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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Escarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Defeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Escarino has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Escarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Defeo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Defeo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escarino.
Escarino throws a right and a left that Defeo avoids nicely.
Defeo throws a sloppy head kick and Escarino moves out of range easily.
Defeo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escarino waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Defeo.
Defeo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Defeo slips under a jab.
Escarino tries to land a leg kick but Defeo saw it coming and moves away.
Escarino misses with a two punch combination.
Defeo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escarino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escarino with a nice cross.
Escarino throws a hook but Defeo blocks it.
Escarino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Defeo is rocked!
Escarino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Defeo is still on wobbly legs! Can Escarino finish him?
Escarino throws a looping overhand right but Defeo ducks down to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Defeo.
Defeo seems to have recovered his senses.
Defeo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escarino scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Defeo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escarino.
Escarino is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Escarino throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Defeo tumbling to the canvas!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defeo wants to sweep but no luck.
Escarino is breathing heavily.
Escarino gets to his feet - Defeo follows without any prompting.
Nice cross by Escarino.
Jab from Escarino.
Escarino misses with a double jab
and Defeo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Escarino really felt that one!
Escarino is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Defeo misses with a two punch combination.
Defeo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escarino misses with an uppercut.
Defeo lands a nice hook to Escarino's body. Escarino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Defeo. That snapped Escarino's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defeo throws a right and a left that Escarino avoids nicely.
Defeo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Defeo lands a nice shot to the body.
Defeo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Defeo swats away the attempt to clinch by Escarino.
Escarino lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Defeo is looking to close the distance but Escarino sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Defeo crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Defeo is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Dan Escarino!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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