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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1836 p4p, 175 weight class) and Stephan Lizotte (ranked 2389 p4p, 215 weight class). Gerardo Pacheco had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephan Lizotte!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lizotte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pacheco throws a hook but Lizotte blocks it.
It seemed like Lizotte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pacheco slips a straight right by Lizotte.
Lizotte swinging wildly here.
Pacheco scores with the left hand. Lizotte knows he should have avoided that one.
Pacheco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lizotte.
Pacheco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pacheco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lizotte throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Lizotte.
Lizotte misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lizotte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacheco was well out of range. Poor timing from Lizotte.
Pacheco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pacheco jabs Lizotte right on the nose. Lizotte blinks but takes it well.
Pacheco misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lizotte slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizotte thows a leg kick but Pacheco checks it
and Pacheco counters with a straight right hand.
Lizotte slips a jab and a cross from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a lazy right hand but Lizotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lizotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lizotte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lizotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacheco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lizotte thows a leg kick but Pacheco checks it
and Pacheco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacheco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pacheco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lizotte throws a head kick that misses
and Pacheco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacheco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lizotte throws a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pacheco checks a leg kick.
Pacheco tests Lizotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lizotte.
Lizotte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pacheco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacheco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pacheco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lizotte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lizotte throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Lizotte.
Lizotte misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Pacheco misses the target.
Lizotte throws a hook but Pacheco blocks it.
We've been informed that Lizotte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacheco misses the target.
Lizotte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lizotte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pacheco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lizotte throws a head kick that misses.
Pacheco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacheco drops his hands momentarily and Lizotte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pacheco slips a jab and a cross from Lizotte.
Pacheco lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacheco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Lizotte is just out of range.
Pacheco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lizotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lizotte misses the jab.
Lizotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lizotte walks into a straight right hand from Pacheco.
Lizotte wants to slow Pacheco down by chopping away at his legs.
Lizotte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lizotte moves out of range of the strikes.
Lizotte throws out a leg kick but Pacheco moves out of range and Lizotte only half commits.
Lizotte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lizotte gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pacheco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lizotte misses with a leg kick
and Pacheco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lizotte throws a right and a left that Pacheco avoids nicely.
Pacheco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lizotte.
Stephan Lizotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacheco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacheco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Pacheco with that takedown attempt.
Lizotte throws a body shot but no joy.
Lizotte throws a sloppy head kick
and Pacheco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacheco throws out a loose jab but Lizotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lizotte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacheco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lizotte tries to bum rush Pacheco with a series of wild strikes but Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacheco misses the target.
Pacheco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lizotte can pounce on him.
Lizotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lizotte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lizotte throws a looping overhand right but Pacheco ducks down to avoid it.
Lizotte takes one to the chin there.
Lizotte throws a sloppy head kick and Pacheco moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco throws a jab but it's blocked by Lizotte.
Pacheco takes a swing at Lizotte's ribcage but misses.
Pacheco checks a leg kick.
Lizotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a big counter combination but Lizotte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Pacheco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lizotte throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Pacheco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Lizotte.
Lizotte looks for the body kick but Pacheco saw that one coming.
It looked like Pacheco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lizotte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lizotte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pacheco throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lizotte counter with a right hand.
Gerardo Pacheco is winning the standup battle so far.
Lizotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacheco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lizotte's hands.
That kick from Lizotte tenderised Pacheco's leg. Pacheco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lizotte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pacheco missing with a left hand there. Lizotte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lizotte misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
Pacheco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Lizotte moved out of range nicely.
Lizotte throws a head kick but Pacheco moves out of range.
Lizotte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lizotte duly obliges.
Lizotte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pacheco.
Pacheco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacheco checks a low kick from Lizotte.
Pacheco is looking to counter punch.
Lizotte throws the left hand but Pacheco avoids the punch easily.
Lizotte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacheco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
Lizotte scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacheco cracks a nice hook into Lizotte's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacheco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Pacheco backs off Lizotte throws a huge counter combo but Pacheco manages to avoid it all.
Lizotte throws a combination that misses
and Pacheco counters with a left to the body.
Pacheco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lizotte might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pacheco has got the better of the exchanges.
Pacheco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lizotte throws a wild body kick that Pacheco sees coming a mile off.
Lizotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lizotte defending well as Pacheco loads up on a big left hand.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lizotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
Lizotte connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco checks a leg kick.
Lizotte wants to land a leg kick but Pacheco is out of range.
Pacheco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lizotte's head backwards.
