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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 61 p4p, 88 weight class) and Min-Sik Song (ranked 7 p4p, 13 weight class). Song has chosen Akatsuki as his entrance music. Min-Sik Song is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Min-Sik Song!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Song.
Song motions for Escobar to come forward. Song throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Song throws a sloppy body shot
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Song throws out a leg kick but Escobar moves out of range and Song only half commits.
Escobar throws a body punch but Song moves out of range.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Song takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Song's head back.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Escobar slips a straight right by Song.
Escobar walks into a straight right hand from Song.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Song lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick from Escobar lands but Song takes it in his stride.
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!
Song catches Escobar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Song lands a head kick!
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song takes one on the button.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Song misses.
Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Song attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Song avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Song explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Song down.
Song blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Escobar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Escobar checks a low kick from Song.
Escobar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Song on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Song swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Song bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar jabs Song to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Song ducks down to avoid it.
Song has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Song bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song scores with a sloppy right hand. Escobar should have avoided that one.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Song.
Song connects with a body shot.
Song misses with a body shot.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Song walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Song momentarily.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Song tries to move into range but Escobar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
and Song counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar lands with a slapping head kick.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a lazy head kick
and Song counters with a stiff right hand.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Song throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Song scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Song throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar cracks Song with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Song.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Song.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Song checks a leg kick.
Song swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Song keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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 throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Song blocks a jab.
Escobar slips a straight right by Song.
Song missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Song.
Escobar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar throws a body punch but Song moves out of range.
Song throws a head kick that misses.
Song will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Song avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Song misses with a low kick.
Escobar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Song stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Song connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Song throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Song.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Song.
Song connects with the punch.
Song misses the jab.
Song lands with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Song cracks Escobar with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Escobar scores with a head kick. Song tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Escobar cracks Song with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diego Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Song with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Song misses.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Song stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobar lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Escobar misses.
Nice jab there from Escobar.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Song's head but Song sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song lands a right hook to the body.
Escobar tests Song's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Song throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Song plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Song's head but Song sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
Escobar stuns Song with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar checks a low kick from Song.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Song.
Song throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Song missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Song. That snapped Escobar's head back.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid leg kick lands there for Song.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Song is out of range.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Song scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Escobar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song with a nice cross.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Song.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar connects with the punch.
Song moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Song slips under a jab.
Escobar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Song takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Escobar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Song dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Song avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Song thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar misses with a hook. Song ducked under it nicely.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Song counters with an inside leg kick.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Song lands the left hand.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Song was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Song lands a right hook to the body.
Song steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Song.
Donk. Song catches Escobar right on the button with a cross.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Song misses.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
Song avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Song loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Escobar throwing a counter right hand but Song manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Song jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Song thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Escobar moves into the clinch successfully.
Song lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Song wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escobar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Song blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Song.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Song.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Song lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Escobar lands with a hook. Song tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Song blocks a head kick by Escobar.
An inside leg kick lands from Song.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Song connects with a single shot there.
A leg kick checked by Escobar.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Song is out of range.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Song throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Song.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Song ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Song misses the shot to the body.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Song is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.
Song throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar lands a head kick!
Song throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Song moved out of range.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Song circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Song's front leg but catches the back leg as Song tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Song.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Song works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Song.
Song tries to land a leg kick but Escobar saw it coming and moves away.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar throws a head kick but Song moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar thuds a left hand into Song's body.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Min-Sik Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
Song cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Song takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Song lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
Escobar takes a swing at Song's ribcage but misses.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Song tries a quick counter leg kick but Escobar is wise to it.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Song on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Song misses with an uppercut.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Song with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Song throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A leg kick checked by Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Song is out of range.
It seemed like Song was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Song as he connects with a hook.
Song has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Song connects with a single shot there.
Song throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar.
A counter left hand to the body from Escobar misses its target.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Song swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Song tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Song keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Song throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Song scores with a nice strike.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Song lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escobar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Song throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Song looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Song misses with a looping left.
Song fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Song, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Song.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Song pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Song fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Song blocks an uppercut.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Min-Sik Song comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escobar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Escobar!
Our winner, Diego Escobar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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