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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Esposito (ranked 3769 p4p, 462 weight class) and Harry Holliday (ranked 4215 p4p, 486 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holliday tries to work over Esposito's front leg with a kick but Esposito checks it.
Esposito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holliday has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holliday misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Esposito scores with a nice right hand.
Holliday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Holliday misses
and Esposito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Javier Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito moves out of range of the leg kick from Holliday.
Esposito connects with a right hand. Holliday shakes it off.
Holliday on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Esposito. Esposito obviously looking to wear him down.
Holliday goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Esposito slips under a jab from Holliday.
Esposito appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito dips to his left and cracks Holliday with an uppercut!
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Holliday is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holliday throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Holliday tries a quick counter leg kick but Esposito is wise to it.
Holliday on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holliday throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a single leg into guard. Holliday didn't expect that.
Esposito tries to free his leg and advance position but Holliday is retaining full guard.
Esposito works over Holliday with some ground and pound from guard.
Esposito makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holliday working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Esposito.
Esposito engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito wants to control from the top but Holliday keeps moving.
Esposito has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito wants to pass the guard but Holliday is keeping the position.
Esposito engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Holliday avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito stays in close to Holliday's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
It seemed like Holliday was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Esposito throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Holliday looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esposito misses with a lunging right hand
and Holliday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Esposito scores with a hook.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holliday.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body. Holliday takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harry Holliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito works the jab nicely.
Esposito looks to land a left hand but Holliday moved out of range nicely.
Holliday is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Holliday misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Holliday connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holliday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Holliday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holliday moves away.
Esposito fails to land the takedown.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Esposito stuns Holliday with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Holliday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holliday moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Esposito dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holliday throws a big shot that misses.
Esposito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holliday cracks Esposito with a good jab.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Esposito misses with a leg kick.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Holliday's front leg but catches the back leg as Holliday tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holliday.
Esposito cracks Holliday with a good jab.
Esposito lands a jab to the head.
Esposito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holliday can do to turn this around?
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esposito.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
Holliday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
Javier Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito stuns Holliday with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito sizes up Holliday with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holliday throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holliday.
Esposito scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holliday lands with a straight right. Esposito didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the body from Holliday misses
and Esposito counters with a nice uppercut.
Esposito has Holliday up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Esposito - that landed with a thud.
Esposito has Holliday pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holliday manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holliday.
Holliday trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holliday gets through Esposito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Holliday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esposito working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Esposito.
Holliday using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Esposito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holliday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holliday.
Esposito has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Holliday regains guard immediately.
Holliday scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito lands with an uppercut that bounces Holliday off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Harry Holliday has been cut.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holliday checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a low kick.
Holliday looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Esposito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Esposito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holliday scores with a body shot.
Esposito lands a jab to the nose.
Holliday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Holliday misses with a low kick as Esposito jumps back.
A jab lands there for Holliday.
Esposito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks Holliday off balance momentarily.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holliday.
Holliday just misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday throws the left hand but Esposito avoids the punch easily.
Esposito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holliday, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito lands with a slapping head kick.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Holliday was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holliday looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holliday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito.
Esposito avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holliday, right into the meat.
Holliday's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Esposito moves out of range as Holliday strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Javier Esposito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Holliday's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Holliday thumps Esposito with a low kick.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Holliday lands a nice hook to Esposito's body. Esposito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Esposito lands with a hook. Holliday tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holliday gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Esposito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holliday in his tracks.
Holliday lands a leg kick that knocks Esposito off balance momentarily.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito tries to counter with a takedown but Holliday is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Holliday misses its intended target.
Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holliday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holliday throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Esposito, as that shot connected.
Holliday tries to score with a low kick but Esposito moves his leg out of the way.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holliday throws out a counter right but Esposito avoids it with no problem.
Holliday on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Holliday misses.
Esposito misses with the combination.
Holliday looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holliday needs to keep his hands up - Esposito had a free shot at his head there.
Esposito slips a straight right by Holliday.
Holliday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holliday has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Esposito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holliday swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harry Holliday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito thows a huge punch but Holliday dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holliday blocking the ground and pound attempt from Esposito.
Esposito is keen to just control but Holliday is a slippery customer.
Holliday keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holliday wants to improve his position but Esposito is controlling well.
Esposito working Holliday over with strikes.
Javier Esposito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Esposito missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a strike but Holliday avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Esposito wants to control from the top but Holliday keeps moving.
Esposito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holliday works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Esposito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Esposito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Esposito distracts Holliday with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Esposito throwing strikes from guard but Holliday blocks nicely.
Esposito preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Javier Esposito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Holliday just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Holliday ducks down to avoid it.
Esposito checks the leg kick.
Esposito cracks Holliday with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holliday gets caught napping as Esposito dives in and scores a takedown. Holliday manages to retain guard.
Esposito controls from within his opponent's guard.
Esposito has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Esposito!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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