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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 36 p4p, 119 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class). Teodors Ozolinsh had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
A jab from Ozolinsh misses.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Ozolinsh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Escobar scores with a jab. Ozolinsh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ozolinsh staying out of range there.
Escobar scores with a decent looking hook.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Ozolinsh moves out of range easily.
Ozolinsh misses with a kick to the body.
Escobar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Ozolinsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolinsh.
It seemed like Escobar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Ozolinsh moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEscobar.
Escobar is looking to score with low kicks.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh tries a low kick but Escobar avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Ozolinsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Ozolinsh misses with a body kick.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar dips to his left and cracks Ozolinsh with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ozolinsh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ozolinsh defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Ozolinsh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolinsh scores with a nice right hand.
Ozolinsh looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ozolinsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar with a hook.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh checks a low kick from Escobar.
A big right from Ozolinsh misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ozolinsh.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolinsh looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ozolinsh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Ozolinsh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar.
Escobar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Ozolinsh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ozolinsh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Escobar lands a jab.
Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozolinsh is looking to wear down Escobar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozolinsh throws a shot to the body.
Ozolinsh throws a front kick aimed at Escobar's knee but Escobar avoids it well.
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Escobar.
Ozolinsh misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Ozolinsh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ozolinsh lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Escobar just manages to avoid it.
Escobar digs a good hook to Ozolinsh's body.
Ozolinsh throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to slow Ozolinsh down with leg kicks.
Escobar scores with a leg kick.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ozolinsh.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Escobar pushes Ozolinsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escobar tries to work over Ozolinsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozolinsh.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Ozolinsh presses Escobar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Ozolinsh misses with some punches.
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozolinsh connects with a single shot there.
Ozolinsh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Diego Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ozolinsh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Escobar if he has to take too many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ozolinsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh slips a straight right by Escobar.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Ozolinsh's belly button to the back.
Escobar lands a head kick. Ozolinsh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ozolinsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Escobar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Ozolinsh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ozolinsh walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
Ozolinsh thuds a left hand into Escobar's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Ozolinsh misses.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Escobar takes a step back to recover.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Ozolinsh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar is looking to chop away at Ozolinsh's legs.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch there but Escobar circles away.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ozolinsh.
Escobar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ozolinsh looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh misses with a right hand
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Escobar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozolinsh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozolinsh.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Ozolinsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Ozolinsh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Escobar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozolinsh.
Escobar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Ozolinsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar connects with the punch.
Ozolinsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ozolinsh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ozolinsh cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ozolinsh throws a head kick that misses.
Ozolinsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Ozolinsh throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Nice defenses there by Ozolinsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Ozolinsh misses.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Ozolinsh connects with a body shot.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ozolinsh lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ozolinsh throws a low kick but Escobar avoids it.
Ozolinsh staying out of range there.
Ozolinsh walks into a left hand.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar throws the left hand but Ozolinsh avoids the punch easily.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ozolinsh to score with a decent uppercut.
Ozolinsh connects with the punch.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar.
Ozolinsh with a nice calf kick.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozolinsh moves away.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ozolinsh manages to avoid it.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut.
Escobar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ozolinsh doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Ozolinsh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ozolinsh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar is looking to chop away at Ozolinsh's legs.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range nicely.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Escobar throws the left hand but Ozolinsh avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Ozolinsh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ozolinsh needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Escobar tries a quick counter leg kick but Ozolinsh is wise to it.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ozolinsh lunges at Escobar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escobar's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ozolinsh. Ozolinsh obviously looking to wear him down.
Ozolinsh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Escobar throws a head kick but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ozolinsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Ozolinsh looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Ozolinsh misses its intended target.
Escobar scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Escobar throws a low kick, looking for Ozolinsh's leg but Ozolinsh calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Ozolinsh misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Ozolinsh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Escobar connects with a leg kick.
Ozolinsh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar slips a jab from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Ozolinsh lands a lovely overhand right.
Ozolinsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozolinsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ozolinsh throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Teodors Ozolinsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar lands with a right hand.
Ozolinsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Ozolinsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range.
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escobar throws a head kick but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
A jab from Escobar does it's job there.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh forces Escobar back against the cage and clinches.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
Escobar tries to work over Ozolinsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozolinsh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh lands a right hand.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh manages to break the clinch.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozolinsh half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and pushes Escobar back into the cage.
Ozolinsh lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Ozolinsh manages to break the clinch.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ozolinsh.
Escobar connects with the punch.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Ozolinsh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ozolinsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Ozolinsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ozolinsh scores with a push kick.
Ozolinsh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Ozolinsh blocks the leg kick.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Teodors Ozolinsh.
I think Escobar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Escobar!
Diego Escobar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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