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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dio Escudero (ranked 4471 p4p, 4597 weight class) and Jack Washington (ranked 283 p4p, 292 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dio Escudero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Washington!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Washington.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escudero.
Washington lands a front kick.
Escudero dodges the punch combination from Washington.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
A little feinted left hand from Escudero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escudero moves into the clinch.
Washington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Washington blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Escudero fails to land.
Washington keeps control of Escudero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Escudero gets through Washington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escudero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escudero is trying to push Washington away but Washington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Escudero misses with the head strike.
Escudero misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Escudero gets underhooks to prevent Washington's takedown attempt.
Washington has Escudero pressed against the cage, preventing Escudero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Escudero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escudero misses with the head strike.
Escudero lands a nice uppercut.
Escudero swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Escudero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escudero avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington prevents Escudero from breaking the clinch.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escudero misses with some punches.
Escudero misses with the head strike.
Escudero misses with some punches.
Escudero misses with a punch on the inside.
Escudero is trying to break the clinch but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Escudero fails to land.
Escudero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escudero up against the cage.
Escudero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Escudero.
Escudero swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington blocking some punches.
Washington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Washington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escudero.
A nice left hand lands by Escudero.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington blocking some punches.
Escudero lands with a light punch inside.
Escudero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Escudero working aggressively here.
Escudero lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escudero scores with a shot to the side of Washington's head.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escudero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Washington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Washington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Washington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Escudero clobbers Washington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escudero.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escudero forces Washington back against the cage and clinches.
Escudero misses with the head strike.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escudero tries to break free but Washington pushes him back against the cage.
Escudero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escudero can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Washington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dio Escudero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Washington needs to keep his hands up - Escudero had a free shot at his head there.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Escudero moved out of range nicely.
Escudero is looking to counter punch.
Escudero slips a straight right by Washington.
Escudero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escudero has closed the distance and engaged Washington in a clinch.
Escudero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington landing knees to the body.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escudero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington prevents Escudero from breaking the clinch.
Escudero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio Escudero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Escudero.
Escudero lands a hook that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
We've been informed that Washington has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Escudero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Escudero pushes Washington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Escudero misses with a punch on the inside.
Escudero scores with a shoulder strike.
Escudero has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escudero as Washington tries to tie him up.
Escudero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Escudero to keep the fight standing.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Escudero working hard to break the clinch.
Escudero swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escudero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to land knees in the clinch but Escudero avoids the damage to the body.
Washington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escudero backwards.
Escudero swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington is trying to maintain a safe position but Escudero gets an underhook and turns Washington into the cage.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Escudero is working Washington over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Escudero.
Escudero misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escuderos head.
Escudero works on Washington's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escudero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escudero misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocking some punches.
Escudero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Washington taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Washington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Washington looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Escudero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escudero throws a punch but it's blocked by Washington.
Washington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escudero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington trying to stall but Escudero improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Escudero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escudero tries to break free but Washington pushes him back against the cage.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escudero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escudero.
Escudero wants to break free but Washington has control.
Escudero lands a shoulder strike.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Escudero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Escudero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escudero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escudero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escudero has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dio Escudero dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Washington.
Escudero scores with a sloppy right hand. Washington should have avoided that one.
Washington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escudero lands with a right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Escudero.
Washington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escudero throws a head punch that misses.
Escudero tries to circle away but Washington has him pinned against the cage.
Escudero wants to break free but Washington has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escudero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escudero can't break the clinch.
Escudero lands a hook that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escudero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escudero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escudero pushes Washington up against the cage in a clinch.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Escudero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escudero scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Washington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Escudero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escudero as Washington tries to tie him up.
Escudero throws a head punch that misses.
Escudero misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escudero lands a left hand.
Washington is looking to break free of the clinch but Escudero has double underhooks.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Washington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Escudero misses with some punches.
Escudero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Washington misses with some punches.
Escudero blocks an uppercut.
Escudero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington blocking some punches.
Jack Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escudero throws a punch but it's blocked by Washington.
Washington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Escudero wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington misses with an elbow strike.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington tries to circle away but Escudero has him pinned against the cage.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Escudero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escudero throws a head punch that misses.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escudero.
Escudero misses with some punches.
Escudero blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escudero.
Escudero throws a head punch that misses.
Escudero misses with a punch on the inside.
Escudero working hard to break the clinch.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Washington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Escudero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Escudero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escudero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Washington misses with some punches.
Escudero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escudero misses with the head strike.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Escudero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dio Escudero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escudero, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dio Escudero!
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