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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dio Escudero (ranked 1243 p4p, 1971 weight class) and Enuardo James (ranked 114 p4p, 159 weight class). Escudero comes into the arena with El Sonidito- Hechizeros Band blaring out of the sound system. Dio Escudero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dio Escudero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enuardo James!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escudero scores with a hook.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
James connects with a leg kick.
Escudero works the jab nicely.
Escudero checks a leg kick.
James moves out of range as Escudero strikes.
Escudero misses the jab.
Escudero scores with a nice strike.
Escudero jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Escudero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Escudero throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Escudero.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James thuds his right hand into Escudero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escudero misses with a looping left.
James works the jab nicely.
Dio Escudero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James slips under a jab from Escudero.
Escudero throws a body shot but no joy.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Escudero counter with a right hand.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Escudero's shoulder, as Escudero tries to avoid the shot.
Escudero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Escudero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Escudero - just one landing.
James throws a low kick but Escudero moves out of range easily.
Escudero throwing a counter right hand but James manages to avoid it.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Escudero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
James cracks Escudero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escudero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Escudero swinging wildly here.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escudero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escudero moves into range and connects with a jab.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James takes one to the side of the head.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Escudero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escudero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
James lands a jab.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
Escudero takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Escudero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Escudero's half guard.
Escudero kicks James off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Escudero.
Dio Escudero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escudero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Escudero counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
James misses with a straight left.
Escudero loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James ducks under a wild hook from Escudero.
Escudero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escudero ducks right into an uppercut from James.
James misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escudero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James shoots in and drives through. Escudero sprawls well.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dio Escudero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enuardo James.
James ducks under a wild hook from Escudero.
Escudero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escudero.
James wants to counter the offense by Escudero and move into the clinch position.
James swings widly with a right hand
enabling Escudero to counter with a crisp jab.
Escudero just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Escudero misses.
Escudero throws an off balance right hand
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James slips under a jab from Escudero.
James fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escudero.
Escudero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Escudero misses its intended target.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
James staying out of range there.
James jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Escudero scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
Escudero misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Escudero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James tries to land a leg kick but Escudero saw it coming and moves away.
Escudero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James staying out of range there.
James drives through and clinches with Escudero against the cage.
James tries a body shot but Escudero blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dio Escudero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James slips a straight right by Escudero.
Escudero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. James catches Escudero right on the button with a cross.
Dio Escudero is winning the standup battle so far.
Escudero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escudero walks into a straight right hand from James.
James takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Escudero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escudero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escudero misses with a hook.
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escudero.
Escudero looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Escudero slips a jab from James.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escudero throws out the jab.
Escudero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. James eats them both and turns towards Escudero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James connects with the punch.
Escudero throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escudero blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escudero.
Escudero misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Escudero moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escudero misses with a looping right.
Escudero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Escudero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James scores with a hook to the body. Escudero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from James misses.
Escudero misses with a two punch combination.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escudero looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Escudero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escudero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
James misses with a low kick.
Escudero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James drives through with a takedown into Escudero's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Escudero is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Escudero keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James wants to control from the top but Escudero keeps moving.
James wants to pass the guard but Escudero is keeping the position.
James looking to sit in guard and control but Escudero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James pulls Escudero in close to prevent any damage.
James has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Escudero has passed into side control.
Escudero decides to stand back up. Escudero steps back and let's James get back to his feet.
Escudero with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escudero.
James takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
Escudero staying out of range there.
Escudero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Escudero misses.
Escudero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James throws a leg kick but Escudero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Escudero throws a big counter combination but James scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Escudero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a body punch but Escudero moves out of range.
James scores with the left hand. Escudero knows he should have avoided that one.
James tries to move into range but Escudero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James throws a low kick but Escudero avoids it.
Escudero's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Escudero duly obliges.
Escudero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dio Escudero dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James moves away from the strike by Escudero.
James throws a leg kick but Escudero sees it coming and moves out of range.
James slips a jab from Escudero.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
Escudero staying out of range there.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escudero throws out the jab.
Escudero connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James slips under a jab.
Escudero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escudero was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escudero.
James is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Escudero with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escudero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Escudero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
James misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Escudero misses its intended target.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero misses with a series of wild punches.
Escudero cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
Escudero looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Escudero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
Escudero backing away here, and James unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
James thuds a left hand into Escudero's body.
Escudero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escudero looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
James slips a jab from Escudero.
James defending well as Escudero loads up on a big left hand.
James throws an off balance right hand
letting Escudero counter with a right hand.
Escudero lands with an overhand left.
Escudero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Escudero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escudero misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Escudero coming out on top.
A cross from James lands.
Escudero throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Escudero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from James.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from James misses.
As James looks to move away, Escudero throws a big counter combo but James just gets out of the way.
Escudero misses with a two punch combination.
Escudero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James throws a hook but Escudero avoids it easily.
Escudero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Escudero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by James.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escudero blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Escudero misses its intended target.
Escudero slips a straight right by James.
Escudero slips a jab and a cross from James.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Escudero throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Escudero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Enuardo James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Escudero.
Left hook, right uppercut from Escudero.
James throws a hook but Escudero avoids it easily.
James scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Escudero misses the target.
Escudero throws a poor cross that misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escudero scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses with a hook
enabling Escudero to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escudero, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James swinging wildly here.
James scores with a jab. Escudero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escudero was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Escudero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and James connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escudero scrambles back to his feet.
James walks into a jab.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escudero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escudero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Escudero scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
James throws a shot from downtown. Escudero moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escudero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escudero misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dio Escudero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escudero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dio Escudero!
After winning the bout, Dio Escudero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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