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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grigorio Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Romita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romita is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rollin' Like A Boss. The key to victory for Grigorio Escobar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigorio Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Romita!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar swinging wildly here.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Romita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Escobar. Those never looked like landing.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut
and Romita counters with a series of strikes. Escobar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Romita closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Escobar's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Romita stopping the sweep attempt from Escobar.
Romita's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Escobar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romita is one step ahead there.
Romita with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Romita wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Romita controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romita really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escobar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Romita hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romita fails to land the takedown.
Grigorio Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romita counters with a nice double leg into side control. Escobar won't be happy with that.
Escobar is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Romita with the ground and pound but Escobar regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Escobar 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 manages to get to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar is trying to keep Romita in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escobar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romita trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Romita postures up in Escobar's guard and throws a big left but Escobar blocks it.
Romita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Romita from controlling successfully.
Escobar wants to sweep here but Romita controlling him for the moment.
Escobar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romita is looking to work some ground and pound but Escobar has wrist control.
Romita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Romita shoots in looking for a takedown but Escobar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Romita's shoulder, as Romita tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romita.
Grigorio Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Romita.
Romita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Escobar!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita throwing strikes here but Escobar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Romita throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Escobar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Escobar is working to get back to half guard.
Escobar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Romita.
Poor strikes thrown by Romita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romita misses with a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romita goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Escobar turns into him and now he's in Romita's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romita can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romita wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Romita dominated that 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.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut
and Romita decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Escobar's guard.
Escobar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Romita from controlling successfully.
Romita stopping the sweep attempt from Escobar.
Romita trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Romita looking to sit in guard and control but Escobar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Romita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar is looking to work some ground and pound but Romita has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Escobar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Romita's guard.
Escobar controlling the pace.
Escobar uses his free foot to push down on Romita's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Romita.
Poor strikes thrown by Escobar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Escobar looking to ground and pound but Romita is blocking nicely.
Escobar is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Romita to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Romita shrugs it off.
Escobar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is really struggling to control Romita but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Escobar controlling the position easily from mount.
Romita really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Escobar trying to control but Romita is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Romita wants to control but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar controlling from the full mount.
Romita is squirming around, avoiding Escobar's attempts to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Grigorio Escobar just wasn't active enough.
Romita circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Escobar.
Romita blocks a jab.
Escobar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Romita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romita controlling from the top position.
Romita throws a strike but Escobar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Escobar wants to stand but Romita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar gets to his feet - Romita follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigorio Escobar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Romita's belly button to the back.
Romita looks for a takedown but Escobar sprawls well.
No luck for Romita with that takedown attempt.
Escobar works the jab nicely.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Romita is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escobar.
Escobar lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar drives through and clinches with Romita against the cage.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Romita changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Escobar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grigorio Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Romita.
Romita avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Escobar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Romita circles away.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Romita saw that one coming.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Romita keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grigorio Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Romita moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar tries to clinch
and Romita counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Escobar!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Romita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Romita looking to control and managing it successfully.
Romita tries to control but Escobar wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar working to try and regain half guard.
Frank Romita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romita controlling from mount.
Romita looking to ground and pound but Escobar is blocking nicely.
Escobar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Romita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobar keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Romita thows a huge punch but Escobar dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar gets full guard.
Romita trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Escobar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romita looking to pass the guard.
Romita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romita throws a big elbow that misses.
Romita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escobar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romita throws a strike but Escobar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Escobar won't allow Romita to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grigorio Escobar.
I think Escobar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigorio Escobar!
An out of breath and clearly excited Grigorio Escobar thanked Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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RATING
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