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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar's entrance music is Big Pun - Brave in The Heart. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man instigates a clinch.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Man.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Escobar's half guard.
Man tries to pass the half guard into mount. Escobar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Escobar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man.
Man throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Escobar to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man stays in close to Escobar's body and controls the position.
Man with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Man controlling from the top position.
Man distracts Escobar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Escobar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Escobar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
Man looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Escobar looking for a sweep. Not yet Escobar, not yet.
Escobar seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is working hard here to advance position.
Man wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man controlling from the top position.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Escobar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Escobar looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Escobar is really struggling to control Man but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Man throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Man has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Escobar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that round.
That's time! Escobar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Escobar misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Escobar tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Escobar.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Super Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
It looked like Escobar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.
Good work by Escobar as he checks the leg kick.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man cracks the inside of Escobar's front leg.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
Man is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
Man lands a front kick.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Escobar throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Escobar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Man misses with a looping left.
Escobar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Man tries to clinch up
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Super Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Escobar.
Escobar slips a jab from Man.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Escobar as Man shoots in.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man looks for a takedown but Escobar sprawls well.
Pablo Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
Escobar gets a clinch.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a body punch.
Man is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Escobar throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Man misses.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
A big right from Escobar misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man tries for a takedown but Escobar circles away easily
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Escobar is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Escobar lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Escobar rather than just go for the knockout.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Escobar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Escobar takes a step back to recover.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Super Man's cut even more.
Man works Escobar's body with a nice hook.
Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Escobar tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Escobar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Man counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Escobar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escobar defends well.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throwing strikes but missing.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escobar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is pulling down on Escobar's head to control his posture.
Escobar connects with a couple of short punches.
Super Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Escobar trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Escobar is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Escobar trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Escobar drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
Escobar pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man throws a leg kick
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Man.
Escobar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Escobar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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