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DUEL#65 Esposito vs Gaultier PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slugger Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Eastwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slugger Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Eastwood!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Eastwood's guard.
Joe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Joe wants to control from the top but Eastwood keeps moving.
Joe passes Eastwood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eastwood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Joe is thwarting Eastwood's attempts to control the position.
Joe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eastwood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Eastwood could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Joe has cracked it and Eastwood is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slugger Joe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Madrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Routh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Routh has chosen Time in a bottle as his entrance music. Peter Routh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, James Madrox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Routh!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madrox throws out a powerful jab.
Madrox throws a head kick but Routh moves out of range.
Routh tries to counter with a clinch but Madrox shakes him off and moves away.
Madrox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Routh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Madrox walks away with a smile on his face. Routh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Madrox misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Routh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Madrox jabs at Routh's body.
Routh is looking to clinch but Madrox is avoiding it.
Madrox connects with a right that clearly hurt Routh. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Madrox proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Routh collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Madrox!
The defeated Peter Routh had this to say: 'Unlucky loss for myself but next time i fight i will win '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisho Oiyambe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisho Oiyambe!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oiyambe gets the takedown into side control.
Oiyambe has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Shaw is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Oiyambe yanks on the arm and Shaw is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Oiyambe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taisho Oiyambe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Thiablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes into the arena with Chill Bill blaring out of the sound system. Robert Stone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Thiablo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Stone as Thiablo shoots in.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stone.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thiablo.
Stone takes a swing at Thiablo's ribcage but misses.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thiablo is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiablo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stone smiles and moves away.
Thiablo has his takedown stuffed
and Stone counters by clinching up.
Robert Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Thiablo.
Stone lands an elbow just above Thiablo 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands an elbow inside that Thiablo shrugs off.
Stone lands an elbow just above Thiablo 's eye.
Thiablo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Thiablo's ribcage.
Thiablo fails to pull guard.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone lands an elbow inside.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thiablo tries for a takedown but Stone circles away easily
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Thiablo blocks a head kick by Stone.
Good work by Thiablo as he checks the leg kick.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Thiablo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiablo misses with a head kick.
Stone appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.
Thiablo wants to counter the offense by Stone and move into the clinch position.
Thiablo throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thiablo fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Thiablo 's knee.
We've been told by Stone's head coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thiablo avoids the body shot from Stone.
Thiablo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thiablo has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thiablo shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Thiablo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crunch! Stone slams his shin into Thiablo's torso.
Thiablo 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.
Robert Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thiablo tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thiablo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone feints and then cracks Thiablo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thiablo down.
Stone lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiablo 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stone - that will leave a mark!
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of Thiablo's side.
Thiablo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No luck for Thiablo with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stone!
Stone jabs Thiablo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone throws a push kick but Thiablo slaps the foot to one side.
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thiablo can do to turn this around?
Stone throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thiablo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stone's waist but Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thiablo off to one side.
Thiablo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scores with a jab.
Thiablo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone throws a push kick but Thiablo slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone clinches with his opponent.
Thiablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robert Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Thiablo.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thiablo is defending well for now.
Thiablo wants a takedown.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone cracks Thiablo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robert Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thiablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone is looking to counter with a body kick.
Robert Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thiablo moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stone.
Thiablo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thiablo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Stone jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiablo moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thiablo's sensitive parts.
Thiablo shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stone is looking to wear down Thiablo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone lands a jab.
Thiablo goes for a double leg but Stone avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stone continues to drive forward.
Thiablo is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiablo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stone as he avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.
Thiablo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thiablo if he has to take too many more of those.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Thiablo off balance momentarily.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thiablo's sensitive parts.
Stone throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Thiablo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Thiablo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Stone dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Stone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thiablo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiablo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Thiablo's front leg but catches the back leg as Thiablo tries to avoid it.
Thiablo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiablo has a takedown stuffed.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Thiablo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Thiablo on that attempt.
Robert Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Thiablo.
Thiablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Thiablo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thiablo gets slowly back to his feet.
Thiablo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone scores with the left hand. Thiablo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiablo shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Thiablo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone swings for the body but Thiablo moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Thiablo misses with a takedown attempt
and Thiablo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Stone cracks Thiablo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Robert Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a nice shot that snaps Thiablo's head back.
