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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Escobar (ranked 1220 p4p, 4320 weight class) and Salyn Sarethi (ranked 145 p4p, 418 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by Sweat (Skeler Remix) - Charlie A.Y.O. Sarethi has chosen Blue Ice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Salyn Sarethi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juanito Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarethi throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarethi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Sarethi swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarethi throws a head kick that misses
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarethi. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Sarethi drops his hands momentarily and Escobar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sarethi throws a combination that misses
and Sarethi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Sarethi saw that one coming.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarethi.
Sarethi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarethi scores with a jab.
Sarethi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarethi misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Sarethi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarethi counters with a three punch combo that has Escobar backing up. Escobar nods at Sarethi to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick by Sarethi misses
and Escobar counters with a good, hard body kick but Sarethi shrugs it off.
Sarethi throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarethi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sarethi swinging wildly here.
Escobar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Escobar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sarethi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarethi throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarethi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Sarethi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sarethi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarethi scores with a kick to the body.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut.
Sarethi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Sarethi there.
Sarethi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarethi unleashes a big counter combination but Escobar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarethi throws out the jab.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sarethi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sarethi misses with a combination
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Sarethi throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarethi.
Escobar slips a straight right by Sarethi.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sarethi misses with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sarethi.
Sarethi lands with a hook. Escobar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sarethi tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sarethi tries to land a body kick
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarethi lands a big head kick that sends Escobar tumbling to the mat! Sarethi takes a step backwards and waves Escobar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Escobar is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Sarethi
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarethi is rocked!
Sarethi throws a sloppy head kick
and Escobar counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juanito Escobar!
Our winner, Juanito Escobar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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