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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Escobedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blade Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobedo comes to the cage accompanied by EL PECADOR. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Escobedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blade Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobedo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escobedo scrambles back to his feet.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown lunges at Escobedo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escobedo's hand.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown pushes Escobedo up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown cracks Escobedo with a nice body shot.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alex Escobedo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobedo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown stalks Escobedo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Escobedo's face. Escobedo staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Escobedo misses with a wild combination.
Escobedo has a takedown stuffed.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Escobedo's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Escobedo in his tracks.
Escobedo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Escobedo backs away looking to recover.
Escobedo is rocked!
Horrible takedown by Escobedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Escobedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobedo is breathing heavily.
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!
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Escobedo in a clinch.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobedo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Escobedo in his tracks for a moment.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Escobedo in his tracks for a moment.
Escobedo fails to pull guard.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobedo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Escobedo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobedo seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Escobedo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Escobedo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Escobedo.
Escobedo pulls guard effortlessly.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Escobedo keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Escobedo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Escobedo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown gets to his feet - Escobedo follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Brown.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobedos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobedo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown rushes Escobedo and presses him up against the cage.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Escobedo's defenses.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown with a hook.
Blade Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown clinches up with Escobedo and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Escobedo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Escobedo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Escobedo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Escobedo rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Escobedo takes an elbow to the temple.
Escobedo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Escobedo tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobedo drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Escobedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Escobedo fails to pull guard.
Escobedo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Escobedo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Escobedo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobedo tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobedos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown cracks Escobedo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brown has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Escobedo to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Escobedo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Escobedo looks to clinch but Brown throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Escobedo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Blade Brown!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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