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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Min-Sik Song (ranked 29 p4p, 4 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 191 p4p, 25 weight class). Song comes to the cage accompanied by Akatsuki. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 cm
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Song.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Song takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Song keeps the fight on the outside.
Escobar has managed to clinch.
Song has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Song lands a right hand.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Song.
Song misses with a body punch.
Escobar presses Song against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escobar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Song smiles and moves away.
A jab from Song misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Song throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song scores with a body shot.
Escobar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Song finds it's way round the side to connect with Escobar's head.
Escobar darts in and clinches Song up against the cage.
Song has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Song's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Song's ribcage. Song let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Song softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Song misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Song fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Song holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobar drops back down to his feet.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Song controls the action.
Song scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Song fails to land.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Song tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Song.
Song's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Song.
Escobar is working Song over against the cage.
Song prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Song wants to get back to striking at distance but Escobar won't allow it.
Song is working Escobar over against the cage.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Song.
A head punch on the inside from Song fails to land.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Song lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Song fails to land.
A short uppercut from Song.
Escobar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Song walks away with a smile on his face. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Min-Sik Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Escobar.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Song to score with a decent uppercut.
Song moves out of range of the body kick.
Song scores with a leg kick.
Song scores with a push kick.
Song throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a low kick.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Song tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Song scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar blocks the body kick.
Song takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Song steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Song.
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
Song gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar tries to work over Song's front leg with a kick but Song checks it.
Song throws a shot to the body.
Song checks a low kick from Escobar.
Song throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Song keeps it at a distance.
Song circles away from the clinch attempt.
Song circles away from the clinch attempt.
Song avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Song swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Escobar wants to counter with a clinch but Song pushes him away.
Song checks the leg kick.
Escobar misses with a double jab.
Escobar throws a hook but Song blocks it.
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Song.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Escobar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar punishes Song's body with a nice straight punch.
Song swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min-Sik Song dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Song connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Song ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Song.
Min-Sik Song is winning the standup battle so far.
Song slips under a jab.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Song off balance momentarily.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Song takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Song is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Escobar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Song manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Song.
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Song.
Song is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Song scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Song, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Song.
Song throws a front kick aimed at Escobar's knee but Escobar avoids it well.
Song scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Song circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Song takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and Song counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar gets a clinch.
Song working aggressively here.
Song has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
A body shot lands from Song.
A short right from Escobar.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Song holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobar drops back down to his feet.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Song controls his hands.
Song misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands a right hand.
Song lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Song lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escobar tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Song.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Song misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Song tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Song misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Song blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Song misses with the head strike.
Song blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Song misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Song's elbow.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar pushes Song back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Song misses with the head strike.
Song lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Song.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Song's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Song was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Song pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Song.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Song keeps it at a distance.
Song pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Song settles back down.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Song manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Song manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Song swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Song takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Song throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Song works the jab nicely.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escobar jabs at Song's body.
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 wants to clinch but Song slips to the side
and Song counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar thinking.
Song lands with a straight right. Escobar didn't see that one coming.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Song was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Song uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Song circles away.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar tries to counter with a clinch but Song shakes him off and moves away.
Song lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Song controls his hands.
Escobar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Song prevents a body shot from Escobar.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
Escobar lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Song tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Song back against the cage.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Min-Sik Song will probably get the nod.
That's time! Song's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Escobar looks for the body kick but Song saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Song on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Song takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar forces Song back against the cage and clinches.
Song misses with the head strike.
Song breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Song clobbers Escobar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escobar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Song cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
Escobar walks into a stiff left hand from Song.
Song defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Song scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Song misses the jab.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
A swing and a miss from Song.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Song walks away with a smile on his face. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Song throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Escobar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar connects with a looping right hand.
Song throws a leg kick that is checked
and Escobar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Escobar prevents Song from breaking the clinch.
Escobar digs a right hand into Song's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Song's gas tank.
Escobar tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Song.
Song misses with the head strike.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Song controls the action.
Song misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar has Song pressed against the cage, preventing Song from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Escobar is leaning against Song and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Song prevents a body shot from Escobar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Song looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Song misses with a looping left.
Song scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Song throws out a leg kick but Escobar moves out of range and Song only half commits.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Song pushes him off.
Song avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a leg kick.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Song can pounce on him.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Song uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song scoring well with a low kick there.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar moves into the clinch.
Song misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Song prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Song breaks the clinch.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Song.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Song fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Song stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
A short left from Song.
Escobar blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Song prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Song scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Song scores with a hook.
Escobar tries to clinch but Song is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
Song lands with a hook. Escobar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Song fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Min-Sik Song did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Escobar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar misses with a low kick as Song jumps back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Escobar. Song shrugs it off though.
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Song moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Song connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Song misses with a looping left.
Song throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Song checks it.
Escobar connects with the punch.
Escobar checks a low kick from Song.
Song takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Song swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Song throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Song tries to land a leg kick but Escobar saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Song misses with a low kick.
Escobar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Song misses with a body kick.
Song listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar scores with a kick to the body.
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Song gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar lands with a right hand.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Song has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Song's ribs.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Song.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar is looking to chop away at Song's legs.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Song swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Song cracks the inside of Escobar's front leg.
Song slips a straight right by Escobar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Escobar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Song tries to score with a low kick but Escobar moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar wants to counter with a clinch but Song pushes him away.
Song dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Song swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Song tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Song scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Song in a clinch.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Song controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Song controls his hands.
Escobar decides to pull guard.
Escobar working for a triangle but Song defends it easily.
Song tries to stand but Escobar is controlling from the bottom.
Escobar has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Song doesn't defend quickly enough and Escobar has managed to lock this one up! Can Song escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Escobar on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Escobar!
Diego Escobar is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Diego Escobar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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