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Event:
HFC 13 - Barbosa vs Carvalho
Date: Apr 04, 2020 |
#R1#
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Escobar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones misses with the combination.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Steven Jones has been cut.
Rodrigo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar connects with a jab.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Escobar drops Jones with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Jones! Escobar dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Escobar!
An out of breath Rodrigo Escobar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
The Island Season 10, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: Feb 07, 2020 |
#R1#
Maltsev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maltsev.
Maltsev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Maltsev cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Maltsev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Maltsev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Maltsev avoids it with no problem.
Maltsev misses the shot to the body.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar slips a jab from Maltsev.
Maltsev misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Nice cross by Escobar.
Escobar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maltsev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Maltsev is looking for a counter combo.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Maltsev swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
#CL#
Maltsev clinches up with Escobar and pushes him back against the cage.
Maltsev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar pushes Maltsev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Maltsev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maltsev.
Maltsev is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltsev.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage. #T2#
Maltsev lands a nice uppercut.
Maltsev lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maltsev's elbow.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Maltsev's head.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Maltsev prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maltsev can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Maltsev cracks Escobar with a nice body shot.
Maltsev blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Maltsev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maltsev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maltsev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Maltsev tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Maltsev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escobars head.
Maltsev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Escobar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Maltsev.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Maltsev as the two fighters clinch.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maltsev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Escobar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maltsev.#BC2#
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maltsev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maltsev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltsev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.#T4#
Maltsev looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maltsev stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar takes a swing at Maltsev's ribcage but misses.
Maltsev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maltsev blocks a jab.
Maltsev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Maltsev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maltsev lands with an overhand left.
Maltsev misses with a body punch
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Maltsev misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maltsev throws a combination that misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Maltsev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Maltsev is just out of range.
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 Yuri Maltsev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Escobar swings for the body but Maltsev moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maltsev. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maltsev throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Maltsev tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobar thuds a left hand into Maltsev's body.
Escobar throws the left hand but Maltsev avoids the punch easily.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Maltsev.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar misses the jab.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Maltsev is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Maltsev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev moves away
and Maltsev counters with a left to the body.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Maltsev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Escobar misses. #T1#
Escobar takes a swing at Maltsev's ribcage but misses.
Escobar jabs Maltsev right on the nose. Maltsev blinks but takes it well.
Maltsev just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev is having none of it.
Escobar clobbers Maltsev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escobar connects with a single shot there.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maltsev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Maltsev swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Maltsev's belly button to the back.
Maltsev tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maltsev throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maltsev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Maltsev lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Maltsev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maltsev stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev is having none of it.
Escobar throws a hook but Maltsev avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a hook but Maltsev blocks it.
Maltsev throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
letting Maltsev counter with a right hand.
Maltsev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Escobar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maltsev lands a nice hook to Escobar's body. Escobar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev moves out of range.
Maltsev defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Maltsev has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltsev misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maltsev wants to get back to striking at distance but Escobar won't allow it.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maltsev lands with a right to the head.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escobar or not.
Nice body punch from Maltsev - that landed with a thud.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Escobar works on Maltsev's body with a couple of short punches.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodrigo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar lands a body punch.
Maltsev stalling in the clinch.
Maltsev working aggressively here.
#T4#
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Maltsev.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Maltsev digs a right hand underneath Escobar's ribcage. Escobar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Maltsev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maltsev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maltsev misses with a wild body shot.
Maltsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Maltsev avoids it with no problem.
Maltsev throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maltsev manages to avoid it.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Maltsev is out of range.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maltsev manages to avoid it.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Maltsev's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Maltsev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
letting Maltsev counter with a right hand.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev is having none of it. #CL2#
Maltsev gets tackled into the cage by Escobar. Escobar maintains the clinch.
Maltsev working aggressively here.
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Maltsev.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maltsev's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev has Escobar pressed against the cage.
#T1#
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Maltsev tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar presses Maltsev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev is stalling here.
Maltsev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maltsev trying to control the position but instead, Escobar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maltsev into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Maltsev as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev looking to slow down the pace here.#T2#
Maltsev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Maltsev.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maltsev works on Escobar's body with a couple of short punches.
Escobar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Maltsev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Maltsev. #T3#
Escobar tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltsev.
Maltsev prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Maltsev pushes Escobar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maltsev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Maltsev lands a hook that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Maltsev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev lands with a short shot to the head.
Maltsev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#
Escobar is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Maltsev.
Escobar is still on wobbly legs! Can Maltsev finish him?
Maltsev lands a big right hand that drops Escobar! The killer instinct kicks in and Maltsev finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Maltsev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Maltsev!
