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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda has chosen Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music. Pablo Escobar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Voda throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
A punch combination from Voda misses.
Voda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Voda jabs at Escobar's body.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voda.
Voda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Voda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voda.
Voda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escobar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voda misses with a straight left.
Voda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Voda throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda connects with a crisp jab.
Voda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Escobar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Voda somewhat.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeremy Voda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voda has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Voda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escobar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Escobar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Voda on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voda momentarily.
Voda is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Voda in a clinch.
Voda is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vodas head.
Voda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escobar up against the cage.
A short right from Escobar.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Voda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Voda.
I was talking to Escobar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Voda stalling in the clinch.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Voda or not.
Escobar is stalling here.
Voda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
Voda tries for a takedown but Escobar manages to get underhooks.
Pablo Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Voda.
Escobar stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voda.
Voda manages to break the clinch.
Escobar tries to keep at a distance but Voda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Voda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Voda stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voda moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voda misses with a double jab.
Escobar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escobar wants it to stay on the feet.
Escobar is looking to slow Voda down with leg kicks.
Voda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Voda settles back down.
Voda moves out of range as Escobar throws a body kick.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voda. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar drops his hands momentarily and Voda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voda manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Voda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Voda staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Escobar.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Voda tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar drops Voda with a naaaaasty hook - Voda is in real trouble here! Escobar dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
An out of breath Pablo Escobar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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