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DUEL#60 oCrazy vs Esposito PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Cage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred The Lion's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cage seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cage tries to land a front kick but The Lion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Lion working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cage.
The Lion looks winded!
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Lion avoids it.
Cage tries a knee to the head but The Lion blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that The Lion has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The Lion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Lion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Lion avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Lion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
The Lion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cage crunches a lovely knee into The Lion's ribcage.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Lion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Lion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Cage.
A body shot lands from Cage.
Nice body punch from Cage - that landed with a thud.
Cage drops The Lion with a big knee straight up the middle! The Lion is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Fred The Lion has been cut.
Cage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Lion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage clinches.
Cage lands a shoulder strike.
The Lion is rocked!
Cage misses with a knee strike.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cage pushes The Lion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cage is leaning against The Lion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage looking to throw knees to the head but The Lion is blocking nicely.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Lion blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Lion is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him?
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Lion seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cage.
Cage throws a big uppercut that drops The Lion! More strikes from Cage and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! The Lion lies dazed against the cage as Cage celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Cage!
After the fight, Luke Cage was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Branch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Branch's choice of entrance music: The Heart Part IV. Alonzo Branch has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacare Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alonzo Branch!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Branch shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Branch to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Branch slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Branch unleashes a big counter combination but Gracie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Branch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Branch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Branch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Branch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Branch tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Branch to the ground. Branch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Branch shows good takedown defense.
Branch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Branch pulls his head out easily.
Branch throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Branch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Branch has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Branch sits in half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Branch pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Branch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie wants to control but Branch is keeping busy.
Branch is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gracie tries to roll over but Branch keeps him under control.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gracie has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Branch. Oh but Gracie has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Branch goes limp - he's gone! Gracie jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacare Gracie!
After the fight, Jacare Gracie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honda comes to the cage accompanied by E. Honda Stage Theme Extended. Edmond Honda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honda shoots in and drives through. Jacobs sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Honda, right into the meat.
A combination from Jacobs does no damage.
Honda shoots in for a double leg but Jacobs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Honda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Edmond Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Jacobs.
It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut.
Jacobs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honda circles away quickly and effectively.
A chopping leg kick lands by Honda.
Jacobs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Honda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs slips under a jab from Honda.
A big left from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Honda eats them both and turns towards Jacobs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jacobs.
Edmond Honda's cut is getting worse.
Honda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jacobs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honda.
Honda drives through with a takedown into Jacobs's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Honda distracts Jacobs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It looks like Dan Jacobs has been cut.
Honda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jacobs can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Honda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Honda distracts Jacobs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Honda cracks Jacobs with a solid left hand.
That has opened up Dan Jacobs's cut even more.
Jacobs looks winded!
Honda landing some decent shots from guard.
The cut above Dan Jacobs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Jacobs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edmond Honda!
During a confident post fight interview, Edmond Honda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ali Bomaye by The Game. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpa Chino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Major Hardwood!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chino lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chino throws a body kick that misses.
Hardwood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardwood throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
Hardwood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardwood takes a swing at Chino's ribcage but misses.
Hardwood misses the shot to the body.
Chino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardwood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hardwood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardwood.
Chino throws a head kick that misses.
Hardwood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chino stuns Hardwood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardwood misses with a wild body shot.
Chino thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hardwood if he has to take too many more of those.
Chino lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hardwood takes a step back to recover.
Hardwood misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Chino to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino connects with an inside leg kick.
Chino connects with an inside leg kick.
Chino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardwood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chino rather than just go for the knockout.
Chino lands a body shot.
Hardwood misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Chino counter with a right hand.
Hardwood checks a leg kick nicely.
Chino misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Chino.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chino looks to land a combination but Hardwood avoids it well.
We've been hearing reports that Chino has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hardwood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardwood closes the distance and clinches up with Chino, looking for a takedown. Hardwood pushes Chino against the cage but Chino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardwood tries to land a front kick but Chino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alpa Chino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chino jabs at Hardwood's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood missing with a left hand there. Chino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chino throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
Chino defending well as Hardwood loads up on a big left hand.
Chino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardwood clinches.
Hardwood has a couple of punches blocked by Chino.
