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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar has chosen KoRn En Vivo Mtv as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Koski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Koski dips to his left and cracks Escobar with an uppercut!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koski, as that shot connected.
Koski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Escobar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski digs a good hook to Escobar's body.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Juan Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Koski avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar scores with a nice right hand.
Koski is looking to land body kicks.
Koski 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 left hand
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Koski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Koski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koski looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Koski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Koski circles away.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juan Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Koski throws a head kick that half lands.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koski.
Koski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juan Koski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Escobar.
Koski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar is pressed up against the cage. Koski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Escobar down to the mat. Escobar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Koski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koski missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Koski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
And Escobar tries to counter it with a takedown but Koski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Escobar cracks Koski with an open hand slap.
Koski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar tries to counter with a clinch but Koski shakes him off and moves away.
Koski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Escobar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koski tries to work over Escobar's front leg with a kick but Escobar checks it.
A shot to the liver by Escobar. Beautiful body shot.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Koski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Koski.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Koski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Koski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koski throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Juan Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski lands a head shot.
Koski misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Koski misses with a kick to the body
and Escobar counters with a shoot takedown. Koski fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escobar postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski is adopting a defensive guard.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Koski keeps moving.
Escobar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Koski keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
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.
Escobar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koski thuds his shin into the meat of Escobar's side.
Koski misses with the combination.
Koski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Escobar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koski counters with a stiff right hand.
Koski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar under the eye.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Koski tries to land a body kick
and Escobar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Escobar with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escobar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Koski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Escobar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Escobar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Escobar throws an elbow that misses. Koski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Escobar's guard. Nice move by Koski!
Escobar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koski controls the pace.
Escobar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Koski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Escobar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Escobar seems a little lost for a moment, as Koski dominates the positioning.
I wouldn't like to be where Escobar is right now.
Escobar taking a bit of punishment here - Koski scoring with strikes.
Escobar tries to bench press Koski off him but Koski keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Koski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Escobar misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Escobar misses with a combination
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Koski misses with a looping right.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Koski scores with a head kick.
Koski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski throws a lazy head kick
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Koski misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar! But no joy.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Escobar will feel that in the morning.
Koski is looking to chop away at Escobar's legs.
It seemed like Escobar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koski throws out the jab.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Koski gets tackled into the cage by Escobar. Escobar maintains the clinch.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koski's elbow.
Escobar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Escobar manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar tries to move to mount but Koski blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Koski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Escobar trying to control the action but Koski is working from the bottom.
Koski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Escobar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Koski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Escobar's best efforts.
Pablo Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar seems to be working for a kimura but Koski defends the submission attempt.
Escobar trying to control the action but Koski is working from the bottom.
Koski is pressing down on Escobar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Escobar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Escobar is pushing down on Koski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koski is fighting to maintain full guard but Escobar has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Escobar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koski actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Escobar with good strikes from the mount here!
Escobar looking to control but Koski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Escobar avoids the attempt from Koski to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koski 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Koski!
A victorious Juan Koski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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