Thiablo ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone thumps Thiablo with a low kick.
Stone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thiablo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Thiablo down.
Thiago Thiablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stone, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Stone!
Robert Stone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Thiago Thiablo spoke after the fight, saying 'I do my best. Tonight, my opponent did better'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Olaffson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Olaffson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyron Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Olaffson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olaffson swinging wildly here.
Davis rushes Olaffson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olaffson's efforts to push away.
Olaffson wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis tries for a takedown but Olaffson manages to get underhooks.
Davis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olaffson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olaffson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Olaffson wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Olaffson counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Olaffson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olaffson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Olaffson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Olaffson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Olaffson is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Olaffson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Olaffson back into the cage.
Davis jumps guard but Olaffson stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Olaffson clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olaffson has managed to clinch.
Olaffson slows down the pace here.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olaffson looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Olaffson wants to clinch
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Olaffson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Davis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
A head kick misses from Olaffson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davis lands in his opponent's guard.
Olaffson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Olaffson quickly recovers to half guard.
Olaffson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Davis tries to clinch but Olaffson moves out of range.
Olaffson misses with a two punch combination.
Olaffson rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olaffson walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Olaffson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Karl Olaffson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis stops Olaffson from getting back to his feet.
Davis thows a huge punch but Olaffson dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Davis seems content to control.
Davis trying to mount his opponent but Olaffson defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olaffson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Davis is looking to advance position but Olaffson won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis thows a huge punch but Olaffson dodges it nicely.
Olaffson is trying to stand back up but Davis is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Olaffson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Olaffson!
Olaffson is looking to get back to his feet here but Davis is keeping cool and he's managed to take Olaffson's back.
Olaffson showing good submission defense here.
Olaffson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Olaffson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Davis lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Davis missing with punches from the back.
Olaffson manages to escape to his feet.
Tyron Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis has Olaffson pressed against the cage.
Olaffson is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Olaffson down to the mat. Olaffson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Karl Olaffson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olaffson misses with a double jab.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis blocks a head kick by Olaffson.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis dives in for a single leg takedown but Olaffson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Olaffson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Olaffson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olaffson throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis shoots in and bounces Olaffson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis won't allow Olaffson to get back to his feet.
Olaffson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Davis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Olaffson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Olaffson counters with a two punch combo.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olaffson.
Olaffson misses with a wild combination.
Davis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Olaffson's head.
Olaffson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olaffson throws a body kick that misses.
Olaffson clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Olaffson avoids the elbow strike from Davis, against the cage.
Davis has Olaffson pressed against the cage, preventing Olaffson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Olaffson uses from the top position.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Olaffson is proving a slippery customer.
Olaffson wants to stand and escape but instead Davis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olaffson has his feet on Davis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Olaffson circles away.
Olaffson clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Davis backs off Olaffson throws a huge counter combo but Davis manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olaffson stalks Davis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davis's face. Davis staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olaffson tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Davis throws a big counter combination but Olaffson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Karl Olaffson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Olaffson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olaffson throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Olaffson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olaffson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Olaffson lands a two punch combo.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown. Olaffson tries to sprawl out of it but Davis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olaffson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis tries to clinch but Olaffson moves away
and Olaffson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olaffson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Olaffson drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olaffson is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Olaffson has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Olaffson to keep the fight standing.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyron Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crunch! Olaffson slams his shin into Davis's torso.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Olaffson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olaffson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Olaffson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Campobello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsuda Taro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsuda Taro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Campobello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taro lands a nice looking body shot.
Taro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Campobello was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Campobello gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Campobello tries a knee to the head but Taro blocks it.
Campobello prevents a body shot from Taro.
Campobello definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Campobello swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campobello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taro scores with a shoulder strike.
Campobello blocking some punches.
A short right from Taro.
Campobello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taro misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campobello.
Campobello blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campobello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campobello displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taro up against the cage.
Taro has a couple of punches blocked by Campobello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campobello has a couple of punches blocked by Taro.
Campobello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campobello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taro is stalling here.
