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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bender comes to the cage accompanied by Don't You Forget About Me. Escobar has chosen Brujeria by La Coka Nostra as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Bender avoids the body shot from Escobar.
An inside leg kick lands from Bender.
Bender throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bender moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Bender there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Bender's head but Bender sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bender pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Bender.
Escobar shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut there from Bender.
Bender misses the shot to the body.
John Bender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar avoids the head kick by Bender.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bender.
Escobar looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bender.
Horrible takedown by Escobar or perhaps it was just good defense by Bender which made him look bad.
Escobar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Escobar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender scores with a leg kick.
Escobar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bender there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bender darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bender lands with an uppercut that bounces Escobar off the cage and back into rage.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bender lands with an uppercut that bounces Escobar off the cage and back into rage.
Escobar takes one on the button.
Escobar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Escobar is rocked!
Bender scores with a leg kick.
Escobar is still on wobbly legs! Can Bender finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Escobar seems to have recovered his senses.
Bender bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Escobar's head backwards.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bender throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bender.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bender.
Bender connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bender explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bender is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bender connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.
Escobar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender throws a head kick that Escobar semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Escobar.
Bender sizes up Escobar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Escobar moves forwards but Bender connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Bender scores with a jab. Escobar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bender is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Escobar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escobar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escobar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bender makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Escobar really felt that one!
Bender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escobar's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bender dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bender cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
Escobar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bender counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Escobar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Escobar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bender. Bender obviously looking to wear him down.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Bender throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.
John Bender is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Bender.
Bender lands a nice looking body kick.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
Good leg kick by Bender there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bender.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender throws a head kick that Escobar semi-blocks.
Good standup being displayed there by Bender as he connects with a hook.
Escobar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
and Bender counters with a nice uppercut.
Bender scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bender throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bender connects with a single shot there.
Bender lands with a nice body kick.
Escobar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escobar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bender connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bender lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bender is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Bender moved out of range nicely.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Juan Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bender scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bender throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bender throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Escobar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bender has got the better of the exchanges.
Escobar takes one to the side of the head.
Escobar walks into a jab.
Bender connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bender.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bender. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bender.
Escobar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bender.
Bender connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escobar. Escobar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bender is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
Bender throws a wild body kick that Escobar sees coming a mile off.
Bender is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
Bender stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bender wants it to stay on the feet.
Bender lands a jab to the nose.
Bender throws a nice head kick!
Bender is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
Escobar misses with a combination
and Bender counters with a low kick, right behind Escobar 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bender lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bender. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Bender with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bender.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bender.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Bender. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bender.
Nice shot lands for Bender.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bender dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bender throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bender scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bender darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar misses with a double jab
and Bender counters with an inside leg kick.
Escobar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice uppercut lands for Bender. That snapped Escobar's head back.
Bender connects with a solid leg kick.
Bender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escobar's calf.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Escobar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bender lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Bender moved out of range nicely.
Bender thows a body kick. Escobar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Bender connects with a solid leg kick.
Escobar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bender scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bender. That one must have hurt.
Bender scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bender lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Bender tries a head kick but it misses.
Bender connects with a jab.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Bender buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bender.
Bender stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Escobar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bender.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender cracks the inside of Escobar's front leg.
Crunch! Bender slams his shin into Escobar's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Escobar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Bender lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bender.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bender.
Bender uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bender.
Bender scores with a nice strike.
Bender scores with a leg kick.
Bender throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender throws a head kick that Escobar semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bender.
Juan Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bender.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bender thumps Escobar with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bender, right into the meat.
Bender connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bender.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bender showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bender has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bender!
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