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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bolt Thrower - IV Crusade. Pablo Escobar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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134 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to clinch there but Escobar circles away.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hammer. Hammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar gets a clinch.
Hammer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar as Hammer tries to tie him up.
Escobar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammer looking to stall.
Escobar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escobar's efforts to push away.
Escobar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar missing with knees to the body.
Escobar tries to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling the position.
Hammer trying to control the position but instead, Escobar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hammer into the cage.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Escobar blocks with his arms.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Hammer connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escobar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hammer momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar checks a leg kick nicely.
Hammer connects with an inside leg kick.
Hammer connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hammer.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Hammer stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Hammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Some wild striking there from Escobar.
Sloppy strikes from Escobar. Those never looked like landing.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Hammer drives through and clinches with Escobar against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Escobar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Hammer to work.
Hammer lands a right hand.
Escobar throws an elbow that misses.
Escobar misses with a knee strike.
Escobar missing with knees to the body.
Escobar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar blocks it with crossed arms.
Escobar takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Escobar is trying to force a seperation but Hammer has the dominant position.
Escobar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer taking a breather.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling him.
Escobar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Escobar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hammer's brow.
Hammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Escobar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hammer is defending well for now.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escobar misses with an elbow strike.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammer just leaning against Escobar, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hammer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hammer moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hammer misses with a low kick as Escobar jumps back.
Hammer motions for Escobar to come forward. Hammer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer scores with a spinning back kick!
Hammer misses with a leg kick.
Hammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick from Hammer.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escobar's efforts to push away.
Hammer has Escobar pressed against the cage, preventing Escobar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar misses with the combination.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Hammer slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Escobar drops his hands momentarily and Hammer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Hammer.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Escobar moved away.
Hammer takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Antti Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar misses with a double jab.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Hammer throws a front kick aimed at Escobar's knee but Escobar avoids it well.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hammer counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Hammer.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Escobar rather than just go for the knockout.
Hammer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a right hand.
Hammer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Escobar eats them both and turns towards Hammer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Escobar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hammer's head backwards.
Hammer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Hammer avoids nicely.
Hammer fakes the leg kick and cracks Escobar in the body.
Escobar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hammer.
Sloppy strikes from Escobar. Those never looked like landing.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Escobar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Escobar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hammer dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Hammer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hammer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escobar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer and Escobar are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Hammer throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Escobar into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Hammer knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antti Hammer!
During a confident post fight interview, Antti Hammer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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