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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Esposito (ranked 1961 p4p, 224 weight class) and Iancu Calmuschi (ranked 679 p4p, 84 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Esposito !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iancu Calmuschi!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito forces Calmuschi back against the cage and clinches.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Calmuschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Calmuschi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito 's elbow.
Calmuschi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Calmuschi misses with the head strike.
Calmuschi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Calmuschi as Esposito tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito .
Calmuschi misses with the head strike.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calmuschi tries to work over Esposito 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Esposito .
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Esposito 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Calmuschi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calmuschi gets through Esposito 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Calmuschi throws a head punch that misses.
Calmuschi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Calmuschi manages to break the clinch.
Esposito lunges at Calmuschi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calmuschi's hand.
Calmuschi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calmuschi scores with a decent looking hook.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calmuschi gets tackled into the cage by Esposito . Esposito maintains the clinch.
Calmuschi being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito .
Calmuschi blocking some punches.
Calmuschi scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Calmuschi.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Calmuschi tries to work over Esposito 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Esposito .
Calmuschi struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Calmuschi lands with a left to the head.
Calmuschi working aggressively here.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Calmuschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calmuschi pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calmuschi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calmuschi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Calmuschi's head.
Calmuschi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calmuschi.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calmuschi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi tries to work over Esposito 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Calmuschi tries to circle away but Esposito has him pinned against the cage.
Calmuschi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calmuschi misses with a punch to the body.
Calmuschi working aggressively here.
Calmuschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
Calmuschi is trying to force a seperation but Esposito has the dominant position.
Calmuschi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calmuschi lands with a left to the head.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Calmuschi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body.
Calmuschi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calmuschi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Calmuschi fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calmuschi has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito .
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito slows down the pace here.
Calmuschi misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito displaying some good clinch control by pressing Calmuschi up against the cage.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calmuschi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Calmuschi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Calmuschi swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito moves away from the strike by Calmuschi.
Esposito moves into the clinch.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Calmuschi working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito .
Calmuschi can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Calmuschi misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito is working Calmuschi over against the cage.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Calmuschi.
Calmuschi misses with the head strike.
Calmuschi trying to stall but Esposito improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calmuschi.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Calmuschi is keeping busy.
Calmuschi blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito pushes Calmuschi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito wants to stall.
A short right from Calmuschi on the inside.
Calmuschi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Calmuschi.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dante Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Esposito .
Calmuschi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Esposito .
Calmuschi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi takes a shot to the head.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Calmuschi.
A right handed body shot lands from Calmuschi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calmuschi.
Calmuschi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calmuschi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Calmuschi backwards.
Esposito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calmuschi can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito 's elbow.
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito .
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esposito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Esposito .
A shot in the inside from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito lands a body punch.
Calmuschi tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Calmuschi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Calmuschi as Esposito tries to tie him up.
Calmuschi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Calmuschi has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito .
Esposito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Calmuschi.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Calmuschi misses with a body punch.
Calmuschi tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Calmuschi back against the cage.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calmuschi backwards.
Esposito tries to work over Calmuschi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Calmuschi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Calmuschi tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calmuschi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Esposito .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esposito is looking to control Calmuschi's arms but Calmuschi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esposito has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito .
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calmuschi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calmuschi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Calmuschi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Calmuschi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calmuschi tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Calmuschi back against the cage.
Calmuschi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Calmuschi fails to land.
A hook to the body from Esposito .
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calmuschi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Calmuschi misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calmuschi misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Esposito digs a good body shot into Calmuschi's ribs.
Calmuschi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Esposito finds it's way round the side to connect with Calmuschi's head.
Calmuschi swats away the attempt to clinch by Esposito .
Calmuschi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Esposito works Calmuschi's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Esposito .
Esposito lands with a straight right. Calmuschi didn't see that one coming.
Esposito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calmuschi throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito lands a jab to the nose.
Esposito fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calmuschi. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calmuschi's calf.
Esposito tries to clinch but Calmuschi moves out of range.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Esposito throws a shot to the body.
Calmuschi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Esposito connects with a right hand. Calmuschi shakes it off.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Calmuschi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calmuschi lands with a cross.
Calmuschi misses with a looping right.
Esposito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Calmuschi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Calmuschi saw that one coming.
Iancu Calmuschi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito cracks Calmuschi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calmuschi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calmuschi is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calmuschi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esposito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esposito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calmuschi misses with a leg kick.
Esposito connects with a crisp jab.
Calmuschi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Calmuschi misses with a body kick.
Dante Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito lands a slapping body shot.
Calmuschi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Esposito misses.
Calmuschi throws a wild body kick that Esposito sees coming a mile off.
Esposito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Calmuschi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito moves out of range as Calmuschi strikes.
Calmuschi tries to move into range but Esposito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Esposito .
Esposito tests Calmuschi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Calmuschi.
Calmuschi takes one to the chin there.
Calmuschi takes one to the chin there.
Calmuschi tries to clinch
and Esposito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Esposito connects with a nice looking jab.
Esposito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calmuschi doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito catches Calmuschi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Esposito blocks the body kick.
Calmuschi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calmuschi takes one on the button.
Esposito moves out of range as Calmuschi strikes.
Calmuschi swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Calmuschi.
Calmuschi is looking to clinch.
Esposito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good exchange - Esposito coming out on top.
Esposito moves in looking to clinch but Calmuschi pushes him off.
Calmuschi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esposito 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Esposito !
Our winner, Dante Esposito , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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