his position but Pacheco has a good base and remains in mount.
Pacheco with the ground and pound from mount.
Pacheco breaks from Balov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pacheco raining down shots from the mount!
Pacheco with a couple of short strikes.
Pacheco landing shots from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pacheco lands a big elbow.
Balov is bucking up trying to escape but Pacheco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pacheco raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Pacheco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pacheco working for a submission but Balov is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shirley Pacheco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.
Pacheco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balov has him pressed against the cage.
Pacheco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balov tries for a takedown but Pacheco manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacheco wants to break free but Balov has control.
Pacheco is trying to break the clinch but Balov has him pressed against the cage.
Pacheco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balov has him pressed against the cage.
Balov has Pacheco pressed against the cage, preventing Pacheco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Balov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pacheco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shirley Pacheco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khasanbi Balov.
Balov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pacheco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacheco breaks the clinch.
Pacheco takes the fight into the clinch.
Balov wants a takedown.
Balov is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco is trying to force a seperation but Balov has the dominant position.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacheco is trying to break the clinch but Balov has him pressed against the cage.
Balov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pacheco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pacheco breaks the clinch.
Balov tries to keep at a distance but Pacheco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Balov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pacheco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacheco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pacheco lands in his opponent's guard.
Balov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pacheco passes into half guard.
Pacheco really is a fat lump.
Pacheco lands with a punch from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pacheco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Balov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Balov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shirley Pacheco dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pacheco looking to score a takedown here. Balov is defending well but Pacheco drives through and ends up in Balov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balov is looking for a triangle but Pacheco pushes his legs off easily.
Pacheco distracts Balov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacheco stands and steps away. Balov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Balov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.
Pacheco can't find room to land a body shot as Balov controls the action.
Pacheco trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacheco takes the fight into the clinch.
Pacheco breaks from the clinch.
Pacheco throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Balov was covering up waiting for the punch and Pacheco finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pacheco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pacheco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balov on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pacheco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pacheco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pacheco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pacheco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pacheco is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Balov.
Pacheco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Balov, who protects the arm well.
Pacheco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Balov is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pacheco working over Balov with some ground and pound. Balov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Balov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pacheco pulls his head out easily.
Balov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Balov tries to get to full guard but Pacheco has control of the leg.
Balov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Balov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Pacheco pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco with a couple of short strikes.
Pacheco tries to control but Balov wriggling away.
Balov working to try and regain half guard.
Pacheco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Balov is trying to escape the mount.
Pacheco scoring with strikes but Balov is staying in there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacheco with good strikes from the mount here!
Pacheco punishing his opponent with strikes.
Khasanbi Balov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shirley Pacheco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacheco prevents Balov from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shirley Pacheco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pacheco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shirley Pacheco!
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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
36% |
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