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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Noriega (ranked 1612 p4p, 182 weight class) and Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1511 p4p, 170 weight class). Noriega's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill - Loco En El Coco. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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152 lbs
17 - 10 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacheco tries to clinch but Noriega is having none of it.
Noriega was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pacheco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacheco has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Noriega lands with a straight right. Pacheco didn't see that one coming.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacheco wants to counter the offense by Noriega and move into the clinch position.
Pacheco connects with a single shot there.
Pacheco throws a poor cross that misses
and Noriega counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacheco ducks right into an uppercut from Noriega.
Noriega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pacheco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noriega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Pacheco does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Noriega backs off Pacheco throws a huge counter combo but Noriega manages to avoid it all.
Pacheco misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco throws a lazy right hand but Noriega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noriega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pacheco misses with a hook
and Noriega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacheco moves out of range of the leg kick from Noriega.
Noriega needs to keep his hands up - Pacheco had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco misses with a takedown attempt
and Pacheco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Noriega.
Gerardo Pacheco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacheco throws a jab when Noriega was well out of range.
A big left from Pacheco misses.
Pacheco stalks Noriega and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Noriega's face. Noriega staggers backwards, shaken.
Pacheco misses with a left hand
and Noriega counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacheco walks forward, straight into a front kick from Noriega.
Noriega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noriega has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noriega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pacheco fails with the takedown
letting Noriega counter with a right hand.
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacheco moves away.
Noriega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noriega defending well as Pacheco loads up on a big left hand.
Noriega is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco swings widly with a right hand
and Pacheco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Noriega throws a lazy uppercut
and Pacheco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacheco throws a lazy uppercut
and Noriega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacheco missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacheco throws a hook but Noriega avoids it easily.
Pacheco misses with a series of wild punches.
Noriega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noriega throws a push kick but Pacheco slaps the foot to one side.
Pacheco throws a hook but Noriega avoids it easily.
Noriega misses with a double jab
and Pacheco counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco misses with a few strikes there.
Noriega looks to land a left hand but Pacheco moved out of range nicely.
Pacheco doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Noriega will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Noriega slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noriega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega scores with a shot to the body.
Pacheco misses with a body punch
enabling Noriega to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacheco missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacheco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noriega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacheco throws a series of punches but Noriega avoids them all with ease.
Noriega explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Noriega lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Noriega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noriega's head.
Noriega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pacheco tries to move into range but Noriega moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Noriega misses
and Pacheco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pacheco might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Noriega has got the better of the exchanges.
Noriega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Pacheco. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Noriega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacheco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noriega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noriega bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pacheco's head.
Pacheco moves out of range of the strikes.
Pablo Noriega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacheco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Noriega connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pacheco scrambles back to his feet.
Pablo Noriega is winning the standup battle so far.
Noriega keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Pacheco backs away, Noriega returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Noriega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Noriega. Noriega obviously looking to wear him down.
Pacheco digs a good body shot into Noriega's ribs.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Noriega throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pacheco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noriega connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacheco's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noriega.
Noriega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacheco circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacheco misses with a hook.
Donk. Pacheco catches Noriega right on the button with a cross.
Noriega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noriega takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Noriega.
Noriega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacheco avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Pacheco might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Noriega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco lands a nice hook to Noriega's body. Noriega takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pacheco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pacheco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Noriega defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Noriega dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Noriega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacheco to score with a decent uppercut.
Pacheco shoots and misses
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega throws a head kick that misses.
Pacheco misses with a lunging right hand
and Noriega counters with a leg kick.
Pacheco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacheco.
A little feinted left hand from Noriega on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pacheco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noriega counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacheco misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Noriega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pablo Noriega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerardo Pacheco.
Noriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noriega connects with a right hand. Pacheco shakes it off.
Pacheco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco misses with a double jab
and Pacheco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gerardo Pacheco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacheco lands with an overhand left.
Noriega slips a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega scores with a decent looking hook.
Noriega tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noriega misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Noriega as Pacheco shoots in.
Pacheco fails with the takedown
and Noriega counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacheco connects with the punch.
Pacheco lands with an overhand left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Noriega.
Noriega digs a good hook to Pacheco's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Noriega throws a looping overhand right but Pacheco ducks down to avoid it.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noriega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacheco misses with a right hand
and Pacheco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacheco can do to turn this around?
Pacheco takes a swing at Noriega's ribcage but misses.
Pacheco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Noriega. That's going to slow Pacheco down.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses
enabling Pacheco to counter with a crisp jab.
Noriega scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Pacheco misses.
Pacheco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Noriega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacheco doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Noriega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Noriega 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Pablo Noriega!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Pablo Noriega!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Pablo Noriega!
Pablo Noriega wins by unanimous decision!
Pablo Noriega decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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
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