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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birigiz Ignatiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Birigiz Ignatiev!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar stuns Ignatiev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ignatiev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Ignatiev fakes the leg kick and cracks Escobar in the body.
Ignatiev scores with a leg kick.
Escobar looks to land a combination but Ignatiev avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar.
Ignatiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ignatiev is rocked!
It looks like Birigiz Ignatiev has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatiev slips a jab from Escobar.
Ignatiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
Escobar tries to clinch but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Ignatiev lands a head kick!
Ignatiev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ignatiev seems to have recovered his senses.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev trying to land knees to the body.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignatiev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Escobar backs up against the cage.
Ignatiev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ignatiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatiev.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ignatiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatiev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar.
Escobar tests Ignatiev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatiev lands with a slapping head kick.
Escobar misses with a double jab.
Escobar misses with the combination.
Ignatiev cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatiev moves away.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Escobar.
Ignatiev throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Ignatiev ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ignatiev lands with a hook. Escobar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar lands with a shot to the body.
Escobar lands a jab to the head.
Ignatiev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Ignatiev avoids the body shot from Escobar.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev tried to score with a low kick but Escobar checks it.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ignatiev misses with a body kick.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Escobar tries to bum rush Ignatiev with a series of wild strikes but Ignatiev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ignatiev scores with a kick to the body.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatiev.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatiev.
That kick from Ignatiev tenderised Escobar's leg. Escobar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ignatiev misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
Ignatiev scores with a head kick.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Escobar defending well as Ignatiev loads up on a big left hand.
Ignatiev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Escobar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ignatiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ignatiev.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Ignatiev circles away.
Ignatiev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ignatiev works the jab nicely.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatiev.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Ignatiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ignatiev misses with a body kick.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ignatiev on the side of the head.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ignatiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Birigiz Ignatiev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ignatiev thumps Escobar with a low kick.
Ignatiev moves forwards but Escobar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ignatiev's head.
Ignatiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignatiev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatiev. Ignatiev obviously looking to wear him down.
Escobar thows a body shot but no joy.
Ignatiev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobar lands with a shot to the body.
Ignatiev misses with a head kick.
Ignatiev misses with an uppercut.
Ignatiev misses with a wild body shot.
Pablo Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatiev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Ignatiev scoring well with a low kick there.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatiev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev scores with a head kick. Escobar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Escobar is rocked!
Pablo Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatiev rushes Escobar and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Escobar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ignatiev has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Escobar - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ignatiev, and another! Escobar is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Birigiz Ignatiev!
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