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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Escarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Beurling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escarino kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RATM-- Guerrilla Radio. George Beurling has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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173 lbs
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180 cm
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182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Escarino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Beurling!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beurling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escarino leaves Beurling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Escarino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Escarino.
Beurling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escarino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beurling.
Escarino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Beurling.
Beurling misses with a two punch combination.
Beurling shoots for a takedown but Escarino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Escarino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beurling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escarino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beurling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escarino misses the shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Beurling.
Beurling working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beurling is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Escarino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beurling scores with punches from side control.
Escarino managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beurling.
Beurling tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beurling has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beurling misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beurling tries to advance to mount but Escarino denies him.
Beurling tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Beurling goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Escarino has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Beurling but great work by Escarino.
Escarino tries to stand but Beurling is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Escarino has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Escarino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beurling moves away.
Escarino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Escarino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beurling counters with a straight right hand.
Escarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beurling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Beurling will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Escarino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beurling.
Escarino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beurling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beurling throws a series of punches but Escarino avoids them all with ease.
Escarino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beurling throws a head kick that misses.
Beurling checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beurling with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escarino to score with a decent uppercut.
Beurling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escarino counters with an outside leg kick.
Escarino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Escarino misses
and Beurling counters with a nice uppercut.
Escarino's corner calls for a 1-2. Escarino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beurling is rocked!
Escarino ducks right into an uppercut from Beurling.
Beurling is still on wobbly legs! Can Escarino finish him?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beurling.
Beurling seems to have recovered his senses.
Beurling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beurling cracks a nice hook into Escarino's ribs.
Escarino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beurling throws a series of punches but Escarino avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beurling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escarino but Escarino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beurling fails to land with a series of punches.
Beurling throws a big shot that misses.
Beurling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escarino.
Beurling throws a looping overhand right but Escarino ducks down to avoid it.
Dan Escarino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beurling falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beurling stalks Escarino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Escarino's face. Escarino staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Beurling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beurling throws a leg kick but Escarino checks it.
Escarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beurling throws a nice looking combination but Escarino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escarino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beurling.
Dan Escarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Beurling.
Beurling is breathing heavily.
Escarino throws a hook but Beurling avoids it easily.
Escarino wants to slow Beurling down by chopping away at his legs.
Escarino misses with an uppercut.
Escarino scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarino lands a brutal uppercut that launches Beurling off his feet! Beurling tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Escarino!
Dan Escarino retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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