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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel La Bor (ranked 1108 p4p, 131 weight class) and Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 937 p4p, 108 weight class). La Bor comes to the cage accompanied by Centuries. Escobar Chavez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Manuel La Bor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Bor looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez lands a really nice looking cross but La Bor seems unphased.
Escobar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Bor.
Escobar Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Bor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by La Bor.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at La Bor's ribcage but misses.
A jab from La Bor misses.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab.
Escobar Chavez is looking to slow La Bor down with leg kicks.
La Bor misses with an uppercut
and Escobar Chavez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La Bor lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook
and La Bor counters with a body kick that stops Escobar Chavez in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Bor throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
La Bor tries to move into range but Escobar Chavez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escobar Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and La Bor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Escobar Chavez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
La Bor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
La Bor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
La Bor tried to score with a low kick but Escobar Chavez checks it.
Escobar Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
La Bor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but La Bor moves out of range.
La Bor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
La Bor throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from La Bor misses.
Escobar Chavez cracks La Bor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor moves out of range of the strikes.
La Bor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Bor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
La Bor lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar Chavez seems unphased.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a right hand that misses
and La Bor counters by moving into the clinch.
La Bor has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar Chavez.
La Bor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
La Bor works on Escobar Chavez's body with a couple of short punches.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but La Bor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
La Bor struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Escobar Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of La Bor backwards.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over La Bor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Bor is trying to force a seperation but Escobar Chavez has the dominant position.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch.
La Bor lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by La Bor.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Escobar Chavez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but La Bor uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Bor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Bor can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar Chavez.
A short right from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as La Bor controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but La Bor avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
La Bor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of La Bors head.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but La Bor uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Bor misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by La Bor.
La Bor blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Escobar Chavez.
La Bor is leaning against Escobar Chavez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Bor blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over La Bor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land.
La Bor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar Chavez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
La Bor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by La Bor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar Chavez has managed to clinch.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Bor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but La Bor moves out of range.
It looked like La Bor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar Chavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
La Bor slips a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez connects with a right hand. La Bor shakes it off.
La Bor throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez jabs at La Bor's body.
Escobar Chavez wants to clinch up but La Bor keeps it at a distance.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar Chavez throws a right hand that misses
enabling La Bor to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Escobar Chavez blocks the low kick.
Escobar Chavez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
La Bor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick from Escobar Chavez misses.
La Bor scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar Chavez.
La Bor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as La Bor blocks the low kick.
La Bor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Escobar Chavez manages to circle out of the way.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. La Bor saw that one coming.
La Bor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Bor avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
La Bor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Bor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez throws out a counter right but La Bor avoids it with no problem.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to the nose.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Bor.
La Bor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Escobar Chavez manages to circle out of the way.
Escobar Chavez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
La Bor throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
La Bor misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
La Bor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick from Escobar Chavez lands but La Bor takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Escobar Chavez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Escobar Chavez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez throws out a loose jab but La Bor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
La Bor scores with a sloppy right hand. Escobar Chavez should have avoided that one.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Bor.
La Bor tries a low kick but Escobar Chavez avoids it.
La Bor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
La Bor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
La Bor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
La Bor scores with the left hand. Escobar Chavez knows he should have avoided that one.
La Bor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Bor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from La Bor.
La Bor misses the shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Escobar Chavez drives through and clinches with La Bor against the cage.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Bor breaks from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab.
La Bor missing with a left hand there. Escobar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar Chavez scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
La Bor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar Chavez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! La Bor scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by La Bor.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez lands a really nice looking cross but La Bor seems unphased.
Escobar Chavez scores with a sloppy right hand. La Bor should have avoided that one.
La Bor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Bor.
La Bor misses with a leg kick
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from La Bor tenderised Escobar Chavez's leg. Escobar Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Bor.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by La Bor.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from La Bor misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
La Bor throws a chopping leg kick but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
La Bor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
La Bor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. La Bor ducked under it nicely.
Escobar Chavez connects with a good right hand that stumbles La Bor. La Bor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Escobar Chavez rushes La Bor and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from La Bor.
Escobar Chavez pushes La Bor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez pushes La Bor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as La Bor controls his hands.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for La Bor.
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
La Bor lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Bor misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from La Bor.
A short right from Escobar Chavez on the inside.
Escobar Chavez gets through La Bor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez presses La Bor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from La Bor.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Bor lands a body punch.
La Bor blocking some punches.
La Bor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but La Bor blocks it.
La Bor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from La Bor.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
La Bor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar Chavez.
La Bor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at La Bor's ribcage but misses.
La Bor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
La Bor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
La Bor takes a jab right on the kisser.
La Bor misses with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but La Bor moves out of range.
La Bor slips a straight right by Escobar Chavez.
La Bor slips a jab from Escobar Chavez.
La Bor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escobar Chavez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escobar Chavez clobbers La Bor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and connects with a jab.
La Bor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Bor.
La Bor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
La Bor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez is looking to score with low kicks.
Escobar Chavez misses with a jab to the body
letting La Bor counter with a right hand.
La Bor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
La Bor ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
La Bor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La Bor misses with a double jab.
La Bor just misses with a punch to the body.
La Bor gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Escobar Chavez counter with a right hand.
La Bor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La Bor throws out a loose jab but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez looks to clinch
and La Bor counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Bor was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez cracks a nice hook into La Bor's ribs.
La Bor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
La Bor throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Manuel La Bor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Bor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar Chavez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! La Bor scrambles back to his feet.
La Bor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar Chavez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar Chavez jabs at La Bor's body.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but La Bor is just out of range.
La Bor ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands the left hand.
Escobar Chavez misses with a two punch combination.
La Bor misses with a hook.
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Escobar Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar Chavez 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
Ramon Escobar Chavez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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