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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teke Bamalog (ranked 320 p4p, 42 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 279 p4p, 37 weight class). Bamalog's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah. Teke Bamalog is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teke Bamalog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Bamalog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Escobar darts in and clinches Bamalog up against the cage.
Bamalog blocks an uppercut.
Escobar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bamalog smiles and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Escobar misses.
Bamalog checks a leg kick nicely.
Bamalog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Bamalog in a clinch.
I was talking to Bamalog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Escobar tries a body shot but Bamalog blocks it.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but Bamalog turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bamalog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bamalog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bamalog throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bamalog looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Escobar tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bamalog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Bamalog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar throws a low kick but Bamalog moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bamalog.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bamalog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bamalog.
Bamalog walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
Escobar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bamalog.
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bamalog is able to avoid easily.
Bamalog throws a big shot that misses.
Bamalog misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bamalog.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Bamalog moved away.
Bamalog ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Bamalog tries to work over Escobar's front leg with a kick but Escobar checks it.
Bamalog avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Bamalog looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Bamalog off balance momentarily.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Escobar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Bamalog. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamalog jabs at Escobar's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Bamalog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Escobar defending well as Bamalog loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar wants to counter the offense by Bamalog and move into the clinch position.
Escobar is looking to land body kicks.
Bamalog throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bamalog.
Bamalog appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Bamalog takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Bamalog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bamalog attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bamalog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Escobar blocks the low kick.
Escobar wants to slow Bamalog down by chopping away at his legs.
Bamalog connects with a nice looking jab.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bamalog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Bamalog.
Bamalog lands a glancing blow to the side of Escobar's head.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bamalog on the side of the head.
Bamalog swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a chopping leg kick but Bamalog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bamalog lunges at Escobar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escobar's hand.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar misses the body punch
and Bamalog counters with a left to the body.
Bamalog looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Bamalog blocks the leg kick.
Bamalog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Bamalog settles back down.
Bamalog thows a body kick. Escobar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bamalog staying out of range there.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Bamalog pushes him off.
Escobar takes one on the button.
Bamalog misses with a body shot.
Bamalog throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Bamalog.
A clash of legs there as Bamalog blocks the low kick.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bamalog scores with a jab to the head.
Bamalog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar slips a straight right by Bamalog.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamalog.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bamalog stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bamalog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Bamalog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bamalog at a distance.
Escobar wants to slow Bamalog down by chopping away at his legs.
Bamalog falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escobar counters by clinching up.
Bamalog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Bamalog holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobar drops back down to his feet.
Teke Bamalog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Escobar.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Bamalog.
A frustrated look appears on Bamalog's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bamalog is trying to force a seperation but Escobar has the dominant position.
Escobar keeps control of Bamalog as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bamalog is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobar has double underhooks.
Bamalog breaks the clinch.
Escobar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Teke Bamalog will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bamalog misses with a looping right.
Bamalog blocks a low kick nicely.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bamalog on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escobar.
A lazy left from Bamalog finds it's target.
Bamalog misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bamalog scores with a nice right hand.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Bamalog off balance momentarily.
Bamalog ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Teke Bamalog is winning the standup battle so far.
Bamalog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bamalog.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar fails to pull guard.
Bamalog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teke Bamalog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 lands a jab.
Escobar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bamalog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bamalog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Bamalog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bamalog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bamalog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bamalog throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bamalog takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar scores with a head kick.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Bamalog sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bamalog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Bamalog sets himself, and Escobar steps forward looking for the clinch! Bamalog avoids it this time.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bamalog.
Bamalog throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bamalog.
Bamalog throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Bamalog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Bamalog's head but Bamalog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Bamalog there.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bamalog.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bamalog buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Bamalog circles away.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Bamalog misses.
Escobar lands a jab.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bamalog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar with a hook.
Bamalog digs a good hook to Escobar's body.
Escobar scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Bamalog down.
Bamalog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar wants to counter with a clinch but Bamalog pushes him away.
Nice shot by Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch but Bamalog moves out of range.
Escobar drives through and clinches with Bamalog against the cage.
Bamalog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bamalog scores with a punch to the head.
Escobar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Escobar darts in and clinches Bamalog up against the cage.
Bamalog manages to break the clinch.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Bamalog is out of range.
Bamalog throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Bamalog throws a solid leg kick but Escobar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bamalog.
Bamalog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bamalog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamalog misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar.
Bamalog is looking to score with low kicks.
Escobar tries to counter with a clinch but Bamalog shakes him off and moves away.
Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Escobar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
Escobar jumps guard but Bamalog stands there with Escobar around his waist. Escobar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bamalog tries to break free but Escobar pushes him back against the cage.
Escobar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bamalog just stands there and leans against the cage.
Teke Bamalog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Escobar.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Bamalog controls the action.
Bamalog breaks from the clinch.
Bamalog throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Bamalog looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Bamalog drops his hands momentarily and Escobar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bamalog throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bamalog. Bamalog obviously looking to wear him down.
Bamalog lands a nice looking body shot.
Bamalog misses with a looping left.
Escobar wants to counter with a clinch but Bamalog pushes him away.
Escobar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamalog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bamalog can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Escobar blocks the low kick.
Escobar tests Bamalog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bamalog connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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 Teke Bamalog will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bamalog throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Bamalog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bamalog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
Bamalog cracks Escobar with a good jab.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bamalog.
Good work by Escobar as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bamalog.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Bamalog seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
A jab from Bamalog misses.
Bamalog misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamalog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bamalog throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
A big right from Bamalog misses.
Escobar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Bamalog's ribcage. Bamalog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamalog tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Escobar jumps guard but Bamalog stands there with Escobar around his waist. Escobar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Escobar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bamalog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar clinches up against the cage.
Bamalog wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bamalog just stands there and leans against the cage.
Teke Bamalog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Escobar.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Bamalog won't allow it.
Escobar has Bamalog pressed against the cage, preventing Bamalog from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bamalog is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobar has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Bamalog breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Escobar catches Bamalog right on the button with a cross.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Bamalog in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Bamalog is trying to break free.
Diego Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Bamalog won't allow it.
Bamalog breaks from the clinch.
Escobar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar throws the kick towards the body but Bamalog avoids it.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Escobar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Bamalog tries to score with a low kick but Escobar moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bamalog under the eye.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Bamalog finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bamalog throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar throws a hook but Bamalog blocks it.
Bamalog checks a leg kick nicely.
Bamalog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bamalog.
Bamalog throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar throws a wild body kick that Bamalog sees coming a mile off.
Bamalog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice hook to Bamalog's body. Bamalog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Bamalog counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escobar's knee momentarily.
Escobar throws a body punch but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog moves away from the strike by Escobar.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bamalog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bamalog lands with an uppercut that bounces Escobar off the cage and back into range.
Escobar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bamalog will feel that in the morning.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bamalog moves away from the strike by Escobar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bamalog. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Nice uppercut lands for Bamalog. That snapped Escobar's head back.
Bamalog tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Bamalog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bamalog can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog lands with a nice body punch.
Bamalog misses the jab.
Bamalog walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
Escobar swings for the body but Bamalog moves out of range.
Escobar is looking to score with low kicks.
Bamalog looks to land a combination but Escobar avoids it well.
Jab from Escobar.
A clash of legs there as Escobar blocks the low kick.
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bamalog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Bamalog slips a straight right by Escobar.
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bamalog.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamalog tries a head kick but it misses.
Bamalog clobbers Escobar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bamalog lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Escobar.
I think Bamalog 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teke Bamalog!
Our winner, Teke Bamalog, 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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