Chino breaks the clinch.
Hardwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chino avoids it really well and circles away.
Alpa Chino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Major Hardwood.
Chino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chino throws a body shot but no joy.
Chino plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chino throws a body kick that misses.
Chino tries to sprawl but Hardwood drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hardwood is trying to control. Chino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardwood.
Chino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardwood on the ground.
Hardwood throws a strike but Chino avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chino tries to get out of the position.
Hardwood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chino has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hardwood has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Chino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardwood has him pressed against the cage.
Hardwood lands a shoulder strike.
Chino has had enough of the clinch but Hardwood keeps him there for the moment.
Hardwood pushes Chino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chino can't break the clinch.
Chino has had enough of the clinch but Hardwood keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chino is trying to break the clinch but Hardwood is controlling him.
Chino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardwood has him pressed against the cage.
Hardwood tries to throw a body punch but Chino avoids it by throwing Hardwood back against the cage.
Hardwood works on Chino's body with a couple of short punches.
Chino is breathing heavily.
Hardwood has Chino pushed against the cage.
Hardwood lands a shot to the body.
Chino has had enough of the clinch but Hardwood keeps him there for the moment.
Hardwood is trying to maintain a safe position but Chino gets an underhook and turns Hardwood into the cage.
Chino breaks from the clinch.
Hardwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardwood is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Chino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hardwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chino.
Chino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardwood in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chino.
Hardwood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chino scores with the left hand. Hardwood knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpa Chino 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.
Hardwood lands a right hook to the body.
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chino was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
Chino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chino counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardwood throws a lazy uppercut
and Chino counters with a series of strikes. Hardwood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardwood can do to turn this around?
Chino misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardwood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardwood.
Hardwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Chino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardwood tries to free his leg and advance position but Chino is retaining full guard.
Chino keeping moving, preventing Hardwood from controlling successfully.
Hardwood might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chino haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood looking to pass the guard.
Hardwood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardwood controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chino takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Chino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardwood moves out of range of the body kick from Chino.
Chino fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardwood in the body.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Chino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alpa Chino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Hardwood coming out on top.
Hardwood lands the left hand.
A combination from Chino does no damage.
Hardwood rushes Chino and presses him up against the cage.
Chino breaks the clinch.
Chino throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
Chino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardwood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardwood.
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!
Chino is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardwood has double underhooks.
Hardwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chino tries to circle away but Hardwood has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hardwood.
Hardwood tries to work over Chino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chino can't break the clinch.
Hardwood tries a body shot but Chino blocks it.
Chino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardwood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chino throws a looping overhand right but Hardwood ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardwood scores with a jab. Chino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alpa Chino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardwood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardwood scores with a jab. Chino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chino misses with a looping right.
Chino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Chino.
Alpa Chino is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardwood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardwood dives in and scores a takedown into Chino's guard.
Hardwood wants to control from the top but Chino keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chino wants to stand but Hardwood is controlling the position.
Hardwood distracts Chino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Major Hardwood has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hardwood postures up in Chino's guard and throws a big left but Chino blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardwood is looking to pass into half guard but Chino pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chino is in guard.
Hardwood is controlling Chino's posture.
Chino wanted to stand there but Hardwood had control of the position.
Hardwood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chino postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Major Hardwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hardwood misses with a low kick.
Chino appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jab from Hardwood.
Hardwood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chino throws the kick towards the body but Hardwood avoids it.
Hardwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardwood scores with a nice head shot.
Hardwood is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Chino.
Chino throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardwood.
Chino misses with a looping right.
Hardwood avoids the body shot from Chino.
Chino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood blocks the body kick.
Hardwood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chino throws a push kick but Hardwood slaps the foot to one side.
Chino walks into a stiff left hand from Hardwood.
Chino thuds his right hand into Hardwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardwood digs a good hook to Chino's body.
Chino ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood.
Hardwood scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Chino finds it's way through Hardwood's defenses.
Chino scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chino.
Hardwood lands with an overhand left.
Hardwood checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardwood tries to clinch but Chino is having none of it.
Chino looks to land a body kick but Hardwood moved away.
