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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riley Escobar (ranked 22830 p4p, 556 weight class) and Chief Slayer (ranked 2909 p4p, 326 weight class). Escobar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Never Gone Get It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
169 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Slayer keeps it at a distance.
Slayer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Slayer lands in his opponent's guard.
Slayer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Escobar is on top in guard.
Escobar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slayer is looking for a triangle but Escobar pushes his legs off easily.
Slayer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Escobar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Escobar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slayer keeping full guard, as Escobar tries to pass.
Slayer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a big right hand that misses.
Slayer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escobar is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Escobar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slayer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slayer wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Slayer is keeping the position.
Escobar working some strikes from top position.
Escobar throws a big elbow that misses.
Slayer has his foot on Escobar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escobar works his way back into a safe position though.
Slayer keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escobar.
Escobar throwing strikes from guard but Slayer blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer working for submissions but it's allowed Escobar to get to half guard.
Escobar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Slayer is just riding it out for now. Escobar eventually gives up the hold.
Slayer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a punch from half guard.
Escobar is trying to control. Slayer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slayer looking for submissions off his back.
Slayer looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Slayer is looking to improve his position.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar is working for a kimura but Slayer is defending it quite comfortably.
Slayer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Escobar winds up and cracks Slayer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thows a huge punch but Slayer dodges it nicely.
Slayer is looking for a sweep. Escobar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Escobar connects with a nice short shot to Slayer's temple.
Escobar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slayer defending well though.
Slayer is looking to improve his position.
Escobar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Escobar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slayer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Escobar pulls his head out easily.
Slayer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Slayer pushes Escobar off looking to stand but Escobar dives back in and keeps control.
Escobar is trying to work for a kimura but Slayer is defending well.
Nice strikes from Escobar there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slayer is trying to control but Escobar passes into side control!
Escobar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Escobar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Escobar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slayer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slayer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Escobar on his heels. He'll look to pass Escobar's guard now, I'm sure.
Escobar 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.
Slayer looking to pass the guard.
Slayer trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Slayer tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
Slayer has gone for a leg lock! Escobar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Slayer's guard.
Slayer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escobar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slayer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar passes Slayer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Escobar passes into side control, despite Slayer's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer gets back to half guard.
Slayer taking some punishment here, with Escobar in his half guard.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Escobar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slayer's head.
Escobar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Escobar winds up and cracks Slayer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Slayer is trying to maintain the position but Escobar is very close to passing his half guard.
Escobar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riley Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Escobar is working for a submission of some sort.
Escobar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Slayer defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Slayer pushes Escobar off looking to stand but Escobar dives back in and keeps control.
Slayer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slayer wants to get back to full guard.
Escobar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Escobar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slayer is trying to get back to full guard.
Escobar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slayer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Escobar wants to control but Slayer is keeping him busy.
Escobar moves into full mount! Slayer won't be happy about that!
Slayer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Escobar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Escobar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Slayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slayer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Slayer keeps moving.
Escobar landing with the ground and pound.
Escobar throwing strikes from guard but Slayer blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slayer controls Escobar momentarily but Escobar frees himself.
Escobar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Escobar dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Slayer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slayer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Slayer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Escobar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Escobar tries to bench press Slayer off him but Slayer keeps the position.
Escobar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Slayer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Escobar moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slayer manages to get himself to full guard.
Escobar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Slayer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Escobar has Slayer in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar trying to strike off his back.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Slayer from controlling successfully.
Slayer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Escobar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Escobar has escaped and now he's on top!
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slayer can do to turn this around?
Slayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slayer trying to control the position.
Escobar postures up in Slayer's guard and throws a big left but Slayer blocks it.
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.
Slayer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Escobar 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 Slayer.
Slayer is looking for a sweep.
Escobar working away.
Escobar cracks Slayer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Slayer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Escobar connects with a decent elbow.
Slayer is looking for a sweep.
Slayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escobar working the body and head with strikes.
Slayer 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.
Escobar is trying to get an arm triangle but Slayer is defending well.
Slayer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar staying calm.
Escobar working away.
Escobar is putting a hurting on Slayer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Escobar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Slayer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Slayer is looking to regain half guard here but Escobar keeps moving and retains side control.
Slayer gets back to half guard.
Slayer has a hand on Escobar's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Escobar takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Escobar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar prevents Slayer from getting the reversal.
Slayer is in a horrible position here. Escobar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Escobar controlling the position easily from mount.
Slayer is looking to get to half guard.
Escobar wants to finish this one by submission but Slayer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Escobar.
Chief Slayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayer is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Riley Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slayer is working to get back to half guard.
Slayer flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Riley Escobar!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Riley Escobar!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Riley Escobar!
Riley Escobar wins by unanimous decision!
Riley Escobar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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