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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bed Intruder (ranked 100 p4p, 12 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 156 p4p, 18 weight class). Intruder's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bed Intruder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bed Intruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Intruder's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Escobar. That snapped Intruder's head back.
A shot to the liver by Intruder. Beautiful body shot.
Escobar looks for the body kick but Intruder saw that one coming.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Intruder moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
Escobar tries to sprawl but Intruder drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Escobar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Intruder is working away from the top position though.
Escobar has hold of Intruder's hands but Intruder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Escobar looking for submissions off his back.
Intruder trying to control the action but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Intruder throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Escobar to regain full guard.
Intruder is working Escobar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder throws a big elbow that misses.
Intruder with a nice head shot there.
Intruder stands up over Escobar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Intruder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Intruder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Intruder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Our spies down at at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship inform us that Escobar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Escobar looking to control.
Intruder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Intruder scoring with punches to the head and body.
Intruder working some strikes from top position.
Intruder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Intruder preventing the sweep.
Intruder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Intruder throws a big right hand that misses.
Intruder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escobar's head.
Escobar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Escobar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Intruder.
Intruder throws a big right hand that misses.
Intruder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Intruder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Intruder scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Intruder distracts Escobar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Intruder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Intruder is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Intruder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Escobar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Intruder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escobar's head.
Intruder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Intruder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Intruder has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
Escobar looking for a guillotine here but Intruder defends easily.
Escobar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Escobar is on top in guard.
Intruder looking for a sweep. Not yet Intruder, not yet.
Escobar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Intruder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Intruder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Escobar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Intruder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Escobar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Intruder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bed Intruder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escobar throws the kick towards the body but Intruder avoids it.
Escobar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Intruder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar wants to counter with a clinch but Intruder pushes him away.
Intruder throws a body shot but no joy.
Intruder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Escobar tries to clinch but Intruder moves out of range.
Intruder sizes up Escobar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Intruder was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Intruder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Escobar swivels and escapes.
Diego Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Intruder misses.
Intruder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Intruder.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. Intruder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escobar swings for the body but Intruder moves out of range.
Intruder's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Intruder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diego Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Intruder circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Intruder doesn't seem bothered though.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Intruder.
Escobar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escobar clinches up against the cage.
Intruder blocks an uppercut.
Escobar tries to work over Intruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Intruder is looking for a takedown.
Intruder is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Escobar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bed Intruder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Intruder prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Intruder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Intruder's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Intruder has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Intruder's elbow.
Escobar gets through Intruder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Intruder misses with some punches.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Intruder avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Intruder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Intruder there.
Intruder is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Escobar actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Intruder in his half guard.
Intruder drops an elbow to the side of Escobar's head.
Bed Intruder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Intruder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Intruder is just content to waste time from the top position. Escobar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Intruder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escobar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Intruder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Intruder lands with a punch from half guard.
Escobar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Escobar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Escobar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Intruder defends well.
Escobar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is trying to keep Intruder in close.
Intruder throws a big elbow that misses.
Intruder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Intruder trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar wants to control the position but Intruder says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Intruder lands strikes from half guard.
Escobar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab lands there for Escobar.
Intruder shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Intruder was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Escobar manages to get back to half guard.
Escobar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Intruder scoring with some ground and pound.
Escobar is trying to control the position but Intruder postures up.
Intruder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escobar's head.
Intruder scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Intruder scoring with some ground and pound.
Intruder lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Escobar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Intruder landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar has momentary wrist control but Intruder slips an elbow through the middle.
Intruder is looking to work some ground and pound but Escobar has wrist control.
Escobar trying to keep a closed guard but Intruder is proving a slippery customer.
Escobar controlling the position.
Intruder lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Intruder slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Escobar is trying to improve his position.
Escobar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Intruder cracks Escobar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Escobar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Intruder working the ground and pound.
Intruder working the head and body with strikes.
Intruder scoring with punches from side control.
Intruder trying to control the position but Escobar is working away.
Intruder is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Escobar will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Intruder landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Escobar gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Intruder in his half guard.
Intruder lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Intruder in his half guard.
Escobar trying to hold on to Intruder's head to control him but Intruder postures up.
Escobar is staying active underneath Intruder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Escobar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Intruder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Escobar is looking to control Intruder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Escobar avoid being mounted?
Intruder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Intruder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Escobar is refusing to be controlled, as Intruder sits in half guard.
Intruder working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Intruder lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Intruder lands a nice short elbow.
Escobar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Intruder is working away from the top position though.
Intruder has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Escobar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bed Intruder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Intruder 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bed Intruder!
Bed Intruder tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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