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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gilmar Escobar (ranked 5120 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Mendez (ranked 3407 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilmar Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Mendez moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar rushes Mendez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Mendez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Escobar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Escobar throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Mendez lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar misses with a kick to the body.
Mendez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Escobar is looking to score with low kicks.
Mendez connects with a body shot that sends Escobar's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice hook to Mendez's body. Mendez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendez lands a body shot.
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mendez is able to avoid easily.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendez checks it well.
Escobar is looking to wear down Mendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Mendez moved out of range nicely.
Mendez wants to counter the offense by Escobar and move into the clinch position.
Nice shot by Mendez.
Mendez cracks Escobar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Mendez moves into the clinch.
Escobar lands an elbow just above Mendez 's eye.
It looks like Carlos Mendez has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escobar throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Mendez blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez misses with a body punch.
Mendez scores with a shoulder strike.
Escobar lands an elbow inside that Mendez shrugs off.
Mendez struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Escobar lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mendez.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Mendez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Escobar lands an elbow inside.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escobar throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Mendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Mendez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escobar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Escobar motions for Mendez to come forward. Escobar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar clinches up against the cage.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Escobar tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Mendez.
Mendez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Mendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Escobar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Mendez.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilmar Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Mendez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
Mendez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez wants to clinch.
Escobar instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez.
Escobar lands an elbow that stopped Mendez in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar throws a body kick that misses.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendez connects with a jab.
Mendez rushes Escobar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gilmar Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Carlos Mendez's cut even more.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
Escobar lands an elbow that stopped Mendez in his tracks for a moment.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendez pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendez misses with some punches.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar pushes off an throws an elbow but Mendez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Escobar misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Mendez fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mendez fails to land.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mendez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez lands a left hand.
Mendez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar lands a damaging elbow.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Mendez takes a shot to the head.
Mendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendez avoids a wild elbow strike from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with an elbow strike.
Mendez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mendez - that landed with a thud.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Mendez is leaning against Escobar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez blocks an elbow strike from Escobar.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Mendez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Mendez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
Nice elbow from Escobar.
The cut above Carlos Mendez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Escobar tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Mendez takes an elbow to the temple.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
Mendez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez avoids a wild elbow strike from Escobar.
Mendez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendez blocking some punches.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendez takes one on the button.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Mendez gets a clinch.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Mendez working aggressively here.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar lands a damaging elbow.
Carlos Mendez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez misses with some punches.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
A short right from Mendez.
Escobar blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilmar Escobar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Mendez's cut.
That's time! Escobar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gilmar Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
A big right from Mendez misses.
An inside leg kick from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar misses with a leg kick.
Mendez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Escobar.
Mendez stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez cracks Escobar with a good jab.
Mendez scores with a jab.
Mendez throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Escobar moves forwards but Mendez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar moves into the clinch.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escobar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendez misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escobar throws an elbow but misses.
Escobar tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Mendez lands a body punch.
Escobar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Carlos Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Escobar thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Mendez is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Escobar clinches up with Mendez and pushes him back against the cage.
Mendez misses with the head strike.
Mendez blocking some punches.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez.
Escobar throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Escobar.
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mendez - that landed with a thud.
Mendez scores with a shot to the side of Escobar's head.
Mendez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar pushes off an throws an elbow but Mendez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Escobar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
Mendez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Mendez working aggressively here.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Escobar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mendez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar lands an elbow that stopped Mendez in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Mendez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gilmar Escobar!
Gilmar Escobar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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