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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobarre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobarre comes to the cage accompanied by Xzibit- Alcoholic . Ragnar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shook Ones II kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bjorn Ragnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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186 cm
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202 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobarre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobarre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnar finds it's way round the side to connect with Escobarre's head.
Escobarre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Escobarre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobarre throwing a counter right hand but Ragnar manages to avoid it.
Escobarre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Escobarre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ragnar throws a jab when Escobarre was well out of range.
Ragnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Ragnar.
Escobarre throws a hook but Ragnar blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ragnar, right into the meat.
Escobarre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnar's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar staying out of range there.
Ragnar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobarre manages to avoid it.
Escobarre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Escobarre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Escobarre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ragnar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Escobarre momentarily.
Ragnar thumps Escobarre with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobarre misses the shot to the body.
Escobarre misses with a wild body shot.
Escobarre moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnar is looking to land body kicks.
A quick step to the side and Escobarre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ragnar.
Escobarre missing with a left hand there. Ragnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Escobarre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ragnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnar scores with a nice head shot.
Ragnar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Escobarre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escobarre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escobarre lands a lovely overhand right.
Ragnar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnar misses with a looping left.
Escobarre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Escobarre does it's job there.
Escobarre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escobarre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escobarre just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobarre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnar.
Escobarre just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ragnar lands a jab to the nose.
Escobarre checks a low kick from Ragnar.
Ragnar looks to throw a body kick
and Escobarre counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnar misses with a body punch
and Escobarre counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Ragnar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Escobarre is rocked!
It looks like Pablo Escobarre has been cut.
Ragnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobarre swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnar looks to throw the jab but Escobarre is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Escobarre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Ragnar.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut
and Escobarre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnar lands a nice hook to Escobarre's body. Escobarre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ragnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnar misses with a hook
and Escobarre counters with a nice body shot.
Escobarre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobarre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
Escobarre defending well as Ragnar loads up on a big left hand.
Escobarre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Escobarre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ragnar is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre throws an uppercut from hell that sends Ragnar clean off his feet! He's out cold! Escobarre stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Escobarre!
Pablo Escobarre retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Pablo Escobarre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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