Taro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campobello lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Campobello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taro throws a punch but it's blocked by Campobello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campobello.
A nice left hand lands by Taro.
Taro can't find room to land a body shot as Campobello controls the action.
Taro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taro blocks an elbow strike from Campobello.
Campobello looking to throw knees to the head but Taro is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campobello trying to stall but Taro improves his position.
Taro misses with some punches.
Taro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campobello crunches a lovely knee into Taro's ribcage.
Taro struggles to land a body shot inside as Campobello controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taro has Campobello pressed against the cage.
Campobello lands a nice uppercut.
Campobello lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taro controlling the action here for a moment.
Campobello swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campobello slowing the pace effectively.
Taro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Campobello seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taro can turn it around.
Taro struggles to land a body shot inside as Campobello controls his hands.
Campobello gets through Taro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Taro blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taro blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Taro on the inside.
Campobello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taro.
Taro lands a hook that snaps the head of Campobello backwards.
Taro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campobello or not.
Taro lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Taro.
A short uppercut from Taro.
Campobello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Campobello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taro controlling the action here for a moment.
Campobello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taro is defending well for now.
Taro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taro scores with a shoulder strike.
Taro tries to work over Campobello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taro misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taro takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taro lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taro.
Campobello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Taro - that landed with a thud.
Taro blocking some punches.
Taro pushes Campobello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Campobello prevents a body shot from Taro.
Campobello working aggressively here.
Taro throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Campobello.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Campobello swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taro misses with some punches.
Campobello tries to work over Taro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campobello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsuda Taro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taro rushes Campobello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Campobello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Campobello misses with the head strike.
Taro cracks Campobello with a nice body shot.
Campobello wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Campobello.
Campobello lands with a right to the head.
Campobello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Campobello lands a hook that snaps the head of Taro backwards.
Taro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taro tries to throw a body punch but Campobello avoids it by throwing Taro back against the cage.
Campobello tries to stall but Taro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campobello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taro blocks it with crossed arms.
Taro has a couple of punches blocked by Campobello.
Campobello looking to stall.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taro scores with a hook to the body.
Taro lands a right hand.
Taro scores with a shoulder strike.
Taro lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Taro.
Taro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taro tries to work over Campobello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campobello blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campobello.
Campobello prevents a body shot from Taro.
Campobello being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taro.
Campobello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campobello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Campobello fails to land.
Taro lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Campobello throws an elbow but misses.
Taro struggles to land a body shot inside as Campobello controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taro working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taro throws a head punch that misses.
Campobello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taro's elbow.
Taro struggles to land a body shot inside as Campobello controls his hands.
Taro presses Campobello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Campobello prevents a body shot from Taro.
Taro has Campobello pressed against the cage.
Campobello is struggling to control the position.
Campobello is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taro throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Taro fails to land.
Taro swings wildly with an uppercut but Campobello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taro blocks an uppercut.
Taro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taro digs a right hand into Campobello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campobello's gas tank.
Taro scores with a shot to the side of Campobello's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taro.
Campobello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taro throws a punch but it's blocked by Campobello.
Taro swings wildly with an uppercut but Campobello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taro lands with a right to the head.
Campobello throws a punch but it's blocked by Taro.
Taro misses with the head strike.
Taro lands with a light punch inside.
Taro lands a right hand.
Campobello is rocked!
Campobello blocking some punches.
Oh Campobello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campobello seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Taro.
Taro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsuda Taro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taro digs a right hand into Campobello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campobello's gas tank.
Campobello trying to stall but Taro improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campobello has a couple of punches blocked by Taro.
Taro misses with a punch on the inside.
Taro lands with a left to the head.
Taro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Campobellos head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Campobello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taro pushes Campobello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Campobello throws a head punch that misses.
Campobello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Campobello takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Campobello throws a punch but it's blocked by Taro.
Campobello can't find room to land a body shot as Taro controls the action.
Taro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taro.
Campobello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campobello is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taro is keeping busy.
Taro lands a hook that snaps the head of Campobello backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsuda Taro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Campobello is looking to clinch.
Taro lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campobello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campobello moves out of range of the strikes.
Campobello wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Campobello tries to clinch up but Taro circles away and keeps his distance.
