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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Wade (ranked 1116 p4p, 817 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 143 p4p, 107 weight class). Wade comes to the cage accompanied by The Bleeding. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 33 - 23 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Wade throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Escobar backs up against the cage.
Escobar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade connects with an inside leg kick.
Wade misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Wade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Escobar thuds a left hand into Wade's body.
Nice shot lands for Wade.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wade doesn't seem phased though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Escobar.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar misses the jab.
Wade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Wade.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Wade lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wade's head backwards.
Wade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escobar finds it's way round the side to connect with Wade's head.
Escobar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade lands with a nice body punch.
Wade takes one to the side of the head.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar defending well as Wade loads up on a big left hand.
Wade scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade connects with an inside leg kick.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Wade darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Escobar slips a straight right by Wade.
Wade feints and then cracks Escobar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar down.
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Escobar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Wade throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Wade avoids it with no problem.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wade throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar cracks Wade with an open hand slap.
Wade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Wade's front leg but catches the back leg as Wade tries to avoid it.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Wade.
Wade half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a leg kick.
Escobar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wade had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Escobar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Diego Escobar has been cut.
Escobar throws a low kick, looking for Wade's leg but Wade calmly moves out of range.
Wade tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wade is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Escobar's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wade manages to break the clinch.
Wade digs a good body shot into Escobar's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Escobar. Beautiful body shot.
Wade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Wade should have avoided that one.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade misses with an uppercut.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar throws out a leg kick but Wade moves out of range and Escobar only half commits.
Escobar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wade misses with an uppercut
enabling Escobar to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Escobar throws a fast counter high kick but Wade manages to duck under it in time.
Escobar takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar stuns Wade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wade doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade lunges at Escobar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escobar's hand.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Wade's ribs.
Wade lands with an uppercut that bounces Escobar off the cage and back into range.
Escobar tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range.
Wade misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wade doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade slips under a jab.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Wade lands.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Wade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escobar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Escobar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar lands with an uppercut that bounces Wade off the cage and back into range.
Wade throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar tries a quick counter leg kick but Wade is wise to it.
Wade tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Wade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escobar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wade throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
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!
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar scores with a head kick.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Wade walks into a straight right hand from Escobar.
Escobar throws a hook but Wade blocks it.
Wade looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Wade.
Wade blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Wade wants to land a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
Wade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Wade is out of range.
Wade is looking for a counter combo.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar throws a jab when Wade was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands with an uppercut that bounces Wade off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Escobar.
Diego Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Wade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar scoring well with a low kick there.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wade in his tracks.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Escobar throws the left hand but Wade avoids the punch easily.
Wade throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Wade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wade scrambles back to his feet.
Escobar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wade takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Wade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Wade slips a straight right by Escobar.
Wade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wade throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Escobar flicks out a counter leg kick but Wade steps away.
Wade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Wade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wade looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
A slow jab from Wade misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
It seemed like Escobar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by Wade.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Wade is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wade has time to react.
Wade takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Wade.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade is looking to counter punch.
Escobar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Wade moves away and avoids it.
Wade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick
and Wade counters with an inside leg kick.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Wade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Escobar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Wade cracks Escobar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wade slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wade lands a left and a right that send Escobar crashing to the mat, dazed. Wade thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Escobar is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar is still on wobbly legs! Can Wade finish him?
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wade on the side of the head.
Escobar seems to have recovered his senses.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Wade off balance momentarily.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Escobar cracks Wade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wade on the side of the head.
Wade misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wade misses with a hook to the body
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar thumps Wade with a low kick.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Wade misses with a left hand
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Wade fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Wade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wade's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar under the eye.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Wade seems unphased.
Escobar cracks Wade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wade can pounce on him.
A big left from Wade misses.
Escobar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
Wade tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar jabs at Wade's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lunges at Wade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wade's hand.
Escobar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Escobar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Escobar dodges the punch combination from Wade.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Wade moved out of range nicely.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wade misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Wade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Wade's ribs.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Wade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wade scrambles back to his feet.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wade.
Wade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wade's head.
Wade misses the body punch
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Wade misses the target.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wade's head.
Wade lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Wade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Wade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade throws a combination that misses
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
Wade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Wade misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Escobar.
Well Escobar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Escobar!
A relieved looking Diego Escobar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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