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Event:
Fight Hard 004
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Suzuki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacheco defends it nicely.
Pacheco seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Pacheco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Suzuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Suzuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacheco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacheco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Suzuki.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Suzuki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pacheco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Suzuki throws out a counter right but Pacheco avoids it with no problem.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Suzuki is just out of range.
Suzuki misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco cracks Suzuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pacheco throws a push kick but Suzuki slaps the foot to one side.
Suzuki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Suzuki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Suzuki avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Suzuki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacheco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suzuki scrambles back to his feet.
Pacheco cracks Suzuki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Suzuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suzuki scores with a jab to the head.
Suzuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pacheco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick
and Pacheco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacheco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzuki.
Pacheco scores with a nice strike.
Pacheco misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Pacheco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pacheco.
Gerardo Pacheco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khiyo Suzuki.#T2#
Pacheco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacheco just leaning against Suzuki, taking a breather.
Pacheco works on Suzuki's body with a couple of short punches.#TD2#
Suzuki gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pacheco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pacheco tries to get out of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pacheco holds on and takes a little breather.
Pacheco continues to stall.
Pacheco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Suzuki trying to control but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
Pacheco controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Suzuki is in close to Pacheco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suzuki is fighting to break Pacheco's control of his arms but Pacheco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Suzuki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Pacheco keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Suzuki throws a counter combo.
Pacheco dodges the punch combination from Suzuki.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws the left hand but Pacheco avoids the punch easily.
Suzuki dives in for a single leg takedown but Pacheco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pacheco lands a jab.
Suzuki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gerardo Pacheco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Pacheco circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacheco lands with a nice body punch.
Suzuki throws a body shot but no joy.
Suzuki takes a swing at Pacheco's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Pacheco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Suzuki moves out of range of the body kick.
Suzuki defending well as Pacheco loads up on a big left hand.
Pacheco connects with a nice looking jab.
Pacheco scores with a hook.
Good shot there by Pacheco.
Suzuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Suzuki wants to counter the offense by Pacheco and move into the clinch position.
Some wild striking there from Pacheco.
Suzuki avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacheco staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco misses with a double jab
#TD2#
so Suzuki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzuki working some strikes from top position.
Pacheco is trying to keep Suzuki in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Pacheco has his hands on Suzuki's head, controlling the position.
Suzuki postures up and lands a big shot to Pacheco's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pacheco is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Suzuki is trying to hold Pacheco in close to prevent damage but Pacheco has managed to pass into half guard.
Pacheco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacheco with the ground and pound but Suzuki uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T2#
Suzuki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Suzuki keeping moving, preventing Pacheco from controlling successfully.
Suzuki managing to control the position.
Khiyo Suzuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suzuki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacheco. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pacheco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Pacheco drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Suzuki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pacheco has Suzuki in his guard.#REVB#
Pacheco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Suzuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacheco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pacheco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Pacheco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suzuki defends it well. #T4#
Pacheco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suzuki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pacheco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pacheco throwing shots but Suzuki is blocking nicely.
Pacheco trying to control from half guard but Suzuki is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suzuki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Suzuki is trying to hold Pacheco in close to prevent damage but Pacheco has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Pacheco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
A combination from Suzuki does no damage.
Suzuki moves in looking to clinch but Pacheco pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Pacheco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacheco loads up on a big right hand but Suzuki slips the punch.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Pacheco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suzuki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pacheco to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Suzuki breaks the clinch.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacheco misses with a looping left.
Khiyo Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacheco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco throws a series of punches but Suzuki avoids them all with ease.
Pacheco throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Pacheco misses.
Suzuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacheco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzuki can do to turn this around?
Pacheco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suzuki.#T1#
Suzuki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
Suzuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacheco throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suzuki! But no joy.
Suzuki wants to clinch
and Suzuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacheco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suzuki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pacheco leaves Suzuki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gerardo Pacheco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khiyo Suzuki.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
Pacheco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suzuki under the eye.
Gerardo Pacheco is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacheco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacheco wants it to stay on the feet.
Pacheco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T2#
Pacheco throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacheco throws a lazy right hand but Suzuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suzuki fails to land the takedown.
Suzuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suzuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacheco throws out the jab.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Suzuki fails with the takedown
and Pacheco counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacheco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacheco wants it to stay on the feet.
Suzuki slips a jab from Pacheco.
Suzuki misses with a two punch combination.
Pacheco throws a right hand that Suzuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suzuki also avoids with ease.#T3#
Suzuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacheco.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suzuki! But no joy.
Pacheco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Pacheco misses its intended target.
Suzuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
Suzuki defending well as Pacheco loads up on a big left hand.
Suzuki swinging wildly here.
Suzuki is looking to clinch but Pacheco is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Pacheco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacheco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suzuki with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Pacheco moves into the clinch.
Suzuki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pacheco.
#T4#
Suzuki is trying to break free.#TD2#
Suzuki turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#ES#
Pacheco explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Pacheco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suzuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Khiyo Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacheco swinging wildly here.
Pacheco throws a push kick but Suzuki slaps the foot to one side.
Pacheco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suzuki.
Pacheco throws a big counter combination but Suzuki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pacheco tests Suzuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suzuki defending well as Pacheco loads up on a big left hand.
Pacheco works Suzuki's body with a nice hook.
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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerardo Pacheco!
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