Campobello tries to score a power double leg takedown but Taro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campobello somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campobello checks a low kick from Taro.
Taro looks to land a right hand but Campobello moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campobello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campobello dives in for a single leg takedown but Taro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Taro rushes Campobello and presses him up against the cage.
Taro blocking some punches.
Campobello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taro avoids it.
Taro tries to work over Campobello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taro swings wildly with an uppercut but Campobello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taro avoiding damage as Campobello throws knees to the body.
Campobello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taro managing to block the knees to the body from Campobello.
Taro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Campobello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campobello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taro as Campobello tries to tie him up.
Campobello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taro backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campobello can't find room to land a body shot as Taro controls the action.
Campobello misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Taro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Campobello controlling the action here for a moment.
Campobello prevents a body shot from Taro.
Campobello is trying to maintain a safe position but Taro gets an underhook and turns Campobello into the cage.
Taro struggles to land a body shot inside as Campobello controls his hands.
Campobello will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taro up against the cage.
Taro lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taro.
Campobello struggles to land a body shot inside as Taro controls his hands.
Taro lands with a short shot to the head.
Campobello stalling in the clinch but Taro improves position.
Taro lands a nice uppercut.
Taro avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campobello swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campobello's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Campobello.
Campobello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taro lands a hook that snaps the head of Campobello backwards.
A short body shot lands from Taro as the two fighters clinch.
Taro lands with a left to the head.
Matsuda Taro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Campobello prevents a body shot from Taro.
Taro struggles to land a body shot inside as Campobello controls his hands.
Campobello is looking to control Taro's arms but Taro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Campobello has his back to the cage.
Campobello swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taro struggles to land a body shot inside as Campobello controls his hands.
Campobello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taro.
Taro blocks an uppercut.
Taro can't find room to land a body shot as Campobello controls the action.
Campobello misses with a knee to the head.
Taro lands a nice uppercut.
Taro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Campobello blocks an uppercut.
Campobello swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campobello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taro avoids it.
Taro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campobello is trying to maintain a safe position but Taro gets an underhook and turns Campobello into the cage.
Taro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campobello backwards.
Campobello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sam Campobello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campobello or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matsuda Taro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taro 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matsuda Taro!
Matsuda Taro spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaan Jalgratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redding has chosen Alive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaan Jalgratas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Redding!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalgratas clinches up against the cage.
Jalgratas is pressed up against the cage. Redding has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jalgratas down to the mat. Jalgratas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jalgratas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jalgratas rushes Redding and presses him up against the cage.
Jalgratas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Redding fails to pull guard.
Jalgratas scores with a shoulder strike.
Redding avoids a wild elbow strike from Jalgratas.
Nice elbow from Jalgratas.
A right hook to the body lands for Jalgratas.
Jalgratas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redding backwards.
Jalgratas lands an elbow inside that Redding shrugs off.
Jalgratas pushes Redding back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redding misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jalgratas slows down the pace here.
A short right from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Redding throws a head punch that misses.
Redding tries a body shot but Jalgratas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas with a knee to the head.
Redding letting Jalgratas take a breather here.
Jalgratas is working Redding over against the cage.
Jalgratas blocks a body shot from Redding.
Redding tries for a takedown but Jalgratas manages to get underhooks.
Jaan Jalgratas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Redding.
Jalgratas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jalgratas with a knee to the head.
Redding misses with a body punch.
Jalgratas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jalgratas drops Redding with a big knee straight up the middle! Redding is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Redding is rocked!
It looks like Joshua Redding has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OH! Redding has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Jalgratas smells blood and charges in for the finish! Jalgratas unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Redding sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaan Jalgratas!
Joshua Redding was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry to everyone I let down. I will take this experience, learn from it, and come back like a bat out of hell. You'll all see.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Proudfeather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudfeather comes into the arena with Come and Get Your Love blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Proudfeather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Proudfeather gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Proudfeather tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Proudfeather looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whyte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Proudfeather misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Proudfeather connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Proudfeather misses the target.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudfeather misses with a head kick.
Whyte tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Leonard Proudfeather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte lands a slapping body shot.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Proudfeather's head.
