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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thorn Black (ranked 3025 p4p, 316 weight class) and Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 2418 p4p, 257 weight class). Gerardo Pacheco acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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28
157 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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22
152 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thorn Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
Pacheco lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacheco throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pacheco takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Pacheco thuds a left hand into Black's body.
The crowd cheers as Pacheco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pacheco has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Black is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pacheco swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black throwing a counter right hand but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacheco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pacheco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pacheco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black is rocked!
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pacheco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pacheco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black counters with a takedown into side control.
Pacheco struggling a bit here.
Pacheco regains half guard there - taking advantage of Black's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Pacheco punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco trying to control but Black postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black passes to full mount!
Pacheco tries to control the position but Black now has his back.
Pacheco tries to roll but Black sticks to his back.
Black avoiding Pacheco 's attempts to control his hands.
Black is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pacheco is defending well though. Black let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Even with his hooks in, Black manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
A lull in the action here.
Black is riding his opponent, not letting Pacheco buck him off.
Black is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Pacheco right now.
Black controls the action.
Black tightening his grip on Pacheco, looking for the choke.
Black controlling well, preventing Pacheco from escaping the position.
Black avoiding Pacheco 's attempts to control his hands.
Pacheco showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gerardo Pacheco will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pacheco connects with a nice looking jab.
Pacheco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Pacheco lands with an overhand left.
Pacheco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pacheco connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pacheco lands the left hand.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gerardo Pacheco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacheco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
A little feinted left hand from Black on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pacheco sprawls and moves away.
Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacheco.
Black seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pacheco is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pacheco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pacheco, as that shot connected.
Gerardo Pacheco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacheco.
Pacheco lands a head shot.
Pacheco lands a jab.
Pacheco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Pacheco avoids it well and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Black wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Black trying to control but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
Pacheco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Black gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Black gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacheco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pacheco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacheco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacheco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Black engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pacheco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
Black trying to control but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacheco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pacheco sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Pacheco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pacheco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Pacheco avoids it well and moves away.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Pacheco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco works the jab nicely.
Pacheco scores with a nice head shot.
Pacheco lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pacheco misses with a lunging right hand
and Black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pacheco's guard.
Pacheco looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Pacheco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
Pacheco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pacheco throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacheco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacheco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacheco lands with a right hand.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thorn Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco connects with a jab.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
Pacheco throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
Pacheco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black is looking to counter the offense by Pacheco and move into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacheco misses the target.
Pacheco scores with a nice head shot.
Black staying out of range there.
Black is looking to counter the offense by Pacheco and move into the clinch.
Pacheco lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Pacheco throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pacheco scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacheco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Black's hands.
Pacheco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Pacheco looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
As Pacheco tries to get set, Black tries to push him back and clinch up but Pacheco manages to avoid the attempt.
Pacheco lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerardo Pacheco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pacheco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerardo Pacheco!
A victorious Gerardo Pacheco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Thorn Black was interviewed post fight and said 'How did I get this far with these skill levels?'.
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