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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevaughn Aldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldridge has chosen Smooth Criminal By Michael Jackson as his entrance music. Kevaughn Aldridge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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223 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braulio Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevaughn Aldridge!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldridge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Braulio Escobar has been cut.
Aldridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldridge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar to score with a decent uppercut.
Escobar misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldridge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aldridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldridge lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Aldridge misses
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Aldridge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldridge throws a counter combo.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldridge scores with a one two! Escobar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Aldridge has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aldridge throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Aldridge throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Aldridge throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Aldridge throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
Aldridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Escobar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldridge manages to avoid it.
Aldridge throws a big counter head kick but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
Aldridge lands a nice looking kick to the body. Escobar takes a step back to recover.
Aldridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aldridge lands with a slapping head kick.
Aldridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Aldridge.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldridge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Aldridge looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Aldridge saw that one coming.
Aldridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Aldridge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Escobar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aldridge.
Aldridge feints a jab promting Escobar to slip. Aldridge then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Escobar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aldridge throws a head kick that misses
and Aldridge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldridge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kevaughn Aldridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldridge throws a sloppy head kick
and Escobar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge throws a head kick that misses
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldridge is rocked!
Aldridge ducks into an uppercut from Escobar and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Braulio Escobar!
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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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