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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Taymazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Escobar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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223 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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271 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Taymazov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar looks for the body kick but Taymazov saw that one coming.
Taymazov misses with a body shot.
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escobar.
Taymazov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taymazov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taymazov throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar closes the distance and pushes Taymazov back into the cage.
Taymazov tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Taymazov back against the cage.
Taymazov throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
A short uppercut from Taymazov.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Taymazov's head.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taymazov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar'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.
Escobar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taymazov blocking some punches.
Taymazov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
Taymazov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taymazov lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taymazov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taymazov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taymazov is looking to control Escobar's arms but Escobar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taymazov has his back to the cage.
Taymazov blocking some punches.
Taymazov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar tries to work over Taymazov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Taymazov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Taymazov's ribcage. Taymazov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taymazov working aggressively here.
Escobar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taymazov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taymazov throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Escobar.
Taymazov misses with the head strike.
Taymazov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Taymazov.
The referee calls for Escobar to work.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Taymazov swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Taymazov controls the action.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taymazov misses with a body punch.
Taymazov pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taymazov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar cracks Taymazov with a nice body shot.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar is leaning against Taymazov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taymazov looks winded!
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
Taymazov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar trying to stall but Taymazov improves his position.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taymazov lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Taymazov fails to land.
Taymazov prevents a body shot from Escobar.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
A short right from Escobar.
Escobar tries a body shot but Taymazov blocks it.
Escobar trying to stall but Taymazov improves his position.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taymazov or not.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taymazov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Escobar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taymazov can turn it around.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Taymazov controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar lands a left hand.
Taymazov working aggressively here.
Taymazov misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Taymazov's ribcage. Taymazov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Escobar lands with a kick to the ribs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Escobar here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar pushes Taymazov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
Taymazov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taymazov has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taymazov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
Escobar pushes Taymazov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar effectively controlling the action here.
Escobar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taymazov is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Pablo Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries to stall but Taymazov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Taymazov controls the action.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Taymazov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escobars head.
Escobar is looking to control Taymazov's arms but Taymazov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Escobar has his back to the cage.
Taymazov looking to slow down the pace here.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taymazov can do to turn this around?
Taymazov has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taymazov lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Taymazov tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Taymazov back against the cage.
Taymazov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Taymazov misses with the head strike.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taymazov tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Taymazov back against the cage.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taymazovs head.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taymazov.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Taymazov's head.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Taymazov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar tries a body shot but Taymazov blocks it.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Taymazov controls his hands.
Taymazov tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taymazov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
Taymazov swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Escobar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar pushes Taymazov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar pushes Taymazov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taymazov is rocked!
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Taymazov's head.
Taymazov is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
Escobar is leaning against Taymazov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar dips a shoulder and cracks Taymazov with a mighty uppercut! Taymazov falls back against the cage and Escobar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Taymazov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Escobar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar retains his heavyweight title!
Pablo Escobar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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