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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 447 p4p, 386 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 67 p4p, 56 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonissaar punishes Escalante's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Tonissaar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tonissaar throws out a powerful jab.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escalante takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tonissaar missing with a left hand there. Escalante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escalante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escalante was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Escalante is looking to counter punch.
Tonissaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonissaar keeps the fight on the outside.
Escalante moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escalante checks a low kick from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Escalante checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tonissaar misses with an uppercut.
Escalante connects with a body shot.
Tonissaar fakes the leg kick and cracks Escalante in the body.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Escalante tries to land a body kick
and Tonissaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escalante misses with a low kick.
Tonissaar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick which misses Escalante's front leg but catches the back leg as Escalante tries to avoid it.
Tonissaar connects with a looping right hand.
Escalante misses with a left hand
and Tonissaar counters with a low kick, right behind Escalante 's knee.
Escalante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonissaar's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tonissaar. That's going to slow Escalante down.
Tonissaar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonissaar scores with a nice strike.
Tonissaar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tonissaar connects with a crisp jab.
Escalante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
Escalante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Escalante misses.
Tonissaar lands with an overhand left.
Escalante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tonissaar thuds a left hand into Escalante's body.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch but Tonissaar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch but Tonissaar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tonissaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Escalante finds it's way through Tonissaar's defenses.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Tonissaar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escalante looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escalante rushes Tonissaar and presses him up against the cage.
Tonissaar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escalante is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Escalante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonissaar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tonissaar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Escalante has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escalante.
Escalante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Escalante is struggling to control the position.
Tonissaar is working Escalante over against the cage.
Tonissaar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tonissaar scores with a hook to the body.
Escalante pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tonissaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Escalante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonissaar lands with a left to the head.
Tonissaar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tonissaar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escalante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escalante tries to clinch but Tonissaar is having none of it.
Escalante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tonissaar with the inside leg kick.
Escalante misses with a leg kick
and Tonissaar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escalante 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.
Tonissaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tonissaar connects with a crisp jab.
Escalante throws a looping overhand right but Tonissaar ducks down to avoid it.
Tonissaar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tonissaar misses with a body kick.
Escalante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tonissaar's head backwards.
It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Escalante 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tonissaar scores with a sloppy right hand. Escalante should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante throws a leg kick but Tonissaar moved away.
Tonissaar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot.
Escalante feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tonissaar lands a nice hook to Escalante's body. Escalante takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonissaar misses the target.
Escalante throws a head kick but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Escalante closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tonissaar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tonissaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escalante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonissaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Escalante moves out of range.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Escalante tries to work over Tonissaar's front leg with a kick but Tonissaar checks it.
Tonissaar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar dips to his left and cracks Escalante with an uppercut!
Tonissaar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escalante jabs at Tonissaar's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar throws a good cross that connects.
Escalante takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tonissaar lands a right hook to the body.
Tonissaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Tonissaar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baruto Tonissaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tonissaar throws out a loose jab but Escalante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escalante misses with a straight left.
Escalante lands a jab to the head.
Escalante moves away from the strike by Tonissaar.
An attempted straight right counter from Escalante misses the target.
Tonissaar moves away from the strike by Escalante.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tonissaar, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escalante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonissaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonissaar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escalante tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar scores with the left hand. Escalante knows he should have avoided that one.
Escalante darts in trying to clinch
and Escalante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escalante looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
A jab from Tonissaar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
Escalante looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escalante wants to clinch up but Tonissaar keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonissaar.
Escalante takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Tonissaar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Escalante moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tonissaar, as that shot connected.
Escalante tries to clinch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tonissaar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonissaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escalante with a nice cross.
Tonissaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escalante.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escalante.
Tonissaar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good leg kick by Escalante.
Tonissaar circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Escalante tenderised Tonissaar's leg. Tonissaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Tonissaar lands.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonissaar throws out a loose jab but Escalante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escalante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escalante throws a wild body kick that Tonissaar sees coming a mile off.
Escalante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escalante is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escalante swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Escalante's shoulder, as Escalante tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Escalante misses the target.
Tonissaar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escalante misses with the combination.
Escalante throws a low kick but Tonissaar avoids it.
Escalante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escalante takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick which misses Escalante's front leg but catches the back leg as Escalante tries to avoid it.
Escalante staying out of range there.
Escalante thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tonissaar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escalante looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Tonissaar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escalante closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Escalante clinches.
Tonissaar lands a hook that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Escalante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tonissaar's brow.
Tonissaar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tonissaar.
A short uppercut from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands an uppercut.
Escalante throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonissaar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonissaar lands a body punch.
Escalante scores with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tonissaar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Escalante seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tonissaar can turn it around.
Tonissaar breaks from the clinch.
Tonissaar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Escalante on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Tonissaar tenderised Escalante's leg. Escalante is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tonissaar moves forwards but Escalante connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tonissaar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escalante misses with a body shot
and Escalante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tonissaar scores with a leg kick.
Escalante blocks the body kick.
Escalante throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Escalante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonissaar.
Escalante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tonissaar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escalante shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tonissaar lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar blocks a jab.
Escalante scoring well with a low kick there.
Tonissaar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escalante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonissaar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baruto Tonissaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tonissaar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escalante's head.
Tonissaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tonissaar lands with a cross.
Tonissaar avoids the body shot from Escalante.
Tonissaar lands a jab to the nose.
Escalante checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tonissaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escalante.
Tonissaar missing with a left hand there. Escalante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Tonissaar backs away, Escalante returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tonissaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escalante walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tonissaar.
Escalante misses with a low kick.
Escalante avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick lands for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar cracks Escalante with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Tonissaar dodges the punch combination from Escalante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar lands a jab to Escalante's midsection.
Escalante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tonissaar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tonissaar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escalante moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tonissaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Escalante avoids it easily.
Tonissaar works the jab nicely.
Escalante throws a hook but Tonissaar avoids it easily.
Escalante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tonissaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Escalante on the side of the head.
Escalante uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tonissaar has time to react.
Escalante gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escalante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar slips under a jab from Escalante.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonissaar connects with the punch.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Escalante avoids it easily.
Escalante throws a leg kick
and Tonissaar counters with a left and a right that stings Escalante.
Escalante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escalante tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escalante tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tonissaar counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonissaar.
Escalante avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar digs a good hook to Escalante's body.
Escalante tries to clinch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Escalante attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escalante looks to land a right hand but Tonissaar moved out of range.
Vicente Escalante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante wants to clinch up but Tonissaar keeps it at a distance.
Tonissaar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escalante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonissaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Tonissaar.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonissaar.
A big right from Escalante misses.
Tonissaar slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tonissaar.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tonissaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escalante takes one to the chin there.
Escalante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonissaar's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonissaar lands with a nice body kick.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escalante looks to throw the jab but Tonissaar is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tonissaar! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Tonissaar.
Escalante misses with a hook to the body
and Tonissaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonissaar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Escalante tries to clinch up.
Tonissaar feints a counter leg kick.
Tonissaar works Escalante's body with a nice hook.
Escalante takes one on the button.
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
Tonissaar ducks right into an uppercut from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a body shot.
Tonissaar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Escalante blocks it well.
Tonissaar lands a jab to the nose.
Tonissaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escalante.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escalante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tonissaar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escalante walks into a stiff left hand from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar thumps Escalante with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baruto Tonissaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tonissaar 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baruto Tonissaar!
A relieved looking Baruto Tonissaar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Vicente Escalante spoke after the fight, saying 'I yam what I yam...that's all I yam.'.
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