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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Saku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jos Escalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jos Escalante will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Saku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jos Escalante!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante missing with a left hand there. Saku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escalante lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escalante counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escalante.
A big right from Escalante misses.
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
Saku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escalante.
Saku misses with the combination.
Escalante lands a glancing blow to the side of Saku's head.
Escalante looks to throw the jab but Saku is out of range.
Saku misses with a few strikes there.
Escalante throws out a loose jab but Saku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saku slips a straight right by Escalante.
Saku looks to land a combination but Escalante avoids it well.
Saku throws a combination that misses
letting Escalante counter with a right hand.
Saku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escalante.
Escalante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Saku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escalante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escalante misses with a straight left.
Saku throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escalante counters with a straight right hand.
Saku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Escalante.
Escalante is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saku misses with a combination
enabling Escalante to counter with a crisp jab.
Escalante cracks Saku with a good jab.
Saku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escalante lands a jab.
Saku misses with a combination
and Escalante counters with a right hand to the body.
Saku is breathing heavily.
Escalante dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saku misses with a lunging right hand
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escalante lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saku defending well as Escalante loads up on a big left hand.
Escalante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escalante jabs Saku right on the nose. Saku blinks but takes it well.
Saku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escalante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab lands there for Escalante.
Escalante lands with an uppercut that bounces Saku off the cage and back into rage.
Escalante might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Saku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escalante.
Escalante throws out a powerful jab.
Escalante lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saku backs up against the cage.
Escalante catches Saku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Escalante scores with a jab to the head.
Escalante lands a jab to the nose.
Escalante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saku. Saku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escalante looks to land a right hand but Saku moved out of range.
Saku moves away from the strike by Escalante.
A lazy left from Escalante finds it's target.
Saku misses the body punch
and Escalante counters with a stiff right hand.
Escalante misses with a looping left.
Escalante throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good exchange - Escalante coming out on top.
Escalante connects with a jab.
Escalante fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escalante lands a really nice looking cross but Saku seems unphased.
Escalante moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saku throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escalante counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saku blocks a jab.
Escalante's corner calls for a 1-2. Escalante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Escalante throws a good cross that connects.
Escalante bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saku's head.
Saku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Escalante scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escalante lands a jab to the head.
Escalante throws a jab but it's blocked by Saku.
Saku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saku throws a combination that misses
and Escalante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saku walks into a left hand.
Saku walks into a stiff left hand from Escalante.
Anderson Saku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escalante scores with a hook.
Escalante lands a head shot.
Escalante throws a hook but Saku avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku walks into a jab.
Saku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saku on the side of the head.
Saku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escalante takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Escalante scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Escalante lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escalante scores with the left hand. Saku knows he should have avoided that one.
Escalante misses with a straight right.
Saku takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Escalante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escalante misses with a hook.
Escalante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saku looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escalante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escalante misses with a straight right.
Escalante misses with a straight right.
Saku throws a combination that misses
letting Escalante counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jos Escalante dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escalante digs a good hook to Saku's body.
Saku tries to clinch there but Escalante circles away.
Saku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escalante to score with a decent uppercut.
Saku tries to clinch but Escalante moves away
and Escalante counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saku moves out of range as Escalante strikes.
Saku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Saku might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Saku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escalante counters with a straight right hand.
Escalante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escalante lands with a nice body punch.
Escalante lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escalante looks to throw the jab but Saku is out of range.
Jos Escalante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escalante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escalante counters with a right hand to the body.
Escalante listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saku on the side of the head.
A big right from Escalante misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escalante to score with a decent uppercut.
Escalante connects with a single shot there.
Escalante paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escalante lands a jab to the nose.
Saku shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saku 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.
A jab lands there for Escalante.
Saku takes one on the button.
Saku misses with a double jab
and Escalante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escalante with a hook.
Nice jab there from Escalante.
Saku throws a wild body kick that Escalante sees coming a mile off.
Saku takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escalante counters with a straight right hand.
Escalante throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escalante loads up on a big right hand but Saku slips the punch.
Saku walks into a jab.
Escalante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escalante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Escalante to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escalante works the jab nicely.
Saku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saku takes one on the button.
Escalante scores with a jab. Saku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Escalante scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anderson Saku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saku gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escalante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Escalante scores with a four punch combination!
Nice straight punches there by Escalante. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escalante.
Escalante scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escalante counters with a stiff right hand.
Saku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escalante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saku's head backwards.
Escalante connects with a right hand. Saku shakes it off.
Escalante scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Escalante listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Escalante.
Escalante connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Escalante catches Saku right on the button with a cross.
Escalante circles away from the clinch attempt
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saku misses with a hook
and Saku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escalante scores with a punch to the head.
Escalante jabs Saku right on the nose. Saku blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku throws a combination that misses
letting Escalante counter with a right hand.
Escalante with a hook.
Escalante scores with a hook.
Saku moves in looking to clinch but Escalante pushes him off.
Escalante misses with a straight left.
Escalante misses with a straight right.
Saku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escalante finds it's way round the side to connect with Saku's head.
Saku misses with a double jab
and Escalante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escalante lands a lovely overhand right.
Saku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escalante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saku. Saku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saku misses with a combination
and Saku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Escalante.
Escalante works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jos Escalante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Saku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saku misses with a double jab
letting Escalante counter with a right hand.
Saku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escalante throws a hook to the side of Saku's head but Saku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escalante jabs at Saku's body.
Escalante scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saku in his tracks.
Saku misses with a combination
and Escalante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escalante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escalante counters with a series of strikes. Saku will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice body punch from Escalante.
Escalante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escalante connects with a looping right hand.
Escalante cracks Saku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left and a right from Escalante both land. Nice combination.
Escalante getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escalante lands a nice hook to Saku's body. Saku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escalante lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante scores with a hook.
Saku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saku lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saku blocks a jab.
Escalante connects with the punch.
Escalante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saku doesn't seem bothered though.
Saku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escalante cracks Saku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escalante clobbers Saku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saku throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Escalante to counter with a crisp jab.
Escalante connects with the punch.
Escalante lands a jab to the nose.
Saku takes one on the button.
Escalante cracks Saku with a good jab.
Saku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escalante lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Escalante misses.
Saku misses with a combination
and Escalante counters with a stiff right hand.
Escalante cracks Saku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escalante cracks Saku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escalante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Escalante.
Escalante throws a hook but Saku avoids it easily.
Saku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saku throws a combination that misses
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escalante tests Saku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saku throws a combination that misses
enabling Escalante to counter with a crisp jab.
Saku takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Escalante misses with a straight left.
Saku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escalante counters with a stiff right hand.
Escalante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escalante.
Escalante looks to land a right hand but Saku moved out of range.
Saku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escalante counters with a stiff right hand.
Saku ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Saku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a series of wild punches.
Escalante throws a jab but it's blocked by Saku.
Saku throws a combination that misses
and Escalante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saku throws a combination that misses
letting Escalante counter with a right hand.
Escalante fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice combination there by Escalante.
A big left from Escalante misses.
Saku blocks a jab.
Saku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escalante counters with a nice uppercut.
Escalante loads up on a big right hand but Saku slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saku blocks a jab.
Escalante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saku misses with a few strikes there.
Escalante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escalante throws a looping overhand right but Saku ducks down to avoid it.
Saku throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escalante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Escalante jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Escalante throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saku is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Escalante finds it's target.
Escalante scores with a hook.
Escalante loads up on a big right hand but Saku slips the punch.
Saku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escalante lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jos Escalante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escalante has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jos Escalante!
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