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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Man Who Sold The World. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Conner!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Escobar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Conner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Escobar moves out of range of the leg kick from Conner.
Escobar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conner.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Conner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conner cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
Conner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conner connects with an inside leg kick.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conner.
Escobar misses with a combination
and Conner counters with a good low kick that Escobar was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Conner 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.
Escobar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conner's sensitive parts.
Conner lands with a hook. Escobar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Conner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Conner.
Escobar cracks Conner with an open hand slap.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Conner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conner punishes Escobar's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
Escobar motions for Conner to come forward. Escobar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Conner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner misses with a low kick.
Escobar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conner manages to circle out of the way.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Conner misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conner has time to react.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Conner checks it.
Conner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conner. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conner throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Conner misses with an uppercut.
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Conner slips under a jab.
Conner checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Escobar scores with a kick to the body.
Escobar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Conner's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Conner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
A cross from Escobar lands.
Conner throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Conner counters with a good, hard body kick but Escobar shrugs it off.
Conner avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Conner takes a step back to recover.
Conner throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conner blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Conner down.
Good leg kick by Conner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Conner throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escobar.
Escobar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar has Conner up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar stalling against the cage.
Conner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Conner controlling the action here for a moment.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conner blocking some punches.
Conner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner blocks an uppercut.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Conner throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Conner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Escobar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escobar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conner manages to circle out of the way.
Conner lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Escobar has managed to clinch.
Conner tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Escobar.
Conner tries to break free but Escobar pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar lands a right hand.
Conner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner looking to stall.
Conner is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conner.
Escobar presses Conner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Conner tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Conner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Conner tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Conner breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Conner misses
and Escobar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Escobar.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
Pablo Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Escobar trying to control the position but instead, Conner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Escobar into the cage.
Conner wants to get back to striking at distance but Escobar won't allow it.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conner working hard to break the clinch.
Escobar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conner is trying to force a seperation but Escobar has the dominant position.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
Conner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conner's elbow.
Conner blocks a body shot from Escobar.
A short left from Escobar.
Conner wants to break free but Escobar has control.
Escobar slowing the pace effectively.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conner throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.
Escobar misses the jab.
Conner throws a leg kick that misses.
Conner throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne Conner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner looks to throw a body kick
and Escobar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Conner's knee momentarily.
Conner ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Conner throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Escobar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conner finds it's way round the side to connect with Escobar's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar throws a low kick but Conner avoids it.
A jab from Conner misses.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conner.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Conner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Conner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Conner on the side of the head.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conner connects with a nice looking jab.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Conner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conner lands with a good body shot.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Conner.
Escobar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conner throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
Conner scores with a spinning back kick!
Escobar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Conner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Conner lands.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escobar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Conner lands with a straight right. Escobar didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Escobar connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Conner misses its intended target.
Conner misses with a leg kick.
Escobar misses with a low kick as Conner jumps back.
Conner moves out of range as Escobar throws a body kick.
Conner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar lands a lovely overhand right.
Conner punishes Escobar's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Conner does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Conner misses.
Escobar lands a nice hook to Conner's body. Conner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Conner.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
Wayne Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conner tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Conner's shoulder, as Conner tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Conner's leg. Conner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Conner thows a leg kick but Escobar checks it
and Escobar counters by clinching up.
Conner trying to control the position but instead, Escobar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conner into the cage.
Good body shot from Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Conner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands with a right to the head.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conner as Escobar tries to tie him up.
Escobar is trying to maintain a safe position but Conner gets an underhook and turns Escobar into the cage.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar prevents Conner from breaking the clinch.
Conner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Conner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar moves into the clinch successfully.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conner scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
Escobar trying to control the position but instead, Conner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Escobar into the cage.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Conner.
Conner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Conner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conner manages to break the clinch.
Conner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escobar throws a front kick aimed at Conner's knee but Conner avoids it well.
Conner blocks a jab.
Escobar throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pablo Escobar.
Well Escobar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pablo Escobar!
A very excited looking Pablo Escobar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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