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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blair Darrow (ranked 249 p4p, 33 weight class) and Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 238 p4p, 30 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
25 - 7 - 1 |
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174 cm
31
152 lbs
21 - 11 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but Pacheco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darrow has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Darrow slips a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco sizes up Darrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pacheco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Pacheco's head.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacheco misses with the head strike.
A short left from Pacheco.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Pacheco 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.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacheco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Pacheco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pacheco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Darrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pacheco throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacheco lands with a right hand.
Pacheco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darrow, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco blocking some punches.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Pacheco is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerardo Pacheco.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacheco.
Pacheco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacheco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacheco ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pacheco no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Darrow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Pacheco is keeping the position.
Pacheco working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Darrow has passed into half guard!
Pacheco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darrow pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco wants to control the action here but instead Darrow manages to pass to full mount!
Pacheco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow controlling the pace for now.
Pacheco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Darrow. What's that going to do exactly?
Darrow prevents Pacheco from getting the reversal.
Pacheco slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow prevents Pacheco from improving his position.
Darrow is thwarting Pacheco's attempts to control the position.
Pacheco with the active half guard here but Darrow passes nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacheco tries to improve position but can't.
Darrow tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pacheco throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's four 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.
Pacheco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Darrow working away.
Pacheco is looking for a sweep.
A control attempt from Pacheco but he's now mounted!
Pacheco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pacheco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
That's time! Darrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacheco can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Pacheco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacheco.
Pacheco lands a right hand.
Pacheco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacheco lands with a light punch inside.
Pacheco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacheco presses Darrow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pacheco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darrow.
Pacheco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacheco.
Pacheco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Pacheco gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco lands a left hand.
Darrow misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pacheco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco pulls guard successfully.
Pacheco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Darrow puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Darrow blocks the strikes from Pacheco.
Darrow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pacheco wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco actively working from the bottom here.
Darrow is controlling the pace.
Pacheco actively working from the bottom here.
Pacheco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pacheco throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Darrow looks to throw the jab but Pacheco is out of range.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco slips under a jab from Darrow.
Darrow closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Pacheco - that landed with a thud.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Pacheco.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
Pacheco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pacheco struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Pacheco.
Pacheco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pacheco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darrow smiles and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Pacheco blocks the leg kick.
Pacheco doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.
Pacheco swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pacheco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the body
and Darrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Darrow.
Pacheco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darrow works Pacheco's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Darrow finds it's way through Pacheco's defenses.
Pacheco tries to keep at a distance but Darrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pacheco misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gerardo Pacheco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pacheco throws a series of punches but Darrow avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Darrow misses the target.
Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darrow drives through and clinches with Pacheco against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacheco.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pacheco fails to land.
Pacheco blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darrow to keep the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Pacheco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Pacheco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darrow's defenses.
Pacheco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pacheco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow is leaning against Pacheco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pacheco pulls guard.
Darrow preventing the sweep.
Pacheco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pacheco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darrow is sitting in close to Pacheco's body. Pacheco has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Darrow is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Darrow is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pacheco.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gerardo Pacheco!
Gerardo Pacheco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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