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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 57 p4p, 652 weight class) and Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (ranked 6 p4p, 80 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaeile 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escalante.
A low kick from Escalante is predictable there
and Bizihwaeile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Escalante.
Escalante tries to clinch there but Bizihwaeile circles away.
Nice body punch from Escalante.
Bizihwaeile takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab to the nose.
Bizihwaeile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escalante swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Bizihwaeile lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw the jab but Escalante is out of range.
Escalante is looking to slow Bizihwaeile down with leg kicks.
Escalante with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bizihwaeile lands with a slapping head kick.
Escalante takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Escalante rushes Bizihwaeile and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile fails to pull guard.
Escalante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escalante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile is trying to pull guard but Escalante has him pressed against the cage.
Bizihwaeile has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Escalante after a bit of a struggle.
Vicente Escalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile jumps guard but Escalante stands there with Bizihwaeile around his waist. Bizihwaeile gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Escalante throws a knee to the head but misses.
Escalante is leaning against Bizihwaeile and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bizihwaeile is trying to drag Escalante to the mat but Escalante just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Escalante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escalante wants to clinch up but Bizihwaeile keeps it at a distance.
Escalante lands a nice looking body shot.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw the jab but Escalante is out of range.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Escalante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick but Escalante moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante drives through and clinches with Bizihwaeile against the cage.
Escalante throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Escalante lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Escalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Escalante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escalante has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile is trying to pull guard but Escalante turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Escalante pushes off an throws an elbow but Bizihwaeile leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Escalante tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bizihwaeile avoids the elbow strike from Escalante, against the cage.
Escalante throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile is trying to pull guard but Escalante has him pressed against the cage.
Escalante lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Escalante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escalante stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
Escalante scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bizihwaeile walks into a stiff left hand from Escalante.
Bizihwaeile throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escalante misses with an uppercut. Bizihwaeile saw that one coming.
Escalante is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escalante looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaeile moved out of range.
Bizihwaeile tries a head kick but it misses.
Escalante scores with a jab.
Bizihwaeile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bizihwaeile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vicente Escalante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escalante lands with a good body shot.
Bizihwaeile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Escalante.
It looks like Escalante has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante scoring well with a low kick there.
Escalante lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bizihwaeile on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escalante drives through and clinches with Bizihwaeile against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Escalante throws an elbow that misses.
Escalante misses with some punches.
Escalante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile tries to score a body lock takedown but Escalante shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Escalante scores with a hook to the body.
Escalante gets through Bizihwaeile's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escalante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Escalante.
Bizihwaeile drops down looking for an ankle pick but Escalante pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that misses.
Escalante drops Bizihwaeile with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bizihwaeile looks back up at him and smiles so Escalante waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bizihwaeile is rocked!
Bizihwaeile has closed the distance and engaged Escalante in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bizihwaeile is trying to drag Escalante to the mat but Escalante just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bizihwaeile looks winded!
Escalante lands a hook that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile is still on wobbly legs! Can Escalante finish him?
Escalante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Escalante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escalante misses the shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile seems to have recovered his senses.
Escalante ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.
Escalante feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bizihwaeile sprawling to the canvas! Bizihwaeile rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Escalante finish him?!
Bizihwaeile is rocked!
Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bizihwaeile is still on wobbly legs! Can Escalante finish him?
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that half lands.
Bizihwaeile seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escalante clinches up against the cage.
Vicente Escalante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bizihwaeile wants a takedown.
Escalante lands a right hand.
Bizihwaeile prevents a body shot from Escalante.
Escalante lands an elbow inside that Bizihwaeile shrugs off.
Bizihwaeile tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Escalante smiles and moves away.
Escalante with a nice calf kick.
Bizihwaeile has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escalante.
Bizihwaeile gets tackled into the cage by Escalante. Escalante maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Escalante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escalante comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bizihwaeile tries to pull guard but Escalante forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vicente Escalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile takes an elbow to the temple.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Escalante creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bizihwaeile's defenses.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escalante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Escalante lands an elbow inside that Bizihwaeile shrugs off.
Escalante works on Bizihwaeile's body with a couple of short punches.
Bizihwaeile is breathing heavily.
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
Escalante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bizihwaeile dodges an elbow strike from Escalante.
Escalante working aggressively here.
Escalante stops a takedown attempt from Bizihwaeile.
Escalante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bizihwaeile drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Escalante gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Escalante lands an elbow that stopped Bizihwaeile in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaeile tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Escalante smiles and moves away.
Vicente Escalante is winning the standup battle so far.
Bizihwaeile shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Escalante counters with a left to the body.
Escalante connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bizihwaeile's hands.
Escalante fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Bizihwaeile square on the jaw! Damn, Bizihwaeile is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante retains his middleweight title!
Vicente Escalante decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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