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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Gilms (ranked 3443 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Escobar (ranked 3240 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregory Gilms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escobar finds it's way round the side to connect with Gilms's head.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Gilms misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Gilms there.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilms manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Gilms misses its target.
Gilms lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gilms.
Gilms works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gilms misses the jab.
Gilms looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Gilms.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar! But no joy.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gilms.
Gilms throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilms. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Gilms throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Gilms slips a straight right by Escobar.
Escobar tries to move into range but Gilms moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gilms misses with a looping left.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Gilms.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilms.
Gilms seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gilms throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar! But no joy.
Gregory Gilms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Gilms's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gilms misses with a straight right.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Gilms misses.
Escobar takes a swing at Gilms's ribcage but misses.
Escobar 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.
Nice defenses there by Gilms.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilms. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gilms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gilms throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar! But no joy.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilms manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilms lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar swings for the body but Gilms moves out of range.
Gilms fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gilms misses with a double jab.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Gilms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gilms misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilms looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Gilms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Gilms rushes Escobar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Escobar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilms misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Gilms throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Gilms fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Escobar on the side of the head.
Gilms misses the jab.
Gilms connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar is rocked!
Gilms lands a brutal uppercut that launches Escobar off his feet! Escobar tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregory Gilms!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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