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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Judah (ranked 736 p4p, 90 weight class) and Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 1568 p4p, 186 weight class). Escobar Chavez has chosen Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
26 - 8 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
25 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Escobar Chavez misses
and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Judah.
A nice side step and Escobar Chavez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Judah lands an overhand right.
Judah lands with a nice body punch.
Judah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Escobar Chavez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Judah with a nice calf kick.
Judah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Judah.
Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Escobar Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobar Chavez scores with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Judah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Elijah Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah scores with a jab.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Judah with a nice calf kick.
Judah throws a leg kick which misses Escobar Chavez's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar Chavez.
Judah tried to score with a low kick but Escobar Chavez checks it.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Judah swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Judah needs to keep his hands up - Escobar Chavez had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escobar Chavez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah is looking to wear down Escobar Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Judah blocks the low kick.
Judah scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar Chavez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Judah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Judah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar Chavez.
Judah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Escobar Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez thuds a left hand into Judah's body.
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
Judah swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to the head.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez tries to sprawl but Judah drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Judah trying to control from Escobar Chavez's half guard. Escobar Chavez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Judah postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Escobar Chavez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Judah, into his guard.
Escobar Chavez passes Judah's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Escobar Chavez controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Judah!
Escobar Chavez controlling the pace for now.
Judah really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Escobar Chavez controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch.
Judah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judah doesn't seem bothered though.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar Chavez moves away.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Escobar Chavez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Judah.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Judah.
Judah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.
Judah lands a head kick. Escobar Chavez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Judah has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Judah lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah lands an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Judah prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Escobar Chavez smiles and moves away.
Judah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah moves in looking to clinch but Escobar Chavez pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely.
Escobar Chavez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judah in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Escobar Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Nice uppercut there from Judah.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Judah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escobar Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Judah misses.
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar Chavez moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Judah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Judah.
Judah throws the left hand but Escobar Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Escobar Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar Chavez clobbers Judah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escobar Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Judah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Escobar Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Judah tries to land a body kick
and Escobar Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez jabs Judah right on the nose. Judah blinks but takes it well.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar Chavez throws a head kick that misses
and Judah counters with a left and a right that stings Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Judah throws a lazy head kick
letting Escobar Chavez counter with a right hand.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Judah misses.
Escobar Chavez works Judah's body with a nice hook.
Escobar Chavez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Judah under the eye.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar Chavez.
Judah is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Judah tries to clinch up.
Judah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Judah checks a low kick from Escobar Chavez.
Judah throws out a leg kick but Escobar Chavez moves out of range and Judah only half commits.
Escobar Chavez cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs.
Judah with a nice calf kick.
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Judah.
Judah takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Judah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar Chavez needs to keep his hands up - Judah had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar Chavez moves out of range easily.
Judah slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez wants to clinch up but Judah keeps it at a distance.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah wants to land a leg kick but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar Chavez cracks Judah with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escobar Chavez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick lands for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab from Judah.
Escobar Chavez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Judah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judah dives in and grabs Escobar Chavez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escobar Chavez pushes down on Judah's head and hops out.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Escobar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah throws a leg kick that misses.
Elijah Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez lands a slapping body shot.
Judah needs to keep his hands up - Escobar Chavez had a free shot at his head there.
Judah wants to clinch
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Judah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Escobar Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Judah misses.
Escobar Chavez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Judah.
Escobar Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Judah tries to clinch there but Escobar Chavez circles away.
Escobar Chavez throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Judah tries to clinch up
and Escobar Chavez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar Chavez jabs Judah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Escobar Chavez.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez lands a high kick!
Escobar Chavez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escobar Chavez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar Chavez blocks a head kick by Judah.
Judah misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
Nice jab there from Escobar Chavez.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah has Escobar Chavez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Escobar Chavez gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escobar Chavezs head.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judah shoots in but Escobar Chavez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar Chavez lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Escobar Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar Chavez 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
Ramon Escobar Chavez made sure to mention his sponsor, Sportivité in his post fight interview.
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hype
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