Proudfeather pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Proudfeather settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proudfeather was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Proudfeather feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Proudfeather.
Proudfeather tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte lands with a nice body punch.
Proudfeather keeps the fight on the outside.
Proudfeather will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Proudfeather.
Whyte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Proudfeather scores with a head kick. Whyte tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
Proudfeather misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Proudfeather misses with a leg kick
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Proudfeather takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudfeather motions for Whyte to come forward. Proudfeather throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Whyte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Proudfeather checks the leg kick nicely there.
Proudfeather walks straight into a right hand from Whyte - that's dropped him! Whyte jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Proudfeather from any more punishment! Proudfeather complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charlie Whyte!
During a confident post fight interview, Charlie Whyte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Leonard Proudfeather had this to say: '*leonard turns silently to the camera as a single tear rolls down his cheek*'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Minor!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minor throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao misses with a double jab
and Minor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brandao!
Minor working the ground and pound but Brandao is defending the strikes.
Minor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brandao will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Minor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brandao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Brandao wants to control but Minor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao is looking to get to half guard.
Minor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Minor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brandao holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Minor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Minor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brandao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Minor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brandao is squirming around, avoiding Minor's attempts to control the action.
Minor lands a heavy elbow.
Minor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Minor unloads with some shots from mount but Brandao bucks and avoids them well.
Minor unloads with some shots from mount but Brandao bucks and avoids them well.
Brandao avoids a series of strikes thrown by Minor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minor controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor tries to control but Brandao wriggling away.
Brandao avoids a series of strikes thrown by Minor.
Minor lands a big shot there that rocks Brandao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Minor looking to finish with strikes here!
Minor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Minor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Minor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brandao wants to hold on but Minor pushes him away.
Brandao holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Minor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Minor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Minor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minor is trying to control here but Brandao has managed to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Minor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Minor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brandao!
Minor lands some shots froms side control.
Minor advances nicely into full mount.
Minor thowing shots but they're missing.
Minor throwing strikes here but Brandao is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brandao is looking to escape.
Brandao wants to control but Minor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor misses with a head shot.
Brandao is squirming around, avoiding Minor's attempts to control the action.
Minor thowing shots but they're missing.
Minor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brandao?
Minor looking to ground and pound but Brandao is blocking nicely.
Brandao taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor wants to control but instead Brandao manages to regain half guard.
Minor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brandao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Minor trying to control from half guard but Brandao is working away.
Minor stalling away here and it's allowed Brandao to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Minor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brandao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brandao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Minor controls the pace.
Gerald Minor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brandao is trying to control the position but Minor postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandao is trying to control the position but Minor postures up.
Minor stays in close to Brandao's body and controls the position.
Minor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Brandao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Minor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Minor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brandao is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Minor lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brandao sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Minor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brandao is avoiding damage well.
Minor wants to control but Brandao is keeping him busy.
Minor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brandao is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Minor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Minor shoots for a takedown but Brandao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brandao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brandao tries a head kick but it misses.
Minor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minor is looking to land body kicks.
Brandao throws a big shot that misses.
Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao lands a slapping body shot.
Brandao throws a sloppy body shot
and Minor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Minor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Minor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Minor from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor throwing strikes from guard but Brandao blocks nicely.
Minor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandao is trying to hold Minor in close to prevent damage but Minor has managed to pass into half guard.
Minor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minor throws a strike but Brandao avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Minor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Minor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brandao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jose Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Minor throws a big right hand that misses.
Minor trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Minor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao.
Minor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brandao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brandao circles away.
Brandao swinging wildly here.
Brandao throws a combination that misses
and Minor counters with a nice leg kick.
Minor connects with a looping right hand.
Minor shoots in and drives through. Brandao sprawls well.
Jose Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Minor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a double jab
and Minor counters with a good low kick that Brandao was not able to check.
Minor swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Minor.
A shot to the liver by Minor. Beautiful body shot.
Minor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brandao swings widly with a right hand
and Minor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Minor tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandao is retaining full guard.
Brandao is trying to control the position but Minor postures up.
Minor wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Minor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brandao manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor pulls Brandao in close to prevent any damage.
