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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Morgan Wade (ranked 2828 p4p, 281 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 3831 p4p, 364 weight class). Wade comes to the ring accompanied by The Bleeding. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade wants to slow Escobar down by chopping away at his legs.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Wade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wade.
Escobar misses with a leg kick.
Escobar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick
and Wade counters with a slapping leg kick.
Escobar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Escobar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wade checks it well.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Wade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Wade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade pushes Escobar away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wade looks to land a body kick but Escobar moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a push kick.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Wade saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wade takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Wade looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good work by Escobar as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar blocks the body kick.
Escobar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wade lands with a straight right. Escobar didn't see that one coming.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade connects with a nice looking jab.
Wade throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
Wade moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
Wade tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wade blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wade.
Escobar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escobar scrambles back to his feet.
Wade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wade misses with a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Wade.
Wade scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Wade misses with a low kick.
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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar.
Escobar throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Morgan Wade will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wade takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Wade blocks a jab.
Escobar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wade throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Wade avoids nicely.
As Escobar tries to get set, Wade tries to push him back and clinch up but Escobar manages to avoid the attempt.
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escobar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Wade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wade throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escobar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Wade misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade scores with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Wade there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade is looking to counter the offense by Escobar and move into the clinch.
Wade looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wade swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
A cross from Escobar lands.
Wade slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Morgan Wade is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar punishes Wade's body with a nice straight punch.
Wade moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wade slips under a jab from Escobar.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wade looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Wade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Escobar checks it well.
Wade tried to score with a low kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Escobar keeps Wade at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wade moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar moves out of range as Wade strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Escobar!
Wade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wade slips under a jab from Escobar.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Escobar misses the jab.
Wade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escobar is rocked!
It looks like Wade has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wade cracks Escobar with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Escobar is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Escobar is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Escobar could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Morgan Wade!
An out of breath Morgan Wade thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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