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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by KoRn En Vivo Mtv. Maiden has chosen Wildfire in the streets as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
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185 cm
37
169 lbs
26 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 18 - 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
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddy Maiden!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar fails with the takedown
and Maiden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maiden throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Escobar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maiden stops Escobar from passing to mount.
Maiden managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Escobar.
Escobar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
A lull in the action here.
Escobar working the ground and pound but Maiden is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maiden, who protects the arm well.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Maiden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Escobar trying to control the position but Maiden is working away.
Escobar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Maiden is avoiding damage well.
Escobar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Escobar trying to control the position but Maiden is working away.
Escobar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Maiden some visible discomfort.
Escobar trying to control the position but Maiden is working away.
Maiden prevents Escobar from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden defending against the ground and pound.
Maiden prevents Escobar from moving into mount.
Escobar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Escobar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Maiden is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Escobar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Maiden manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Escobar is looking to improve his position.
Maiden working over Escobar with some ground and pound. Escobar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Escobar looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Escobar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maiden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Escobar actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maiden thows a huge punch but Escobar dodges it nicely.
Maiden is working for a submission of some sort.
Nice strikes from Maiden there.
Escobar regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maiden with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maiden pushes down on Escobar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Escobar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maiden is stalling here. Escobar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maiden seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Escobar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Escobar landing a few strikes.
Escobar scores with punches from side control.
Escobar is trying to ground and pound but Maiden uses the momentary lack of control by Escobar to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maiden wants to control but Escobar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar 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.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1-2. Escobar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maiden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maiden manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws a jab when Maiden was well out of range.
Maiden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maiden.
Escobar rushes Maiden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maiden can do to turn this around?
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar prevents Maiden from breaking the clinch.
Maiden is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobar has double underhooks.
Escobar looking to slow down the pace here.
Escobar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maiden breaks the clinch.
Maiden misses with a body punch
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar with a jab.
Escobar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maiden!
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!
An elbow from Escobar crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Maiden's face as Escobar controls the position.
Escobar trying to control the position but Maiden is working away.
Maiden managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Escobar.
Escobar taking a breather here.
Maiden is not content to let Escobar control the position.
Maiden wants to control but Escobar postures up.
Maiden prevents Escobar from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maiden manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Escobar is trying to maintain the position but Maiden is very close to passing his half guard.
Maiden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maiden passes to side control.
Maiden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maiden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Escobar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maiden's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Escobar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Escobar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maiden.
Escobar trying to control but Maiden postures up.
Maiden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Escobar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Escobar.
Maiden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maiden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maiden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maiden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar can't keep his opponent in guard - Maiden advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Escobar wants to control but Maiden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maiden slips a nice elbow through Escobar's hands, connecting with Escobar's forehead.
Escobar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maiden.
Escobar gets full guard.
Maiden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escobar working for a triangle but Maiden defends it easily.
Pablo Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maiden cracks Escobar with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Escobar lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
A slow jab from Maiden misses its intended target.
Escobar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Escobar.
Maiden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escobar as he avoids it easily.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Maiden.
Maiden thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar lands with a good body shot.
Maiden ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Maiden throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maiden gets tackled into the cage by Escobar. Escobar maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar tries to work over Maiden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maiden backwards.
Maiden has had enough of the clinch but Escobar keeps him there for the moment.
Maiden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar moves into the clinch.
Escobar pulls guard effortlessly.
Maiden trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maiden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maiden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maiden stopping the sweep attempt from Escobar.
Escobar is trying to control the position but Maiden postures up.
Maiden scoring with some ground and pound.
Escobar has his foot on Maiden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maiden works his way back into a safe position though.
Maiden throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maiden with a nice head shot there.
Maiden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maiden scoring with some ground and pound.
Maiden trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maiden tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
Maiden looking to sit in guard and control but Escobar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Maiden is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar content to stall in guard here.
Escobar trying to control but Maiden is working from the bottom.
Maiden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Eddy Maiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maiden controls Escobar momentarily but Escobar frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maiden misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maiden throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maiden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar shoots for a double leg takedown but Maiden sprawls well. He's pushed Escobar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It seemed like Maiden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maiden throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Maiden swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Maiden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maiden scores with a hook.
Maiden moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Maiden circles away.
Maiden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Escobar.
Maiden wants to slow Escobar down by chopping away at his legs.
Maiden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Escobar sprawls well. Escobar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maiden gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
Well Escobar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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