A very excited looking Yuri Maltsev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2020 |
#R1#
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
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.
Escobar scores with a shot to the body.
Green avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Green is looking to counter punch.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Green slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escobar scores with a nice right hand.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
A counter left hand to the body from Green misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Escobar.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Green misses the target.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Escobar throws a sloppy body shot
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.#T2#
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Green tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Escobar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar thinking.
Rodrigo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Green doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Escobar throws a jab when Green was well out of range.#T3#
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Green takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escobar lands a body punch.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Green is breathing heavily.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
Escobar lands a body shot.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Escobar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Escobar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Escobar jabs at Green's body.
Green staying out of range there.
Green blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Green misses the target.
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
Escobar drives through and clinches with Green against the cage.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar.
Escobar digs a right hand into Green's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Green's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Escobar.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Escobar. #T2#
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC2#
Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar connects with a nice looking jab.
Escobar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Escobar misses with a body punch
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Escobar moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards. #T3#
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
Escobar is leaning against Green and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Escobar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
Escobar digs a right hand into Green's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Green's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
Escobar works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar.
#T4#
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Escobar.
Escobar pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC2#
Green is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Escobar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green seems to have got his legs back now.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
It looked like Green was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Escobar.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Green was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Green on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escobar swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Green is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Green slips under a jab.
It looked like Green was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Escobar.#T1#
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Green is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Escobar clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodrigo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Green or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Che Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar pushes Green back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green tries for a takedown but Escobar manages to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escobar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Green or not.
Escobar lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Escobar cracks Green with a nice body shot.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar lands a left hand.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar is working Green over against the cage.#BC2#
Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escobar punishes Green's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Escobar clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Escobar.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Green or not.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigo Escobar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Escobar!
Our winner, Rodrigo 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Lucroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucroy misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Lucroy slips the punch.#TD#
Lucroy dives in and scores a takedown into Escobar's guard.
Escobar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lucroy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lucroy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Escobar looks winded!
Escobar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lucroy scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucroy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lucroy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lucroy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lucroy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lucroy stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lucroy connects with a nice short shot to Escobar's temple.
Lucroy is nestled in close to Escobar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Lucroy slips a nice elbow through Escobar's hands, connecting with Escobar's forehead.
Lucroy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Escobar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lucroy slips a nice elbow through Escobar's hands, connecting with Escobar's forehead.
Lucroy lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Escobar! More strikes land and this one is all over! Lucroy jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Lucroy!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Lucroy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 23, 2019 |
#R1#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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. #CL#
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.
#T3#
Gilms misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
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.#ROC#
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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Event:
Island Fights 15
Date: Nov 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Escobar scores with a nice right hand.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Bin Laden 's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bin Laden doesn't seem phased though.
Bin Laden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escobar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Bin Laden closes the distance and pushes Escobar back into the cage.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Bin Laden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Escobar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Escobar. #TD#
Bin Laden decides to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Bin Laden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Bin Laden keeps moving. #SUB#
Bin Laden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Escobar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Escobar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bin Laden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB#
Bin Laden working for a triangle but Escobar defends it easily.
#SUB#
Bin Laden working for a triangle but Escobar defends it easily.
#SUB#
Bin Laden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escobar is aware though and is defending well.
Bin Laden controlling Escobar's posture. #SUB#
Bin Laden looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Escobar is defending well. Bin Laden quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Escobar has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bin Laden celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baalzebul Bin Laden !
Baalzebul Bin Laden bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Island Fights 2
Date: Oct 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neffgen.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Neffgen's head back.
#CL#
Neffgen instigates a clinch.
Neffgen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escobar blocks an elbow strike from Neffgen.
Escobar lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neffgen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar blocks an elbow strike.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Neffgen avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Neffgen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neffgen prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Neffgen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Escobar uses from the top position.
Escobar preventing the sweep.
Neffgen is breathing heavily.
Escobar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Escobar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Escobar wants to get up but he can't break Neffgen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T2#
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Escobar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Escobar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Escobar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Neffgen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neffgen prevents Escobar from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Neffgen throws a strike but Escobar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Escobar content to stall in guard here.
Escobar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Escobar controlling the position from side mount.
Escobar is continuing to stall.#T4#
Neffgen wants to control but Escobar postures up.#SU2#
Escobar stands up and we're back to a striking position. #CL2#
Escobar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neffgen, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neffgen tries to land a knee to the head but Escobar blocks with his arms.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Neffgen's ribcage. Neffgen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Escobar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Neffgen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#ROC2#
Neffgen is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Escobar connects with a stiff jab that staggers Neffgen - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodrigo Escobar!
Our winner, Rodrigo 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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