Hardwood lands with a shot to the body.
Hardwood slips a straight right by Chino.
Hardwood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chino cracks Hardwood with an open hand slap.
Chino tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardwood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardwood has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chino.
Hardwood tries a body shot but Chino blocks it.
Chino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chino throws a leg kick but Hardwood sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Hardwood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardwood misses with a leg kick
and Chino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardwood misses the shot to the body.
Chino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood takes a swing at Chino's ribcage but misses.
Hardwood connects with a right hand. Chino shakes it off.
Hardwood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chino. Chino obviously looking to wear him down.
Chino throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Hardwood to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardwood avoids the head kick by Chino.
Hardwood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chino misses the jab.
Hardwood lands with a right hand.
Hardwood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chino as he jumps to the side.
Hardwood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardwood somewhat.
Hardwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Chino is just out of range.
Chino tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardwood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardwood dives in and grabs Chino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chino pushes down on Hardwood's head and hops out.
Alpa Chino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Major Hardwood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardwood throws out a counter right but Chino avoids it with no problem.
Crunch! Chino slams his shin into Hardwood's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardwood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hardwood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardwood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardwood.
Chino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Chino is just out of range.
Chino jabs at Hardwood's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chino ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood.
Chino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardwood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chino's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardwood clobbers Chino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Major Hardwood.
I think Hardwood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Hardwood!
Major Hardwood took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Thiablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsuda Taro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Thiablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiablo tries for a takedown but Taro circles away easily
and Taro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taro. That's going to slow Thiablo down.
Taro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thiablo's calf.
Taro cracks Thiablo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taro scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taro.
Thiablo is rocked!
Taro steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Thiablo is out on his feet! Taro sets himself and nearly takes Thiablo's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matsuda Taro!
Matsuda Taro bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Thiago Thiablo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I do my best. Tonight, my opponent did better'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaan Jalgratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjuna kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Om. Jaan Jalgratas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaan Jalgratas!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalgratas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jalgratas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jalgratas drops his hands momentarily and Arjuna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arjuna throws a jab when Jalgratas was well out of range.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jalgratas circles away quickly and effectively.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalgratas misses with a takedown attempt
and Arjuna counters with a straight right hand.
Jalgratas misses with a head kick.
Arjuna connects with a solid leg kick.
Arjuna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jalgratas has time to react.
Jalgratas misses with a body shot
and Arjuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jalgratas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalgratas throws a head kick that misses.
Jalgratas jabs Arjuna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jalgratas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jab, jab by Jalgratas - just one landing.
Arjuna throws the left hand but Jalgratas avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Jalgratas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalgratas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arjuna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jalgratas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jalgratas looks for the body kick but Arjuna saw that one coming.
Arjuna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalgratas. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arjuna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jalgratas.
Jaan Jalgratas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna loads up on a big right hand but Jalgratas slips the punch.
Arjuna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jalgratas counters with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jalgratas fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalgratas. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arjuna.
Jalgratas slips a jab and a cross from Arjuna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arjuna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Arjuna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arjuna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jalgratas throws a front kick that sends Arjuna stumbling back into the cage.
Arjuna throws a hook but Jalgratas avoids it easily.
Arjuna is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jalgratas lands a jab to the nose.
Jalgratas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jalgratas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arjuna if he has to take too many more of those.
Arjuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jalgratas.
Arjuna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arjuna misses with a series of wild punches.
Jalgratas slips a straight right by Arjuna.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut. Jalgratas saw that one coming.
Jalgratas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna missing with a left hand there. Jalgratas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jalgratas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arjuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Jalgratas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arjuna.
Jalgratas lands a really nice looking cross but Arjuna seems unphased.
Arjuna throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jalgratas counters with a straight right hand.
Jalgratas throws a body punch but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna looks to land a right hand but Jalgratas moved out of range.
Arjuna tries to keep at a distance but Jalgratas has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jalgratas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jalgratas blocks an uppercut.
Arjuna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arjuna is looking to control Jalgratas's arms but Jalgratas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arjuna has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Arjuna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jalgratas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jalgratas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arjuna's brow.
Jalgratas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arjuna holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arjuna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arjuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Arjuna misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna throws a head punch that misses.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arjuna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jalgratas throws a series of strikes that have Arjuna backpedaling.
