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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pejovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Ross feat. Young Jeezy - War Ready. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
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196 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neno Pejovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pejovsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pejovsky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Neno Pejovsky has been cut.
Escobar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pejovsky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pejovsky lands a jab to the nose.
Escobar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar tries to land a leg kick but Pejovsky saw it coming and moves away.
Escobar lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neno Pejovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pejovsky throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pejovsky throws an off balance right hand
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar lands with a slapping head kick.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Pejovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pejovsky has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Escobar.
The crowd cheers as Pejovsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escobar doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Pejovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Pejovsky tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pejovsky manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Escobar ducks right into an uppercut from Pejovsky.
A cross from Pejovsky lands.
Pejovsky with a poor takedown
and Pejovsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Pejovsky moves his leg out of the way.
Pejovsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Pejovsky moves out of range as Escobar throws a body kick.
Pejovsky attempts a counter takedown but Escobar avoids it well and moves away.
Escobar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escobar throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Pejovsky shoots in and drives through. Escobar sprawls well.
Pejovsky misses with a straight left.
Escobar shapes to counter with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.
Pejovsky ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar 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.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Pejovsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pejovsky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Escobar is able to avoid easily.
Pejovsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pejovsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar catches Pejovsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Pejovsky avoids it with no problem.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pejovsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Escobar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pejovsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar staying out of range there.
It looks like Pejovsky has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pejovsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pejovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pejovsky scores with a leg kick.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Pejovsky is out of range.
Pejovsky connects with a nice looking jab.
Pejovsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escobar catches Pejovsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Escobar misses with a hook.
Escobar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pejovsky misses with a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Pejovsky throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pejovsky throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.
Pejovsky missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Pejovsky misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Pejovsky moves out of range easily.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky tries to score with a low kick but Escobar moves his leg out of the way.
Pejovsky thumps Escobar with a low kick.
Pejovsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Escobar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pejovsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neno Pejovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Neno Pejovsky's cut is getting worse.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Pejovsky ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pejovsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick from Pejovsky misses.
Pejovsky fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Escobar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Pejovsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pejovsky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pejovsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pejovsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar is looking to land body kicks.
Pejovsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escobar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pejovsky backing away here, and Escobar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pejovsky misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Pejovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Pejovsky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pejovsky missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
A slow jab from Pejovsky misses its intended target.
Pejovsky steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Escobar. That one must have hurt.
Escobar lands with an overhand left.
Pejovsky throws a shot to the body.
Pejovsky looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Pejovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Pejovsky throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pejovsky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escobar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pejovsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pejovsky has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pejovsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pejovsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Escobar is looking to improve his position.
Pejovsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escobar defending well though.
Escobar wants to improve his position but Pejovsky is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pejovsky throws a strike but Escobar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Escobar is on top in guard.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Pejovsky keeps moving.
Escobar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pejovsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Escobar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Escobar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pejovsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Escobar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pejovsky cracks Escobar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pejovsky scores with a nice head shot.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws out a powerful jab.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Pejovsky.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Pejovsky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pejovsky tries to work over Escobar's front leg with a kick but Escobar checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Pejovsky tenderised Escobar's leg. Escobar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pablo Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pejovsky shoots in for a takedown but Escobar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pejovsky's hands.
Pejovsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pejovsky scores with the left hand. Escobar knows he should have avoided that one.
Pejovsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Pejovsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar slips under a jab from Pejovsky.
Escobar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pejovsky in his tracks.
Pejovsky wants to land a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
A head kick misses from Pejovsky.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Pejovsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Escobar looks for the body kick but Pejovsky saw that one coming.
Pejovsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pejovsky slips a straight right by Escobar.
Pejovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Pejovsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Pejovsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Pejovsky down.
Escobar scores with a jab. Pejovsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Escobar slips a straight right by Pejovsky.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick that misses.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pejovsky manages to avoid it.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pejovsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pejovsky scrambles back to his feet.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pejovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Pejovsky.
Escobar throws a head kick that Pejovsky semi-blocks.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Pejovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pejovsky throws a lazy body kick
and Escobar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pejovsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar scores with a head kick. Pejovsky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Escobar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Escobar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escobar.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Pejovsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escobar.
Pejovsky attempts a counter takedown but Escobar avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar lands a front kick.
Escobar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Neno Pejovsky's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pejovsky blocks a leg kick.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Pejovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Escobar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pejovsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pejovsky.
Escobar lands with a right hand.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pejovsky will feel that in the morning.
Pejovsky missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pejovsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pejovsky throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escobar scores with the left hand. Pejovsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Pejovsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pejovsky dips to his left and cracks Escobar with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Escobar. Beautiful body shot.
Pejovsky misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pejovsky steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Escobar. That one must have hurt.
Pejovsky's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Escobar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pejovsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pejovsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pejovsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pejovsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Pejovsky misses.
Escobar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pejovsky is looking to chop away at Escobar's legs.
Pejovsky swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Pejovsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pejovsky moves away.
Escobar checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Pejovsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Pejovsky is predictable there
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Pejovsky misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Escobar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pejovsky's head backwards.
Pejovsky is rocked!
Pejovsky misses the shot to the body.
Escobar is looking to land body kicks.
Pejovsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pejovsky. Escobar shrugs it off though.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pejovsky loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Escobar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pejovsky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pejovsky drops down looking for a counter takedown but Escobar sprawls and moves away.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar throws a low kick, looking for Pejovsky's leg but Pejovsky calmly moves out of range.
Pejovsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pejovsky momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to slow Pejovsky down by chopping away at his legs.
Pejovsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Pejovsky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escobar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Pejovsky checks it.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pejovsky.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pejovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pejovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Escobar takes a swing at Pejovsky's ribcage but misses.
Pejovsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Escobar tries to sprawl out of it but Pejovsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escobar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Escobar lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky misses with a straight left.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar defending well as Pejovsky loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pejovsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escobar but Escobar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Pejovsky misses
and Escobar counters with a low kick, right behind Pejovsky 's knee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pejovsky misses with a low kick.
Pejovsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Pejovsky's ribs.
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!
Jab, jab by Escobar - just one landing.
Escobar scores with a leg kick.
Pejovsky throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar tests Pejovsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar lands a head kick. Pejovsky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pejovsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pejovsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pejovsky throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar lands a big head kick that sends Pejovsky tumbling to the mat! Escobar takes a step backwards and waves Pejovsky back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Pejovsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobar ducks right into an uppercut from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky tries for a takedown but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Escobar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pejovsky. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pejovsky looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pejovsky misses with a straight right.
Pejovsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pejovsky gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Escobar gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pejovsky is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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