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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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187 cm
29
187 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Glover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Glover.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Glover pushes him off.
Glover throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a nice leg kick.
Glover looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Glover connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Glover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Glover.
Glover walks into a jab.
Glover tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover misses with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Jeff Glover has been cut.
Glover digs a good hook to Escobar's body.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover walks into a jab.
Glover has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna in the buildup to the fight.
Escobar lands an overhand right.
Glover misses with a hook
and Escobar counters with an outside leg kick.
Escobar slips a jab from Glover.
Escobar lands with an uppercut that bounces Glover off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Glover gets tackled into the cage by Escobar. Escobar maintains the clinch.
Escobar digs a right hand into Glover's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Glover's gas tank.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Glover jumps guard but Escobar stands there with Glover around his waist. Glover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Escobar to work.
Glover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glover tries to pull guard but Escobar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover jumps guard but Escobar stands there with Glover around his waist. Glover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Escobar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Glover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Escobar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Glover fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Glover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glover jumps guard but Escobar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Escobar works on Glover's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Escobar.
Glover has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Escobar uses from the top position.
Escobar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Glover's guard.
Glover wants to sweep but Escobar has passed to side control!
Glover gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Escobar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Glover is controlling Escobar's trapped leg to prevent Escobar from advancing to side control.
Glover wants to sweep but Escobar has passed to side control!
Escobar just content to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Glover's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Glover fails with a takedown attempt.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Escobar.
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glover.
Glover gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Escobar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Escobar tries to stall but Glover uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Glover tries to pull guard but Escobar won't allow it.
Glover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glover tries to pull guard but Escobar won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover tries to pull guard but Escobar holds him up against the cage and eventually Glover drops back down to his feet.
Glover drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Escobar passes into half guard.
Escobar tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Glover.
Escobar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Escobar tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pablo Escobar wasn't active enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Glover moves out of range of the leg kick from Escobar.
Glover throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar throws a leg kick that misses.
Escobar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Glover moves out of range of the leg kick from Escobar.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws a body kick that misses.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glover with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar to score with a decent uppercut.
Glover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Escobar lands with an overhand left.
Escobar is looking to slow Glover down with leg kicks.
Escobar lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Glover misses
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Glover has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escobar clinches up with Glover and pushes him back against the cage.
Escobar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to pull guard but Escobar won't allow it.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Glover is rocked!
Glover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oh Glover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pablo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Glover to his knees! Escobar keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Escobar 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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