Arjuna misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arjuna lands a jab to Jalgratas's midsection.
Rama Arjuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Arjuna. Those never looked like landing.
Jalgratas lands a body shot.
Jalgratas looks to land a body kick but Arjuna moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Arjuna dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arjuna misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Arjuna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jalgratas doesn't seem phased though.
Jalgratas lands with an uppercut that bounces Arjuna off the cage and back into range.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Arjuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jalgratas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jalgratas jabs at Arjuna's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalgratas. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arjuna misses with a few strikes there.
Jalgratas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arjuna misses with a combination
enabling Jalgratas to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalgratas slips a straight right by Arjuna.
Jalgratas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arjuna.
No joy there for Jalgratas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Arjuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jalgratas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalgratas throws a series of punches but Arjuna moves out of range.
Rama Arjuna is winning the standup battle so far.
Jalgratas throws a head kick that half lands.
Jalgratas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arjuna rather than just go for the knockout.
Jalgratas ducks under a wild hook from Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a jab to Jalgratas's midsection.
Jalgratas blocks a low kick nicely.
Jalgratas looks for the body kick but Arjuna saw that one coming.
Jalgratas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arjuna doesn't seem bothered though.
Arjuna misses with a two punch combination.
Arjuna punishes Jalgratas's body with a nice straight punch.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut.
Jalgratas just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arjuna swings for the body but Jalgratas moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jalgratas backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalgratas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arjuna's head.
Jalgratas looks to score with a jab to the body but Arjuna is just out of range.
Arjuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jalgratas.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Jalgratas.
Arjuna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arjuna lands a slapping body shot.
Jalgratas swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Jalgratas tries to close the distance and clinch but Arjuna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Arjuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jalgratas lands the left hand.
Jalgratas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arjuna on the side of the head.
Arjuna ducks under a wild hook from Jalgratas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arjuna misses with a hook to the body
and Jalgratas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jalgratas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jalgratas closes the distance and pushes Arjuna back into the cage.
Arjuna tries to throw a body punch but Jalgratas avoids it by throwing Arjuna back against the cage.
Jalgratas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arjuna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jalgratas scores with a shoulder strike.
Jalgratas manages to break the clinch.
Jalgratas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arjuna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jalgratas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arjuna lands a nice looking body shot.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalgratas lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jalgratas circles away quickly and effectively.
Jalgratas lands a slapping body shot.
Arjuna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arjuna blocks a head kick by Jalgratas.
Arjuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalgratas was well out of range. Poor timing from Arjuna.
Arjuna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jalgratas swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna throws the left hand but Jalgratas avoids the punch easily.
Arjuna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalgratas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arjuna takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jalgratas gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Jalgratas tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Arjuna is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Jalgratas buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Jalgratas!! Jalgratas is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Arjuna throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rama Arjuna!
Our winner, Rama Arjuna, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyon Gaultier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Short Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Low has chosen Short People as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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30
155 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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150 lbs
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyon Gaultier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Short Low!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Low shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gaultier trying to control here.
Low not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gaultier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Low is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gaultier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Low pulls his head out easily.
Low landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaultier is trying to maintain the position but Low is very close to passing his half guard.
Gaultier is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Low is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gaultier has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gaultier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Low scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaultier taking some punishment here, with Low in his half guard.
Gaultier is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Low is tapping! Great win for Gaultier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lyon Gaultier!
Lyon Gaultier bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calm Like A Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calm Like A Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Bomb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and A Bomb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A Bomb cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
A Bomb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Calm Like A Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
We've been informed that A Bomb has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
A Bomb misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
A slapping body kick lands there for A Bomb.
A Bomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A Bomb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
A Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A Bomb with a jab.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces A Bomb off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A Bomb misses with a looping left.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
Gracie slips a jab from A Bomb.
Gracie tried to counter with a leg kick but A Bomb avoided it.
A Bomb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A Bomb cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
A Bomb lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A Bomb is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
A Bomb connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
A Bomb is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
A Bomb moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
A Bomb throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A Bomb misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for A Bomb.
A Bomb connects with a solid leg kick.
A Bomb scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
A Bomb throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A Bomb is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A Bomb throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook.