Brandao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gerald Minor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minor has his hands on Brandao's head, controlling the position.
Minor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Minor is pulling down on Brandao's head. It's preventing any offense from Brandao, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Minor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Minor 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Minor!
After winning the bout, Gerald Minor 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Gaultier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dante Esposito has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dante Esposito seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26
161 lbs
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155 lbs
19 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyon Gaultier!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito looks to land a left hand but Gaultier moved out of range nicely.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Gaultier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Esposito throwing a counter right hand but Gaultier manages to avoid it.
Gaultier blocks the body kick.
Lyon Gaultier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Gaultier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito .
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks Gaultier off balance momentarily.
Esposito connects with the punch.
Gaultier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gaultier digs a good body shot into Esposito 's ribs.
Esposito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esposito slips a straight right by Gaultier.
Esposito lands a head shot.
Esposito walks into a straight right hand from Gaultier.
Gaultier throws a leg kick which misses Esposito 's front leg but catches the back leg as Esposito tries to avoid it.
Gaultier missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaultier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaultier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Esposito appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good work by Gaultier as he checks the leg kick.
Gaultier connects with the punch.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaultier.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . Gaultier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaultier.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaultier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gaultier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Esposito .
Gaultier moves out of range as Esposito throws a body kick.
Esposito swings for the body but Gaultier moves out of range.
Esposito looks to land a body kick but Gaultier moved away.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaultier lands a nice looking body shot.
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaultier's calf.
Esposito lands a head kick!
Esposito throws out a leg kick but Gaultier moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
Gaultier 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Esposito misses its intended target.
Gaultier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Esposito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gaultier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gaultier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
Gaultier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gaultier tries to move into range but Esposito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaultier's sensitive parts.
Gaultier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito misses with a hook. Gaultier ducked under it nicely.
Gaultier throws a chopping leg kick but Esposito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Esposito connects with a looping right hand.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
A nice combination there by Gaultier.
Gaultier's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gaultier duly obliges.
Esposito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gaultier is out of range and Esposito settles back down.
Gaultier throws a leg kick but Esposito checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito .
Gaultier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esposito appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaultier only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Esposito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Esposito slips a straight right by Gaultier.
Gaultier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaultier. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaultier defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick from Gaultier.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaultier.
Esposito was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gaultier checks a leg kick.
Esposito cracks Gaultier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gaultier connects with a single shot there.
Gaultier slips a straight right by Esposito .
Gaultier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Esposito walks into a stiff left hand from Gaultier.
Gaultier avoids the body shot from Esposito .
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gaultier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito throws a body punch but Gaultier moves out of range.
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaultier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaultier loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaultier.
Gaultier is trying to counter with his kicks.
Esposito misses with a wild combination.
Esposito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaultier.
Despite the aggression on Gaultier's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gaultier scores with a head kick. Esposito tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Esposito scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaultier tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaultier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Esposito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gaultier.
Esposito throws a push kick but Gaultier slaps the foot to one side.
Esposito looks to land a combination. Gaultier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gaultier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Esposito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaultier takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Gaultier - just one landing.
Gaultier slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyon Gaultier will probably get the nod.
That's time! Esposito 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaultier checks a leg kick.
Esposito throws a body punch but Gaultier moves out of range.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Gaultier's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaultier tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaultier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esposito misses with a left hand
and Gaultier counters with a series of strikes. Esposito will be more careful next time no doubt.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Esposito .
Esposito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Gaultier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Gaultier misses its intended target.
Gaultier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito throws a head kick that Gaultier semi-blocks.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Gaultier checks it.
Esposito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dante Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaultier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaultier connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Gaultier misses.
Gaultier takes a swing at Esposito 's ribcage but misses.
Gaultier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. Gaultier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Esposito blocks the body kick.
Esposito looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gaultier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Gaultier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Esposito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gaultier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaultier is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Gaultier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esposito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaultier throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Gaultier. Those never looked like landing.
Gaultier punishes Esposito 's body with a nice straight punch.
Esposito blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Esposito .
Esposito wants to slow Gaultier down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito tries to land a front kick but Gaultier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Gaultier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Esposito lands with a straight right. Gaultier didn't see that one coming.
