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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Escobedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobedo comes to the cage accompanied by el zacatecano. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Escobedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobedo tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Escobedo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escobedo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva is trying to escape the position but Escobedo is controlling the position.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Escobedo stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Silva rushes Escobedo and presses him up against the cage.
Escobedo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries for a takedown but Escobedo circles away easily
so Escobedo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobedo wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is trying to keep Escobedo in close.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Escobedo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva controls Escobedo momentarily but Escobedo frees himself.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Escobedo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escobedo wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Escobedo is defending well.
Escobedo tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Escobedo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Escobedo looking for submissions off his back.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escobedo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva prevents Escobedo from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand up but Escobedo is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escobedo pinned against the cage. Escobedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alejandro Escobedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Silva.
Escobedo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Escobedo wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to control Escobedo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Escobedo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Escobedo is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Escobedo looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Escobedo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Escobedo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Escobedo is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva stands up.
Escobedo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escobedo drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Escobedo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva wants to take a breather but Escobedo is having none of it.
Silva wants to stand up but Escobedo is controlling the position.
Escobedo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Escobedo is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Escobedo avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Escobedo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Escobedo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Escobedo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Escobedo is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Escobedo, who protects the arm well.
Silva is staying tight to Escobedo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
Escobedo prevents Silva from taking his back.
Silva can't control as he wanted to and Escobedo manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Escobedo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Escobedo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Escobedo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Escobedo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Escobedo!
Escobedo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Escobedo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Escobedo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Escobedo stands up.
Escobedo shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobedo is looking to reverse the position.
Escobedo is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Escobedo is looking to reverse the position.
Silva wants to control but Escobedo is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobedo is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Escobedo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
Escobedo is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Escobedo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Escobedo striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Escobedo get back to his feet.
A head kick from Silva lands but Escobedo takes it in his stride.
Escobedo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Escobedo won't be happy with that.
Escobedo tries to improve position but can't.
Silva trying to control the position but Escobedo is working away.
Silva has control of an arm but Escobedo manages to advance to Silva's back!
Escobedo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Escobedo right now.
Silva wants to control but Escobedo is keeping busy.
Silva slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Silva is looking to control Escobedo but Escobedo is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Escobedo is really stuck here.
Silva is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Silva misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Escobedo trying to control but not successfully.
Escobedo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
Silva looking for the choke from the back.
Silva tightening his grip on Escobedo, looking for the choke.
Silva controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Silva!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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