A Bomb finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A Bomb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A Bomb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Good leg kick by A Bomb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by A Bomb as he checks the leg kick.
A Bomb let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A Bomb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
A Bomb throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from A Bomb.
A Bomb scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
A Bomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for A Bomb.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. A Bomb moves away and avoids it.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A Bomb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
A Bomb feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie tries a low kick but A Bomb avoids it.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from A Bomb.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A Bomb scoring well with a low kick there.
A Bomb misses with an uppercut.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
A Bomb thumps Gracie with a low kick.
A Bomb lands a head shot.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from A Bomb.
A Bomb moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A Bomb misses with an uppercut.
Gracie jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie swings for the body but A Bomb moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from A Bomb! But no joy.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from A Bomb. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from A Bomb.
A Bomb slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
A Bomb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
A Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by A Bomb.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
We've been told by Gracie's head coaches at Marijuana Gardens that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
A Bomb throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
It appears Gracie was looking to counter with a kick there.
A Bomb lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie swings for the body but A Bomb moves out of range.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by A Bomb.
A slapping leg kick lands for A Bomb.
A Bomb feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calm Like A Bomb dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. A Bomb should have avoided that one.
A Bomb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A Bomb scores with a shot to the body.
A Bomb misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and A Bomb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from A Bomb misses.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calm Like A Bomb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A Bomb thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
A Bomb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
A Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A Bomb throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
A Bomb throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped A Bomb in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by A Bomb - just one landing.
A Bomb throws a nice inside leg kick.
A Bomb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calm Like A Bomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A Bomb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. A Bomb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A Bomb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from A Bomb.
Good leg kick by A Bomb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A Bomb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A Bomb moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by A Bomb as he connects with a hook.
A Bomb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A Bomb explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A Bomb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A Bomb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie wants to slow A Bomb down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but A Bomb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A Bomb misses with a body kick.
A Bomb pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Good standup being displayed there by A Bomb as he connects with a hook.
A Bomb throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
A Bomb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
A Bomb scores with a kick to the midsection.
A Bomb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A Bomb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A Bomb throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A Bomb jabs at Gracie's body.
A Bomb works the jab nicely.
A Bomb throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. A Bomb won't be happy with that.
A Bomb struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on A Bomb's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
A Bomb is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as A Bomb takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A Bomb is looking for a sweep.
Gracie tries for a kimura but A Bomb is defending well.
You can see the frustration on A Bomb's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calm Like A Bomb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A Bomb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A Bomb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A Bomb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
A Bomb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crunch! A Bomb slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
A Bomb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
A big right from A Bomb misses.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses A Bomb's front leg but catches the back leg as A Bomb tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
A Bomb checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but A Bomb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Gracie blocks a jab.
A Bomb scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but A Bomb is just out of range.
Donk. Gracie catches A Bomb right on the button with a cross.
A Bomb moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
A Bomb misses with a shot to the body
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A Bomb lands with a kick to the ribs.
A Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
A Bomb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from A Bomb. That one must have hurt.
A Bomb misses with an uppercut.
A Bomb walks into a jab.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A Bomb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A Bomb misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
A Bomb fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before A Bomb can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from A Bomb, right into the meat.
A Bomb throws a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A Bomb ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
John Wayne Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A Bomb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and A Bomb settles back down.
A Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts A Bomb as he jumps to the side.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from A Bomb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for A Bomb's leg but A Bomb calmly moves out of range.
A Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but A Bomb is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from A Bomb, right into the meat.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and A Bomb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A Bomb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
A Bomb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on A Bomb's shoulder, as A Bomb tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. A Bomb tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag A Bomb to the ground. A Bomb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A Bomb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but A Bomb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
A Bomb throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for A Bomb.
A Bomb cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A Bomb connects with a single shot there.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and A Bomb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calm Like A Bomb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by A Bomb.
A Bomb connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
A Bomb digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
A Bomb thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
A Bomb fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
A Bomb avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into A Bomb's guard.
A Bomb has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gracie is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, A Bomb just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calm Like A Bomb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got A Bomb 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calm Like A Bomb!