Nice jab there from Lizotte.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lizotte manages to avoid it.
Lizotte misses with a looping left.
Lizotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacheco jabs Lizotte right on the nose. Lizotte blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Lizotte. Beautiful body shot.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Lizotte throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lizotte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lizotte avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Pacheco has a takedown stuffed.
Lizotte throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pacheco lands a lovely overhand right.
Pacheco throws a jab when Lizotte was well out of range.
Lizotte throws a leg kick which misses Pacheco's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacheco tries to avoid it.
Pacheco with a nice cross.
Lizotte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lizotte throws a looping overhand right but Pacheco ducks down to avoid it.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lizotte moves away.
Lizotte appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lizotte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lizotte throws a sloppy body shot
and Pacheco counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacheco scores with a punch to the head.
Lizotte connects with a right hand. Pacheco shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lizotte misses with a wild body shot.
Pacheco throws a jab but it's blocked by Lizotte.
The fighters circling - Pacheco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lizotte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lizotte at a distance.
Pacheco takes one to the chin there.
Pacheco punishes Lizotte's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Lizotte ducked under it nicely.
Pacheco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lizotte can do to turn this around?
Pacheco stalks Lizotte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lizotte's face. Lizotte staggers backwards, shaken.
Lizotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacheco.
Pacheco thuds his right hand into Lizotte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pacheco cracks Lizotte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pacheco throws an overhand right that lands on Lizotte's shoulder, as Lizotte tries to avoid the shot.
Lizotte misses with a wild body shot.
Pacheco cracks Lizotte with an open hand slap.
A bone on bone clash there as Pacheco blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lizotte throws a body shot but no joy.
Lizotte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacheco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lizotte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Pacheco dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lizotte throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pacheco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Lizotte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pacheco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pacheco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pacheco was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lizotte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lizotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacheco appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pacheco throws a series of punches but Lizotte moves out of range.
Pacheco throws a head kick that misses.
Pacheco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lizotte.
Lizotte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacheco. Pacheco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot lands for Pacheco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco misses the jab.
Pacheco throws a body shot but no joy.
Lizotte blocks a jab.
Pacheco checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizotte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lizotte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacheco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lizotte blocks a jab.
Pacheco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lizotte counters with an inside leg kick.
Lizotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lizotte misses with a body shot.
Lizotte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lizotte scores with a decent looking hook.
Pacheco throws a hook to the side of Lizotte's head but Lizotte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lizotte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacheco counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Pacheco.
Lizotte misses with a low kick.
Pacheco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacheco works Lizotte's body with a nice hook.
Lizotte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pacheco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lizotte slips a jab and a cross from Pacheco.
Stephan Lizotte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacheco cracks Lizotte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lizotte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pacheco swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Lizotte counter with a right hand.
Lizotte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lizotte moves out of range as Pacheco strikes.
Lizotte walks into a stiff left hand from Pacheco.
Lizotte takes one on the button.
Lizotte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pacheco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Lizotte is just out of range.
Pacheco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lizotte throws a leg kick but Pacheco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lizotte throws a looping overhand right but Pacheco ducks down to avoid it.
Gerardo Pacheco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacheco digs a good hook to Lizotte's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco walks into a jab.
Pacheco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lizotte momentarily.
Pacheco cracks Lizotte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lizotte misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Pacheco.
Pacheco scores with a nice head shot.
Lizotte misses with a head kick.
Lizotte tries to land a leg kick but Pacheco saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Lizotte.
Pacheco blocks the body kick.
Lizotte misses with a left hand
letting Pacheco counter with a right hand.
A cross from Pacheco lands.
Lizotte just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco cracks Lizotte with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacheco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacheco digs a good hook to Lizotte's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco works Lizotte's body with a nice hook.
Lizotte looks to land a left hand but Pacheco moved out of range nicely.
Pacheco throwing a counter right hand but Lizotte manages to avoid it.
Pacheco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lizotte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pacheco checks it well.
Lizotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Lizotte is predictable there
and Pacheco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lizotte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacheco scores with a sloppy right hand. Lizotte should have avoided that one.
Pacheco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lizotte misses with an uppercut
and Lizotte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lizotte feints and then cracks Pacheco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacheco down.
A low kick from Lizotte misses
letting Pacheco counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco checks a low kick from Lizotte.
Pacheco avoids the head kick by Lizotte.
Pacheco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pacheco duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerardo 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerardo Pacheco!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerardo Pacheco thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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