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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Date (ranked 579 p4p, 668 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 72 p4p, 86 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mamoru Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Date blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Date misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Date.
Date is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Escobar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Date doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Date finds it's way through Escobar's defenses.
Date pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Date's shoulder, as Date tries to avoid the shot.
Date throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Date counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Date pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Date settles back down.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Date misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Date slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Date.
Escobar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Date does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Date.
Escobar throws a big counter head kick but Date avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Date throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
Escobar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Date lunges at Escobar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escobar's hand.
Escobar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar.
Escobar blocks the body kick.
Date lands a head kick!
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Date.
Date swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Date stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Date stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Date jabs Escobar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Date.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Date looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Date throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar tries to clinch but Date moves out of range.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Date manages to avoid it.
Escobar punishes Date's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
A jab from Date misses.
A jab from Escobar does it's job there.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Date.
Escobar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Escobar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Date looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Date ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Date dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Date misses with a body shot.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Date loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Date, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Date.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Date misses the jab.
Date throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Date scores with a jab to the body.
Date ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Date fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Date takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Date looks to land a body kick but Escobar moved away.
Escobar tries to clinch but Date is having none of it.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Date throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Date misses the target.
Date throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Date dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Date's belly button to the back.
Date just misses with a punch to the body.
Date is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Escobar swings for the body but Date moves out of range.
Escobar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Date throws a nice inside leg kick.
Date throws a chopping leg kick but Escobar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Date misses with a body shot.
Escobar takes a swing at Date's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Date.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Date throws an off balance right hand
and Escobar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Date.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick
and Date connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Date missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Mamoru Date will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Escobar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
Date ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Date throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Date swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Date misses with a kick to the body
and Escobar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Date steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Date takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Date uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Date tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Date.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Date does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Date moves out of range of the leg kick from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date scores with a jab.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Escobar misses.
Date uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Date uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Date is looking to counter punch.
Date on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Date.
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 connects with a body shot that sends Date's belly button to the back.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar slips a straight right by Date.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Date missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Date throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Escobar blocks the low kick.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Date moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
Diego Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Date looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Date moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Date tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Date. That snapped Escobar's head back.
Escobar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Date keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar defending well as Date loads up on a big left hand.
Date misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Date misses with an uppercut
and Escobar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar throws a low kick, looking for Date's leg but Date calmly moves out of range.
Date tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Date misses with a body shot.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Date takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Escobar takes a swing at Date's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Date does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a high kick!
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Date's ribs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Date might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Date defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Date does it's job there.
Date throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Date misses with a left hand
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
Date circles away from the clinch attempt.
Date walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
Escobar sizes up Date with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Date takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Escobar misses.
Escobar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar throws a nice head kick!
Escobar blocks the body kick.
Escobar lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Escobar.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Date moves out of range easily.
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.
Date misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar slips under a jab from Date.
Date takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Date misses with a body shot
and Escobar counters with a head kick. That will keep Date thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Date takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Date swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar tests Date's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Date misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Escobar misses with a hook.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Escobar takes a swing at Date's ribcage but misses.
Escobar throws a head kick that Date semi-blocks.
Date walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
Date uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Date dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
and Date cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Date looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Date misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar drives through and clinches with Date against the cage.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Date backwards.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar lands a body punch.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Date prevents a body shot from Escobar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Date blocking some punches.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Date makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Date.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Date lands an uppercut.
Date blocking some punches.
Date doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
Date gets through Escobar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
Date throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
Date blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar digs a right hand into Date's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Date's gas tank.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar tries a body shot but Date blocks it.
Date lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Date scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Date tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Date tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Date scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Date.
Date misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Date tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Date lands a nice uppercut.
Date blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Date breaks the clinch.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Date momentarily.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar slips a straight right by Date.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Date avoids it with no problem.
Date swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Date misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Date moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Date.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Date keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Date wants to slow Escobar down by chopping away at his legs.
Date lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Date throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Date moved out of range.
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escobar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good exchange - Date coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Date misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Date throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Date avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Date takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Date sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Date feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Escobar tried to score with a low kick but Date checks it.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Date.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Date misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Date slips under a jab from Escobar.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Escobar!
After winning the bout, Diego Escobar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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