Calm Like A Bomb decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Idi oCrazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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161 lbs
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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
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Idi oCrazy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling oCrazy to score with a decent uppercut.
oCrazy avoids the body shot from Esposito .
Esposito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been hearing reports that oCrazy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito lands with a shot to the body.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Esposito lands a glancing blow to the side of oCrazy's head.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
A head kick from oCrazy lands but Esposito takes it in his stride.
It looks like Dante Esposito has been cut.
oCrazy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esposito has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
oCrazy attempts a counter takedown but Esposito avoids it well and moves away.
oCrazy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito tries a quick counter leg kick but oCrazy is wise to it.
oCrazy loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from oCrazy.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
oCrazy throwing a counter right hand but Esposito manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Esposito .
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Esposito throws a front kick that sends oCrazy stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
oCrazy throws a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
oCrazy moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
oCrazy connects with an inside leg kick.
Esposito throws a low kick, looking for oCrazy's leg but oCrazy calmly moves out of range.
Esposito moves out of range as oCrazy strikes.
oCrazy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Esposito 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Esposito duly obliges.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and oCrazy moves out of range easily.
Esposito throws a leg kick but oCrazy checks it.
Esposito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from oCrazy.
oCrazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
oCrazy slips under a jab from Esposito .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice cross by Esposito .
Esposito scores with the left hand. oCrazy knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from oCrazy misses.
oCrazy throws a wild body kick that Esposito sees coming a mile off.
Esposito pivots, looking for a leg kick but oCrazy is out of range and Esposito settles back down.
oCrazy moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Esposito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
oCrazy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
oCrazy avoids a kick to the body.
oCrazy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Esposito .
oCrazy avoids the head kick by Esposito .
Esposito throws a series of punches but oCrazy avoids them all with ease.
Esposito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with a head kick.
Esposito appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Esposito .
oCrazy tries to land a front kick but Esposito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Esposito .
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esposito throws a push kick but oCrazy slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for oCrazy.
oCrazy takes one to the chin there.
Esposito lands with an uppercut that bounces oCrazy off the cage and back into range.
Esposito throws a front kick that sends oCrazy stumbling back into the cage.
oCrazy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esposito .
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
oCrazy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
oCrazy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esposito 's head backwards.
oCrazy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
oCrazy looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito works oCrazy's body with a nice hook.
oCrazy lands a big head kick that sends Esposito tumbling to the mat! oCrazy takes a step backwards and waves Esposito back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Esposito is rocked!
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Esposito is still on wobbly legs! Can oCrazy finish him?
Esposito swings for the body but oCrazy moves out of range.
oCrazy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
oCrazy misses with a straight right.
Esposito doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Esposito seems to have recovered his senses.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Esposito catches oCrazy right on the button with a cross.
oCrazy lands a big head kick that sends Esposito tumbling to the mat! oCrazy takes a step backwards and waves Esposito back to his feet - he wants the finish!
oCrazy defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
oCrazy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
oCrazy throws a hook to the side of Esposito 's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
oCrazy sizes up Esposito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
oCrazy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esposito lands a nice looking body kick.
oCrazy throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dante Esposito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
oCrazy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito throws out a counter right but oCrazy avoids it with no problem.
Esposito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Esposito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before oCrazy has time to react.
oCrazy throws a head kick that misses
and Esposito makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. oCrazy really felt that one!
A head kick misses from oCrazy.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito connects with a looping right hand.
oCrazy checks the leg kick nicely there.
oCrazy tries to counter with a takedown but Esposito is quick to defend against it.
oCrazy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether oCrazy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
oCrazy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Esposito checks a leg kick.
oCrazy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Esposito .
Esposito looks for the body kick but oCrazy saw that one coming.
Dante Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
oCrazy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito . That's going to slow oCrazy down.
oCrazy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Esposito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! oCrazy scrambles back to his feet.
oCrazy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
Esposito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Esposito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And oCrazy counters with a quick kick to the body but Esposito blocks it.
oCrazy throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a good, hard body kick but oCrazy shrugs it off.
oCrazy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
oCrazy moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
Esposito looks to land a body kick but oCrazy moved away.
