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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Escobar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dr. Kitch. Thompson has chosen it was over as his entrance music. Tane Thompson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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163 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tane Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar taking a breather.
Escobar working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Escobar to work.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Escobar's head.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar is working for takedown but Thompson is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Escobar 's eye.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Escobar has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson lands with a shot to the body.
Thompson throws a head kick that Escobar semi-blocks.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thompson walks into a jab.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
Thompson cracks Escobar with a good jab.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Escobar's body.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Tane Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
Thompson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Escobar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
Thompson has his foot on Escobar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escobar works his way back into a safe position though.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escobar defends well.
Escobar trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Escobar sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pablo Escobar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Thompson lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Escobar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar misses with a jab to the body
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Thompson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Escobar back into the cage.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escobar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Escobar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Thompson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Thompson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Thompson gets through Escobar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escobar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Escobar is working for takedown but Thompson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
Escobar can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Escobar into the cage.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Thompson.
Escobar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Thompson.
Thompson works on Escobar's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson slows down the pace here.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Escobar tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Escobar avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar as Thompson tries to tie him up.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Escobar's defenses.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Escobar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson prevents Escobar from breaking the clinch.
Thompson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Escobar trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Escobar into the cage.
Thompson leaning against his opponent.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thompson misses with a body shot
and Escobar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thompson won't be happy with that.
Escobar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thompson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Escobar connects with a decent elbow.
Thompson is not content to let Escobar control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Escobar off and has taken his back!
Thompson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Escobar trying to control but not successfully.
Well, with Thompson on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Escobar is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Escobar just looking to survive in the bad position.
Escobar manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson passes Escobar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Escobar wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Escobar trying to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson throwing shots but Escobar is blocking nicely.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Escobar is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Escobar avoid being mounted?
Escobar is not content to let Thompson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thompson seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Escobar has recovered full guard.
Escobar wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Tane Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pablo Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pablo Escobar.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tane Thompson!
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hype
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