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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Esponosa (ranked 5480 p4p, 4419 weight class) and Devon Black (ranked 509 p4p, 468 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Esponosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a lunging right hand
and Esponosa counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Esponosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Esponosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Esponosa is stalling in the full guard.
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Esponosa defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Esponosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esponosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Esponosa advances position into side control!
Esponosa just content to control the position.
Esponosa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Black, who protects the arm well.
Esponosa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Esponosa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Black trying to control but Esponosa flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Esponosa not allowing Black to control his hands.
Esponosa trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Black doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Black is working to get back to half guard.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Esponosa is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Black is looking for a sweep. Esponosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black wants to control but Esponosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black wants to improve his position but Esponosa is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Esponosa seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.
Black trying to control here.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Esponosa controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esponosa connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Esponosa dominated that round.
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.
Esponosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black slips a jab from Esponosa.
Black throws a leg kick but Esponosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Esponosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Esponosa breaks from the clinch.
Black throws out a loose jab but Esponosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esponosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Esponosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esponosa scores with a three punch combo!
Esponosa misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esponosa clinches with his opponent.
Esponosa manages to break the clinch.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Esponosa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esponosa trying to mount his opponent but Black defends it.
Black looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esponosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Esponosa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esponosa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Black!
Black is looking to improve his position but Esponosa isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Esponosa seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Black is holding on tight.
Esponosa avoids the attempt from Black to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esponosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Esponosa has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to reverse the position but instead Esponosa has taken his back - oops!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Esponosa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Esponosa has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Black has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Black turns into Esponosa and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esponosa has his hands on Black's head, controlling the position.
Esponosa working for submissions but it's allowed Black to get to half guard.
Esponosa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esponosa controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Esponosa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Esponosa throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black throws a leg kick that is checked
and Esponosa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Black!
Esponosa is staying tight to Black's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Esponosa's best efforts.
Esponosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esponosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Esponosa seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.
Black actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Esponosa gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Black slips a straight right by Esponosa.
Esponosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Esponosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black throws a low kick but Esponosa avoids it.
Esponosa misses the jab.
Black misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esponosa avoids the head kick by Black.
Esponosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Esponosa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Esponosa has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.
Esponosa prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Esponosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esponosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Black's head.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Esponosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
Esponosa clinches with his opponent.
Esponosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esponosa clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esponosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esponosa.
Ricardo Esponosa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esponosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Esponosa throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black moves forwards but Esponosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Esponosa has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.
Esponosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black defending well as Esponosa loads up on a big left hand.
Black with the counter takedown but Esponosa avoids it easily.
Esponosa misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Black misses
and Esponosa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Esponosa is working away from the top position though.
Esponosa passes to side control.
Esponosa advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esponosa controlling from the full mount.
Ricardo Esponosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esponosa throws some wild stikes that Black manages to avoid easily.
Black stops Esponosa from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Esponosa controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Esponosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esponosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Ricardo Esponosa!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Ricardo Esponosa!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Ricardo Esponosa!
Ricardo Esponosa wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Ricardo Esponosa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Devon Black spoke after the fight, saying 'Esponosa was a fierce opponent! I didn't expect the fight to go any different. Best of luck to Ricardo's career!'.
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energy
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hype
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