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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Ivan Escalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HH Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Ivan Escalante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Ivan Escalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HH Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Escalante shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmes tries to sprawl out of it but Escalante keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holmes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Escalante sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Escalante throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Escalante misses with a two punch combination.
Escalante feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmes's calf.
Escalante tries for a takedown but Holmes circles away easily
and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Escalante won't be happy with that.
Holmes cracks Escalante with a big elbow.
Holmes throws an elbow but Escalante slips to the side and avoids it well.
Holmes working the head and body with strikes.
Escalante knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holmes on the ground.
Escalante tries to escape but Holmes is in control.
Holmes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Holmes working the head and body with strikes.
Holmes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante is trying to get back to half guard.
Escalante takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Escalante pushes Holmes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Holmes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Escalante can't do much from the bottom here.
Escalante on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Escalante tries to get out of the position.
Escalante is trying to buck Holmes off.
Escalante takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Holmes working the ground and pound from side control.
Holmes scores with punches from side control.
Holmes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Holmes prevents Escalante from escaping the position.
Escalante is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looks up at the clock and then as Escalante takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Holmes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Escalante tries to buck Holmes off but Holmes is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Escalante is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Holmes is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Escalante misses with a takedown
and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Escalante won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Ivan Escalante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escalante is breathing heavily.
Escalante is looking for a sweep.
Escalante is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Holmes working the ground and pound.
Escalante tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holmes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Escalante takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escalante is pushing Holmes's head away, looking to escape. Holmes manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante is trying to improve his position.
Holmes trying to control the position but Escalante is working away.
Escalante is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Holmes is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holmes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escalante fails to land the takedown.
Escalante scores with a head kick.
Escalante looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Escalante moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escalante lands a high kick!
Escalante with a poor takedown
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante stalks Holmes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Holmes's face. Holmes staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Escalante.
Escalante looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Escalante shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Escalante showed some decent athleticism there.
Escalante throwing shots but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Escalante prevents Holmes from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escalante wants to stand up but Holmes manages to regain full guard.
Escalante throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
HH Holmes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holmes takes a kick to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Escalante.
Escalante scores with a head kick.
Pedro Ivan Escalante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escalante doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Escalante fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escalante fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Ivan Escalante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Escalante.
Escalante slips under a jab from Holmes.
Escalante lands with a slapping head kick.
Escalante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holmes tries to avoid it but Escalante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holmes to the ground. Holmes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escalante lands with a kick to the temple. Holmes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Escalante wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Holmes shoots in for a double leg but Escalante sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Escalante lands a head kick!
Escalante shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holmes sprawls well. Holmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Escalante gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante misses with a takedown attempt
and Holmes counters with a three punch combo that has Escalante backing up. Escalante nods at Holmes to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escalante lunges at Holmes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes's hand.
Holmes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Escalante connects with a high kick.
Escalante throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escalante shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
Escalante lands with a slapping head kick.
Escalante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escalante tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holmes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Escalante.
Escalante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Holmes's head.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Escalante closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escalante throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante feints and as Holmes raises his hands in defense, Escalante changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Escalante throws a big right hand that misses.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Escalante wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Escalante is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Escalante trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escalante with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Escalante throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
Pedro Ivan Escalante is winning the standup battle so far.
Escalante tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Escalante somewhat.
Escalante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holmes tries to avoid it but Escalante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holmes to the ground. Holmes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Escalante.
Escalante scores with a three punch combo!
Holmes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like HH Holmes has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Escalante or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Holmes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Escalante changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holmes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Escalante trying to control the action but Holmes is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escalante decides to stand back up. Escalante steps back and let's Holmes get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Ivan Escalante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on HH Holmes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Escalante.
Escalante throws a series of strikes that have Holmes backpedaling.
Escalante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holmes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Escalante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Escalante throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Escalante darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Ivan Escalante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escalante shoots in for a double leg but Holmes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escalante lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holmes will feel that in the morning.
Escalante scoring well with a low kick there.
Holmes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Escalante. That one must have hurt.
Escalante lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escalante lands with a nice body kick.
Escalante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Escalante breaks from the clinch.
Holmes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escalante.
Escalante throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
Escalante scores with a three punch combo!
Holmes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holmes wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Escalante or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Escalante shoots in but Holmes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Escalante moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holmes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Escalante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Escalante lands with a slapping head kick.
Holmes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Escalante tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Escalante lands a high kick!
Escalante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holmes tries to avoid it but Escalante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holmes to the ground. Holmes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escalante, right into the meat.
Escalante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escalante shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holmes but Holmes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalante looks to land a combination. Holmes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escalante scores with a one two! Holmes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Escalante.
Escalante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante has a takedown stuffed.
Holmes stuffs the takedown.
Escalante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Escalante sprawls well. Escalante wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
Escalante looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Escalante shoots for a takedown but Holmes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pedro Ivan Escalante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escalante lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escalante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escalante scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holmes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holmes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Escalante. That one must have hurt.
Holmes stuffs the takedown.
Escalante lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Escalante pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escalante lands a slapping body shot.
Escalante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escalante works Holmes's body with a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Holmes. No joy for Escalante on that attempt.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escalante lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Escalante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Holmes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escalante.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escalante.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Escalante, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holmes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escalante.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escalante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escalante avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Ivan Escalante showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Escalante 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Ivan Escalante!
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energy
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hype
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