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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dada Segbo (ranked 3814 p4p, 403 weight class) and Braulio Escobar (ranked 1649 p4p, 213 weight class). Segbo comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Dada Segbo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Braulio Escobar's chin.
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2 - 0 - 1 |
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215 lbs
16 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dada Segbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Braulio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Segbo misses the target.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
and Segbo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Segbo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar moves forwards but Segbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Segbo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Segbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Segbo misses its target.
Segbo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Segbo moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Braulio Escobar has been cut.
Segbo is looking to score with low kicks.
Segbo throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Segbo throws a lazy head kick
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Segbo is predictable there
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar drops Segbo with a big left hand and mounts him. Segbo is in big trouble!
Segbo is rocked!
Segbo is desperately trying to improve his position but Escobar has a good base and remains in mount.
Segbo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segbo is looking to get back to full guard here but Escobar has managed to pass to side control instead.
Segbo is trying to improve his position.
Segbo is working hard here to advance position.
Segbo can't do much from the bottom here.
Segbo is looking to reverse the position.
Escobar decides to stand back up.
Segbo lands a head shot.
Segbo throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segbo throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Segbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Segbo scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Escobar avoids the head kick by Segbo.
Segbo misses with a hook
and Escobar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Segbo moved out of range.
Segbo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Segbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Segbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Segbo throws out the jab.
Escobar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Segbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Segbos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Segbo tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Segbo looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braulio Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braulio Escobar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Segbo lands a nice shot that snaps Escobar's head back.
Segbo moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Segbo's head but Segbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Segbo.
Segbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Segbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from Segbo finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Segbo.
Segbo misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Segbo throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar misses with a body shot
and Segbo counters with a low kick, right behind Escobar 's knee.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Segbo.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Segbo slips the punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Escobar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Segbo throws a body kick that misses
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Segbo misses.
Segbo thumps Escobar with a low kick.
Escobar moves out of range as Segbo strikes.
A shot to the body from Escobar misses
and Segbo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar takes a swing at Segbo's ribcage but misses.
Segbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Segbo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Segbo misses with a leg kick
and Segbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Segbo.
Segbo lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Segbo goes down! Can Escobar finish him!?
Oh Segbo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Dada Segbo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 stands up from Segbo's guard - Escobar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Segbo misses with an uppercut
and Escobar counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Braulio Escobar!
Braulio Escobar took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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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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