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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 4009 p4p, 383 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 3912 p4p, 373 weight class). Bas Rutten is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutten connects with an inside leg kick.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rutten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar cracks Rutten with an open hand slap.
Escobar takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutten misses with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar works the jab nicely.
Escobar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten is looking to chop away at Escobar's legs.
Rutten just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEscobar.
Rutten takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Rutten 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.
Rutten 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 thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rutten if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escobar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rutten slips a straight right by Escobar.
Rutten throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Escobar jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
Rutten swinging wildly here.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar cracks Rutten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escobar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Escobar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rutten counters with a one-two to the body.
Rutten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Escobar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rutten is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rutten jabs at Escobar's body.
Escobar throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten walks into a jab.
Rutten tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutten on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rutten. Those never looked like landing.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Rutten down.
Rutten tried to score with a low kick but Escobar checks it.
Rutten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
Rutten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar scores with a nice head shot.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rutten blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Escobar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutten can do to turn this around?
Rutten avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Rutten wants to counter with a clinch but Escobar pushes him away.
A right-left combo lands from Escobar.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar scores with a jab.
Rutten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escobar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutten thinking.
Rutten lands with an overhand left.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutten stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
Escobar throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar scores with a nice body kick.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Rutten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Escobar blocks the low kick.
Pablo Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutten moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Rutten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Rutten connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escobar throws a front kick that sends Rutten stumbling back into the ropes.
Escobar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Escobar blocks the body kick.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Escobar tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Rutten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutten.
Escobar throws a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Rutten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar connects with a high kick.
Rutten has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Escobar walks into a straight right hand from Rutten.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Rutten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Rutten throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Escobar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutten doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Escobar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rutten.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Rutten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Escobar. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar pushes Rutten away with a front kick.
Rutten clinches.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Rutten misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Rutten off balance momentarily.
Bas Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar pushes Rutten away with a front kick.
Rutten thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rutten.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
After the fight, Pablo Escobar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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RATING
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