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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 3108 p4p, 2488 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 315 p4p, 257 weight class). Escobar Chavez's entrance music is Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. A fine choice. Ramon Escobar Chavez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 6, fighting out of New York, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Escobar Chavez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wallace has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wallace throws the left hand but Escobar Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallace's waist but Wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Escobar Chavez off to one side.
Escobar Chavez dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Wallace's belly button to the back.
Escobar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar Chavez throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wallace!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez happy to just control the position for now.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escobar Chavez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Escobar Chavez keeps moving and retains side control.
Escobar Chavez trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wallace is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
Escobar Chavez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Escobar Chavez keeps moving and retains side control.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to reverse the position.
Wallace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wallace misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Escobar Chavez trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Escobar Chavez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wallace will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Escobar Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Wallace.
Wallace lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar Chavez seems unphased.
Escobar Chavez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Wallace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Wallace connects with a body shot.
A big right from Wallace misses.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Escobar Chavez shoots in.
Wallace swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wallace defends it nicely.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Wallace.
Wallace throws a head kick but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks.
Wallace scores with a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez tries for a takedown but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Escobar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Wallace misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar Chavez. That's going to slow Wallace down.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wallace's head backwards.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wallace throws an off balance right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Nathan Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar Chavez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace pulls Escobar Chavez in close to his closed guard and prevents Escobar Chavez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wallace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escobar Chavez defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escobar Chavez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Escobar Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar Chavez is stalling in the full guard.
Escobar Chavez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wallace controlling Escobar Chavez's posture.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Escobar Chavez shoots in and drives through. Wallace sprawls well.
Escobar Chavez tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar Chavez misses the target.
Wallace lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace with the inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Wallace, looking for a takedown. Escobar Chavez pushes Wallace against the cage but Wallace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wallace is looking to land body kicks.
Wallace slaps away a takedown attempt from Escobar Chavez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Nathan Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar Chavez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wallace circles away.
Escobar Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar Chavez connects with the punch.
Wallace moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
Wallace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wallace.
Wallace slaps away a takedown attempt from Escobar Chavez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice strike.
Escobar Chavez shoots in but no luck this time.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escobar Chavez's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Wallace will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Wallace throws a body kick.
Escobar Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar Chavez works the jab nicely.
Escobar Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to avoid it but Escobar Chavez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wallace to the ground. Wallace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wallace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Wallace.
Escobar Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar Chavez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wallace defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Escobar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Escobar Chavez or perhaps it was just good defense by Wallace, which made it look bad.
Wallace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escobar Chavez. Escobar Chavez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escobar Chavez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wallace defends well and Escobar Chavez ends up having to push Wallace into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wallace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wallace lands a damaging elbow.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Wallace throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Escobar Chavez.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Wallace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Wallace.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Escobar Chavez lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Wallace manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Escobar Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Stalling in the clinch from Escobar Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Wallace misses with a knee to the head.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Escobar Chavez looking to stall.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Wallace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Wallace creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Wallace takes a shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Wallace tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar Chavez trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Escobar Chavez into the cage.
Escobar Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar Chavez pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez.
Still in the clinch, Wallace scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Escobar Chavez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nathan Wallace.
I think Wallace 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nathan Wallace!
A relieved looking Nathan Wallace 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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