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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1340 p4p, 142 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 1101 p4p, 117 weight class). Gerardo Pacheco has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Pacheco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacheco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacheco.
Pacheco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Pacheco throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Pacheco moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Pacheco is looking to counter punch.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Pacheco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Pacheco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacheco misses with a body punch
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Pacheco is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Pacheco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A quick step to the side and Pacheco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pacheco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pacheco throws a big shot that misses.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Pacheco moves his leg out of the way.
Pacheco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacheco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco misses with a straight right.
Pacheco moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Pacheco misses its target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pacheco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pacheco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Pacheco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacheco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Pacheco connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacheco tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pacheco needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia cracks Pacheco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Pacheco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Pacheco.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pacheco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Pacheco slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia staying out of range there.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Garcia tries to work over Pacheco's front leg with a kick but Pacheco checks it.
Pacheco moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia with a jab.
Pacheco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia with a hook.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Pacheco misses.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Pacheco avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacheco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacheco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacheco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia throws a hook but Pacheco avoids it easily.
Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Pacheco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garcia slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Pacheco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pacheco might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pacheco throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Pacheco stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
letting Pacheco counter with a right hand.
Pacheco scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacheco.
Pacheco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia thuds his right hand into Pacheco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Pacheco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Pacheco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacheco's hands.
Pacheco throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacheco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pacheco misses with a looping left.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacheco.
Garcia misses with a body punch
and Pacheco moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Pacheco jumps guard.
Pacheco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pacheco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacheco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia advances position into side control!
Pacheco is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pacheco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pacheco is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Pacheco sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia works his way into full mount!
Garcia tries to control but Pacheco wriggling away.
Pacheco is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia misses with a head shot.
Pacheco is controlling an arm, preventing Garcia from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Pacheco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia wants to control the pace but Pacheco is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Garcia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacheco tries to reverse the position but Garcia maintains control.
Garcia looking to control but Pacheco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pacheco wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Garcia wants to control the action but instead Pacheco gets a body lock and reverses into Garcia's guard! Nice work!
Pacheco trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Pacheco drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Pacheco off! Pacheco jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pacheco walks into a jab.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Pacheco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Pacheco walks into a left hand.
Good work by Pacheco as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pacheco momentarily.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pacheco on the side of the head.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Pacheco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacheco.
A big right from Pacheco misses.
Pacheco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Pacheco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
Pacheco misses with a straight right.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Pacheco misses the jab.
Garcia misses with a hook. Pacheco ducked under it nicely.
Garcia throws a right hand that Pacheco ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacheco also avoids with ease.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacheco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia cracks Pacheco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia jabs Pacheco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia throws a hook but Pacheco blocks it.
Jab by Pacheco.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacheco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a hook.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Pacheco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacheco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Pacheco moved out of range.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacheco.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pacheco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Pacheco avoids nicely.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacheco.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pacheco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pacheco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Pacheco jumps back.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
As Pacheco backs off Garcia throws a huge counter combo but Pacheco manages to avoid it all.
Pacheco moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Pacheco misses with an uppercut.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacheco.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Pacheco moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Pacheco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Pacheco slips the punch.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacheco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Pacheco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Pacheco jumps back.
Pacheco checks a low kick from Garcia.
Pacheco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Pacheco is looking to counter punch.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Pacheco digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pacheco connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Haislan Garcia.
Well Garcia 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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