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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 2235 p4p, 3363 weight class) and Danny Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar Chavez comes into the arena with Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre blaring out of the sound system. Sullivan has chosen The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey as his entrance music. Ramon Escobar Chavez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 7, 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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Escobar Chavez keeps it at a distance.
Escobar Chavez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Sullivan misses with a hook
and Escobar Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has Sullivan backing up. Sullivan nods at Escobar Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
Escobar Chavez with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sullivan is defended easily by Escobar Chavez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan dives in for a single leg takedown but Escobar Chavez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sullivan.
Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan scoring well with a low kick there.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan slips the punch.
Sullivan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar Chavez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Escobar Chavez gets tackled into the cage by Sullivan. Sullivan maintains the clinch.
Escobar Chavez manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan misses with a takedown
enabling Escobar Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Sullivan.
Escobar Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws out a counter right but Escobar Chavez avoids it with no problem.
Escobar Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Escobar Chavez defends it nicely.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sullivan checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez thumps Sullivan with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Escobar Chavez as Sullivan shoots in.
Sullivan looks to clinch
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sullivan checks a low kick from Escobar Chavez.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Escobar Chavez is having none of it.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice strike.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a leg kick but Sullivan saw it coming and moves away.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Escobar Chavez.
Sullivan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sullivan dives in and grabs Escobar Chavez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escobar Chavez pushes down on Sullivan's head and hops out.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Escobar Chavez coming out on top.
Escobar Chavez leaves Sullivan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Escobar Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan counters with a body kick that stops Escobar Chavez in his tracks momentarily.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick
and Sullivan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Escobar Chavez does no damage.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar Chavez tried to score with a low kick but Sullivan checks it.
Sullivan throws out a counter right but Escobar Chavez avoids it with no problem.
Escobar Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Escobar Chavez as Sullivan shoots in.
Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Escobar Chavez motions for Sullivan to come forward. Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Escobar Chavez backs off Sullivan throws a huge counter combo but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it all.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt.
Escobar Chavez is looking for a counter combo.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Sullivan.
Escobar Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick but Sullivan moved away.
Sullivan checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Sullivan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sullivan counters with a good low kick that Escobar Chavez was not able to check.
Sullivan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escobar Chavez, as that shot connected.
Escobar Chavez throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan thinks about the counter body kick.
Sullivan throws a head kick that Escobar Chavez semi-blocks.
Escobar Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sullivan clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez manages to break the clinch.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escobar Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Escobar Chavez defends it nicely.
Escobar Chavez is looking to counter punch.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Sullivan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sullivan takes the fight into the clinch.
Escobar Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar Chavez.
Sullivan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Escobar Chavez thows a leg kick but Sullivan checks it
and Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Escobar Chavez does no damage.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Escobar Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Escobar Chavez both land. Nice combination.
Sullivan goes for a double leg but Escobar Chavez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Escobar Chavez continues to drive forward.
As Sullivan looks to move away, Escobar Chavez throws a big counter combo but Sullivan just gets out of the way.
Sullivan has Escobar Chavez up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sullivan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sullivan throws a fast counter high kick but Escobar Chavez manages to duck under it in time.
Escobar Chavez tries to score with a low kick but Sullivan moves his leg out of the way.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar Chavez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sullivan looks to land a right hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sullivan.
Despite the aggression on Sullivan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Sullivan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escobar Chavez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Escobar Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan flicks out a counter leg kick but Escobar Chavez steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar Chavez.
A good leg kick by Escobar Chavez.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Escobar Chavez defends it nicely.
As Sullivan looks to move away, Escobar Chavez throws a big counter combo but Sullivan just gets out of the way.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sullivan.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Jab, jab by Escobar Chavez - just one landing.
Sullivan shoots in and drives through. Escobar Chavez sprawls well.
Escobar Chavez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sullivan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Escobar Chavez tries to avoid it but Sullivan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Escobar Chavez to the ground. Escobar Chavez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Sullivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sullivan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Escobar Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar Chavez is looking for a counter combo.
A lazy left from Escobar Chavez finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Escobar Chavez.
Sullivan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez misses with a double jab
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar Chavez blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Sullivan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar Chavez circles away.
Escobar Chavez misses with a right hand
and Sullivan counters with a three punch combo that has Escobar Chavez backing up. Escobar Chavez nods at Sullivan to acknowledge the strikes.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar Chavez.
Sullivan shoots for a double leg takedown but Escobar Chavez sprawls well. He's pushed Sullivan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Escobar Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Escobar Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sullivan on the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
Escobar Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Danny Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar Chavez wants to slow Sullivan down by chopping away at his legs.
Sullivan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Chavez with a jab.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Sullivan ducks down to avoid it.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Escobar Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escobar Chavez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
A victorious Ramon Escobar Chavez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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