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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Pacheco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cooper Hilgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano Pacheco has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luciano Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cooper Hilgers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilgers rushes Pacheco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hilgers lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
Hilgers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pacheco up against the cage.
Hilgers has hold of one of Pacheco's legs. Pacheco is fighting the takedown attempt but Hilgers gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hilgers advances to half guard.
Pacheco controlling the position well.
Hilgers tries to pass to full mount but Pacheco defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco is positioning himself well to prevent Hilgers advancing to mount.
Pacheco is staying active underneath Hilgers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilgers is pressing down on Pacheco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pacheco is holding on for now.
Pacheco is looking to control Hilgers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pacheco avoid being mounted?
Hilgers throwing shots but Pacheco is blocking nicely.
Hilgers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pacheco is looking to improve his position.
Hilgers trying to control from half guard but Pacheco is working away.
Pacheco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Hilgers is looking for a kimura but Pacheco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hilgers to get the leverage.
Pacheco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hilgers pulls his head out easily.
Pacheco is doing well to control the position and prevent Hilgers from advancing to side control.
Pacheco wants to control the action here but instead Hilgers manages to pass to full mount!
Hilgers controlling the pace for now.
Hilgers wants to take his opponent's back but Pacheco doesn't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers lands a couple of good shots and Pacheco has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hilgers throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Hilgers is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hilgers is trying to control but Pacheco is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Pacheco tries to hold on but Hilgers postures up.
Hilgers cracks Pacheco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hilgers prevents Pacheco from getting the reversal.
Hilgers is landing with some decent strikes but Pacheco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Pacheco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers is landing with some decent strikes but Pacheco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hilgers looking to control but Pacheco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hilgers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pacheco wants to hold on but Hilgers pushes him away.
Hilgers controlling his opponent.
Hilgers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hilgers controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Hilgers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Hilgers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pacheco darts in looking for a takedown but Hilgers gets double underhooks and turns Pacheco into the cage.
Hilgers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pacheco is trying to defend but Hilgers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hilgers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hilgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hilgers controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hilgers is nestled in close to Pacheco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hilgers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pacheco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilgers winds up and cracks Pacheco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hilgers wants to control but Pacheco is keeping him busy.
Pacheco trying to control from the bottom.
Hilgers trying to control the action but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
Hilgers slows the pace down in half guard.
Hilgers blocks the strikes from Pacheco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pacheco keeping hold of Hilgers's head, controlling as best he can.
Pacheco wants to control but Hilgers is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pacheco.
Cooper Hilgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilgers throws a nice looking combination but Pacheco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pacheco enables Hilgers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pacheco manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hilgers is breathing heavily.
Pacheco looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacheco, not yet.
Pacheco working a defensive guard here.
Pacheco controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hilgers wants to control from the top but Pacheco keeps moving.
Hilgers prevents Pacheco from getting back to his feet.
Hilgers postures up.
Hilgers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pacheco shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hilgers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hilgers throws Pacheco to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers misses with a right hand
and Pacheco counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hilgers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes there by Pacheco.
Pacheco lands an elbow.
Hilgers is looking for a sweep.
Pacheco misses with the ground and pound.
Hilgers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hilgers trying to hold on to Pacheco's head to control him but Pacheco postures up.
Hilgers manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacheco won't allow Hilgers to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Hilgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pacheco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hilgers throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hilgers closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pacheco quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacheco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hilgers is working away from the top position though.
Pacheco looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Hilgers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pacheco taking some punishment here, with Hilgers in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco trying to control from the bottom.
Pacheco is concentrating on defense, preventing Hilgers from advancing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hilgers is thwarting Pacheco's attempts to control the position.
Pacheco is not content to let Hilgers control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hilgers decides to return to a standing position.
Pacheco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hilgers to the mat! Hilgers manages to get full guard.
Hilgers scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers gets a clinch.
Hilgers manages to pull guard.
Hilgers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pacheco postures up in Hilgers's guard and throws a big left but Hilgers blocks it.
Hilgers controlling Pacheco's posture.
Hilgers wants to stand but Pacheco is controlling the position.
Pacheco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco postures up in Hilgers's guard and throws a big left but Hilgers blocks it.
Pacheco is fighting to break Hilgers's control of his arms but Hilgers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pacheco cracks Hilgers with a solid left hand.
Pacheco postures up in Hilgers's guard and throws a big left but Hilgers blocks it.
Pacheco stopping the sweep attempt from Hilgers.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pacheco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hilgers uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pacheco closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hilgers did well to prevent Pacheco getting side control.
Hilgers is looking to control Pacheco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hilgers avoid being mounted?
Pacheco thows a huge punch but Hilgers dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pacheco.
Nice strikes from Pacheco there.
Hilgers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pacheco thows a huge punch but Hilgers dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Pacheco.
Pacheco is nestled in close to Hilgers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hilgers is trying to control but can't.
Pacheco working Hilgers over with strikes.
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 Hilgers's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacheco working over Hilgers with some ground and pound. Hilgers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pacheco working Hilgers over with strikes.
Luciano Pacheco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper Hilgers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hilgers trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper Hilgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hilgers 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Hilgers!
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