Esposito cracks Gaultier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gaultier throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito 's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Gaultier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaultier misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Esposito . Beautiful body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaultier blocks the leg kick.
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaultier lands a jab to the head.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaultier dips to his left and cracks Esposito with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gaultier misses with a low kick.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaultier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaultier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Esposito has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Esposito and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gaultier misses with a shot to the body
and Esposito counters with a head kick. That will keep Gaultier thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Gaultier misses with a low kick.
Gaultier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaultier looks for the body kick but Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Gaultier checks it.
Gaultier throws a low kick, looking for Esposito 's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Esposito stalks Gaultier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gaultier's face. Gaultier staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Esposito .
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaultier.
Gaultier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaultier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Gaultier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaultier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaultier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito .
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaultier manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaultier.
A cross from Gaultier lands.
Esposito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gaultier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Esposito 's hands.
Gaultier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gaultier misses with a wild body shot.
A nice combination there by Gaultier.
Gaultier misses with a leg kick.
Gaultier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Esposito is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Esposito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gaultier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but Gaultier moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gaultier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lyon Gaultier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Esposito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gaultier defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Gaultier blocks the low kick.
Esposito lands with a right hand.
Esposito lands with an uppercut that bounces Gaultier off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Esposito .
Gaultier blocks the body kick.
Gaultier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito lands with a cross.
Esposito walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gaultier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Gaultier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaultier.
Esposito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaultier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Esposito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gaultier is able to avoid easily.
Nice body punch from Esposito .
Gaultier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Gaultier misses with a body shot.
Gaultier takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gaultier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Esposito throws a leg kick that misses.
Gaultier misses with a straight right.
Gaultier fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaultier catches Esposito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gaultier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Esposito counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gaultier's knee momentarily.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Gaultier looks for the body kick but Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaultier avoided it.
Gaultier throws out a leg kick but Esposito moves out of range and Gaultier only half commits.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaultier.
Gaultier misses with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito . That's going to slow Gaultier down.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaultier.
Gaultier throws the kick towards the body but Esposito avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Esposito coming out on top.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Esposito .
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gaultier blocks a jab.
Gaultier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gaultier throws a right and a left that Esposito avoids nicely.
Gaultier throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito .
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaultier manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Esposito coming out on top.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Esposito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Gaultier.
Gaultier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito .
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Gaultier is out of range.
Gaultier has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gaultier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Gaultier saw that one coming.
Gaultier takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Esposito on the side of the head.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Gaultier moved away.
Jab from Gaultier.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito .
Gaultier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gaultier slips under a jab.
Gaultier checks a low kick from Esposito .
Esposito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Esposito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gaultier throws a good cross that connects.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gaultier. That's going to slow Esposito down.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaultier blocks a head kick by Esposito .
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but Gaultier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gaultier misses with a few strikes there.
Gaultier has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Esposito .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaultier throws a right hand that Esposito ducks under and follows up with a left that Esposito also avoids with ease.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Gaultier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but Gaultier moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Esposito moves forwards but Gaultier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Esposito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Gaultier moves away and avoids it.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gaultier takes a swing at Esposito 's ribcage but misses.
Gaultier throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaultier misses with a low kick.
Esposito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaultier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaultier throws the left hand but Esposito avoids the punch easily.
Gaultier misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Gaultier backs away, Esposito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Esposito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gaultier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gaultier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Gaultier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lyon Gaultier just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gaultier takes a swing at Esposito 's ribcage but misses.
Gaultier blocks a head kick by Esposito .
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaultier was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito .
Esposito tries to move into range but Gaultier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gaultier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito cracks Gaultier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Esposito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaultier.
Gaultier scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Esposito misses its intended target.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Gaultier saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gaultier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaultier throws a jab when Esposito was well out of range.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaultier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gaultier moves out of range as Esposito throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaultier.
Esposito digs a good body shot into Gaultier's ribs.
Gaultier thuds a left hand into Esposito 's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a right hand
and Gaultier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Esposito wants to slow Gaultier down by chopping away at his legs.
Esposito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaultier tries a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
And Esposito counters with a quick kick to the body but Gaultier blocks it.
