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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dream Panda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Esch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esch has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. 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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254 lbs
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238 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Dream Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, En Esch!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esch tries to clinch up.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esch wants to clinch up but Panda keeps it at a distance.
Esch doesn't manage to clinch there - Panda circles away.
Panda feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Esch is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Panda dives into side control.
Esch wants to get back to his feet but Panda drags him back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda looking to control but instead Esch has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Panda thows a huge punch but Esch dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda content to control rather than advance.
Panda is looking to take a break and control but Esch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda with the ground and pound but Esch uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Panda prevents Esch from getting back to his feet.
Panda has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Esch is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esch keeping moving, preventing Panda from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Esch wants to stand up but Panda is controlling him.
Panda wants to stand but Esch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Panda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Panda.
Panda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panda throws a big counter combination but Esch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Panda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda instigates a clinch.
Panda wants to get back to striking at distance but Esch won't allow it.
Esch lands a damaging elbow.
Panda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Esch up against the cage.
Panda pulls guard effortlessly.
Panda uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Panda has managed to clinch.
Esch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Panda.
Panda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esch trying to land knees to the body.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Panda has hold of one of Esch's legs. Esch is fighting the takedown attempt but Panda gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Esch is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Panda presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda takes an elbow to the temple.
Esch has Panda pressed against the cage, preventing Panda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Panda has picked Esch up - he's going for a ride! Panda dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Panda is looking for a kimura here.
Panda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dream Panda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Panda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Panda seems content to control.
Esch tries to kick Panda off but Panda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Panda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Esch!
Panda tries to take Esch's back but instead Esch uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Panda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda wants to control but Esch is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch is looking to escape.
Dream Panda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, if Panda 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.
Panda seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Esch for as long as he can get away with.
Panda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Esch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Panda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Panda slows the pace down in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Panda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esch keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch gets tackled into the cage by Panda. Panda maintains the clinch.
Panda successfully pulls guard.
Panda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Panda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Panda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Panda tries to get out of the position.
Panda working a defensive guard here.
Panda trying to strike off his back.
Panda wants to stand but Esch is controlling the position.
Esch preventing the sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda has his hands on Esch's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Panda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esch can do to turn this around?
Panda moves into the clinch.
Esch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Panda drags the fight down to the ground.
Panda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Esch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Panda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Esch is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dream Panda dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Panda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panda seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Panda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panda keeps the fight on the outside.
Panda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Esch lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Esch.
Esch scores a nice knee to the body.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Panda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Panda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esch working Panda over with knees to the body.
Panda tries for a takedown. No joy.
Esch lands a nice elbow.
Panda takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda tries to pull guard but Esch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Esch lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esch.
Panda tries to circle away but Esch has him pinned against the cage.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Esch lands a nice elbow.
Esch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Esch scores with a knee to the head.
Esch lands a good knee to the midsection. Panda won't want to take too many of those.
Panda wants to break free but Esch has control.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Panda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panda has picked Esch up - he's going for a ride! Panda dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esch is not content to let Panda control the position.
Panda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Panda wants to control but Esch is keeping him busy.
Panda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Panda stops Esch from getting back to his feet.
Panda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Esch's head.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch wants to clinch up but Panda keeps it at a distance.
Panda gets a clinch.
Esch lands a knee to the head.
Esch tries a knee to the head but Panda blocks it.
Panda has hold of one of Esch's legs. Esch is fighting the takedown attempt but Panda gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Panda trying to control but Esch is working from the bottom.
Panda throwing strikes but missing.
Panda trying to control but Esch is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda content to stall in guard here.
Panda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
En Esch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panda wants to control from the top but Esch keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
En Esch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Panda 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dream Panda!
En Esch spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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