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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Remy Jacquard (ranked 1195 p4p, 2144 weight class) and Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 129 p4p, 214 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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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 10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Jacquard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Jacquard.
Jacquard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jacquard scores with a leg kick.
Jacquard misses with a straight left.
Jacquard looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Jacquard moves out of range.
Jacquard shoots for a takedown but Escobar Chavez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Escobar Chavez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacquard lands a head shot.
Jacquard checks a leg kick.
Jacquard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacquard throws a hook to the side of Escobar Chavez's head but Escobar Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick as Jacquard jumps back.
Jacquard lands a nice hook to Escobar Chavez's body. Escobar Chavez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Escobar Chavez misses.
Jacquard is looking to counter punch.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Jacquard was well out of range.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Jacquard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escobar Chavez there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacquard was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacquard doesn't seem bothered though.
Escobar Chavez walks into a jab.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Jacquard.
Jacquard backing away here, and Escobar Chavez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Jacquard.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar Chavez misses.
Jacquard looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Jacquard's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacquard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar Chavez tries to move into range but Jacquard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jacquard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar Chavez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacquard slips under a jab.
Escobar Chavez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacquard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab.
Jacquard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Good work by Escobar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez cracks a nice hook into Jacquard's ribs.
Jacquard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escobar Chavez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Remy Jacquard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacquard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacquard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar Chavez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jacquard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Jacquard.
Jacquard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar Chavez misses.
Jacquard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacquard misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacquard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacquard throws a front kick aimed at Escobar Chavez's knee but Escobar Chavez avoids it well.
Jacquard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Jacquard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacquard has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Jacquard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacquard throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Jacquard misses with a hook.
Jacquard thows a leg kick but Escobar Chavez checks it
and Jacquard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar Chavez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jacquard rather than just go for the knockout.
Jacquard scores with a hook.
Jacquard throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Jacquard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacquard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Escobar Chavez counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jacquard throws a front kick that sends Escobar Chavez stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escobar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacquard is out of range.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Jacquard loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacquard misses with an uppercut
and Jacquard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Jacquard.
Jacquard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar Chavez can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jacquard, as that shot connected.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escobar Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Jacquard off balance momentarily.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacquard.
Jacquard throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a left to the body.
Jacquard throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Jacquard misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch.
Jacquard throws out a loose jab but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacquard throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Escobar Chavez counter with a right hand.
Jacquard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar Chavez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Jacquard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jacquard throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar Chavez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
And Jacquard counters with a quick kick to the body but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Jacquard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacquard.
Jacquard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
Escobar Chavez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up.
Jacquard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jacquard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar Chavez can do to turn this around?
Jacquard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Jacquard slips the punch.
Jacquard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Jacquard's front leg with a kick but Jacquard checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Jacquard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacquard misses with a left hand
and Escobar Chavez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Jacquard saw that one coming.
Jacquard misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacquard checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Jacquard misses.
Jacquard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacquard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Jacquard misses its intended target.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Jacquard.
Jacquard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jacquard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to counter with a clinch but Jacquard shakes him off and moves away.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Jacquard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar Chavez under the eye.
Jacquard moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacquard misses with a straight right.
Escobar Chavez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escobar Chavez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jacquard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacquard throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacquard swinging wildly here.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Remy Jacquard is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Jacquard throws a big shot that misses.
Jacquard throws a head kick that misses.
Jacquard swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacquard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacquard misses with a looping right.
Jacquard scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Escobar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard misses with an uppercut
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jacquard thinking.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Jacquard was well out of range.
Jacquard misses with a looping right.
Jacquard misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jacquard.
Jacquard scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escobar Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jacquard lands a glancing blow to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
Jacquard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Jacquard strikes.
Jacquard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacquard loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jacquard moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacquard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacquard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacquard throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacquard.
Jacquard throws a jab when Escobar Chavez was well out of range.
Escobar Chavez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Escobar Chavez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacquard.
Jacquard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar Chavez.
Jacquard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacquard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A good leg kick by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Jacquard.
Jacquard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
A little feinted left hand from Jacquard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Jacquard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacquard scores with a decent looking hook.
Jacquard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar Chavez! But no joy.
Escobar Chavez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jacquard throws a nice looking combination but Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacquard is just out of range.
Jacquard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacquard. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacquard moves away.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jacquard misses the jab.
Escobar Chavez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacquard misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escobar Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Jacquard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jacquard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacquard throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacquard swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Jacquard misses with a body shot.
And Escobar Chavez responds with a good body kick, but Jacquard manages to step out the way in time.
Jacquard looks to land a left hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Escobar Chavez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick but Jacquard checks it.
Jacquard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacquards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jacquard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacquard.
Jacquard lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacquard misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Jacquard strikes.
Jacquard moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries a low kick but Jacquard avoids it.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Jacquard moves out of range.
It looked like Jacquard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Jacquard moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Jacquard.
A swing and a miss from Jacquard.
Jacquard connects with a single shot there.
Escobar Chavez gets a clinch.
Jacquard manages to break the clinch.
Jacquard throws a lazy body kick
and Escobar Chavez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jacquard checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacquard.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Jacquard strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacquard throws a leg kick that misses.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Jacquard strikes.
Escobar Chavez lands with a straight right. Jacquard didn't see that one coming.
Jacquard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacquard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacquard 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.
Jacquard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar Chavez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacquard. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick that misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Jacquard misses with a left hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a right hand to the body.
Jacquard throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard misses with an uppercut. Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Escobar Chavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escobar Chavez scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez tries to move into range but Jacquard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jacquard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar Chavez.
Jacquard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobar Chavezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacquard.
Jacquard blocks a head kick by Escobar Chavez.
Remy Jacquard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escobar Chavez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escobar Chavez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jacquard scores with a jab.
Jacquard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Jacquard misses.
Jacquard scores with a decent looking hook.
Jacquard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacquard was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Jacquard is looking to counter with head kicks.
Escobar Chavez misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Jacquard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jacquard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Jacquard!
Remy Jacquard spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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