Esposito swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gaultier counters with a body kick.
Gaultier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gaultier.
Esposito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaultier cracks Esposito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Esposito walks into a stiff left hand from Gaultier.
Esposito scores with a spinning back kick!
Esposito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Esposito .
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaultier.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Gaultier sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Gaultier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Esposito .
Esposito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Esposito swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gaultier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gaultier.
Gaultier avoids a kick to the body.
Gaultier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaultier checks a leg kick.
Gaultier pushes Esposito away with a front kick.
Gaultier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esposito .
Gaultier throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaultier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Esposito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaultier's calf.
Gaultier swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier throws a big shot that misses.
Gaultier sizes up Esposito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaultier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito blocks a leg kick.
Esposito looks to land a body kick but Gaultier moved away.
Crunch! Gaultier slams his shin into Esposito 's torso.
Esposito takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
Gaultier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito .
Esposito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gaultiers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gaultier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Gaultier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaultier throws out a powerful jab.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Gaultier.
Esposito appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gaultier misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaultier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaultier is just out of range.
Gaultier doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gaultier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
Esposito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gaultier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gaultier blocks a low kick nicely.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gaultier momentarily.
Gaultier takes a swing at Esposito 's ribcage but misses.
Gaultier blocks the body kick.
Gaultier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Esposito tries to work over Gaultier's front leg with a kick but Gaultier checks it.
Esposito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Gaultier dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Esposito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gaultier if he has to take too many more of those.
Gaultier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esposito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Esposito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Gaultier finds it's way through Esposito 's defenses.
Gaultier scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Esposito finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Esposito throws a low kick but Gaultier avoids it.
Esposito thows a body kick. Gaultier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Esposito throws a hook but Gaultier avoids it easily.
Esposito slips a straight right by Gaultier.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Esposito blocks the body kick.
Esposito scores with a push kick.
Gaultier scores with a one two! Esposito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito scores with a hook to the body. Gaultier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Esposito doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaultier is looking to score with low kicks.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Gaultier moved out of range.
Good exchange - Gaultier coming out on top.
Esposito throws a jab when Gaultier was well out of range.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body. Gaultier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaultier slips a jab and a cross from Esposito .
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gaultier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Esposito tries to work over Gaultier's front leg with a kick but Gaultier checks it.
Gaultier lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Gaultier moves away and avoids it.
Gaultier looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Esposito is looking to counter with a body kick.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaultier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gaultier checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gaultier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Esposito - the referee stops the clock and Gaultier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Esposito . Gaultier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaultier.
Gaultier throws a head kick that misses
and Esposito counters with a nice uppercut.
Dante Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyon Gaultier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Gaultier as he checks the leg kick.
Esposito takes a swing at Gaultier's ribcage but misses.
Esposito explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gaultier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Esposito misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Esposito .
Gaultier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esposito 's sensitive parts.
Esposito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the body from Esposito misses
and Gaultier counters with a stiff right hand.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Gaultier finds it's target.
Gaultier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Esposito stuns Gaultier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito walks into a left hand.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Gaultier moves out of range easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gaultier works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaultier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito throwing a counter right hand but Gaultier manages to avoid it.
Esposito takes a swing at Gaultier's ribcage but misses.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Gaultier takes one to the side of the head.
Esposito takes one to the chin there.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Gaultier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gaultier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaultier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gaultier blocks a jab.
Gaultier blocks the body kick.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Gaultier saw it coming and moves away.
Gaultier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaultier looks to land a combination but Esposito avoids it well.
Gaultier swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito misses with a hook. Gaultier ducked under it nicely.
Gaultier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Gaultier sees coming a mile off.
Gaultier checks a low kick from Esposito .
Gaultier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Gaultier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Esposito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaultier can pounce on him.
Gaultier pushes Esposito away with a front kick.
Jab by Gaultier.
Gaultier scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito throws a series of punches but Gaultier avoids them all with ease.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but Gaultier moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lyon Gaultier.
Well Gaultier 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Gaultier!
Lyon Gaultier is the new lightweight champion!
Lyon Gaultier decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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