A swing and a miss from Esposito .
oCrazy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Esposito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
oCrazy thows a leg kick but Esposito checks it
and Esposito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from oCrazy misses the target.
oCrazy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Esposito finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
oCrazy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crunch! Esposito slams his shin into oCrazy's torso.
oCrazy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Esposito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
oCrazy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
oCrazy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
oCrazy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
oCrazy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Esposito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
oCrazy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito .
oCrazy is looking to score with low kicks.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on oCrazy's shoulder, as oCrazy tries to avoid the shot.
oCrazy tries to score with a low kick but Esposito moves his leg out of the way.
oCrazy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
oCrazy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
oCrazy misses with a head kick.
oCrazy scores with the left hand. Esposito knows he should have avoided that one.
oCrazy digs a good hook to Esposito 's body.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Esposito lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Esposito .
oCrazy throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
oCrazy tried to counter with a leg kick but Esposito avoided it.
oCrazy 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.
Esposito throws a leg kick but oCrazy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
oCrazy feinted with a counter takedown.
oCrazy misses with a kick to the body.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping oCrazy at a distance.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Esposito , right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy throws out a leg kick but Esposito moves out of range and oCrazy only half commits.
Esposito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as oCrazy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
oCrazy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
oCrazy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
oCrazy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
oCrazy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Esposito scores with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Esposito .
oCrazy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito .
It looked like oCrazy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esposito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Esposito scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito lunges at oCrazy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by oCrazy's hand.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but oCrazy moves away.
oCrazy cracks Esposito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
oCrazy lands with a kick to the temple. Esposito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito '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.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! oCrazy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Esposito - the referee stops the clock and oCrazy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Esposito . oCrazy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Esposito misses with a low kick as oCrazy jumps back.
oCrazy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Esposito throws a push kick but oCrazy slaps the foot to one side.
Esposito jabs at oCrazy's body.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
oCrazy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
oCrazy throws a shot to the body.
oCrazy tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito throws a low kick but it's checked well by oCrazy.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito swings for the body but oCrazy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy tries a head kick but it misses.
oCrazy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito lands with a straight right. oCrazy didn't see that one coming.
oCrazy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Esposito tries a quick counter leg kick but oCrazy is wise to it.
Esposito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
oCrazy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
oCrazy connects with a right hand. Esposito shakes it off.
oCrazy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
oCrazy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito lands a lovely overhand right.
oCrazy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Esposito moves out of range as oCrazy throws a body kick.
Esposito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before oCrazy can pounce on him.
oCrazy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito throws a jab when oCrazy was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Esposito .
oCrazy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from oCrazy.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but oCrazy saw it coming and moves away.
oCrazy throws a wild body kick that Esposito sees coming a mile off.
Esposito jabs at oCrazy's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . oCrazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like oCrazy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but oCrazy moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
Esposito throws a leg kick but oCrazy moved away.
Esposito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by oCrazy.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
oCrazy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Esposito !
Esposito blocks the body kick.
oCrazy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by oCrazy. oCrazy obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito avoids a kick to the body.
Esposito let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
oCrazy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Esposito scores with a kick to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Esposito !
oCrazy walks into a stiff left hand from Esposito .
oCrazy throws a push kick but Esposito slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Esposito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Esposito slips a straight right by oCrazy.
oCrazy blocks the body kick.
oCrazy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Esposito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from oCrazy.
Esposito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on oCrazy if he has to take too many more of those.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
oCrazy just misses with a punch to the body.
oCrazy throws a low kick, looking for Esposito 's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Esposito blocks the low kick.
oCrazy ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito .
oCrazy throws a low kick, looking for Esposito 's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Esposito connects with a looping right hand.
Esposito checks a low kick from oCrazy.
Esposito appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from oCrazy.
Esposito scores with a jab to the jaw.
oCrazy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
oCrazy looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by oCrazy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Esposito - that will leave a mark!
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and oCrazy counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
oCrazy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
oCrazy misses with a looping right.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
oCrazy misses the shot to the body.
Esposito doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks oCrazy off balance momentarily.
Esposito lets loose with a powerful body kick. oCrazy will feel that in the morning.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but oCrazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
oCrazy throws a body kick that misses.
Esposito throws a lazy uppercut
and oCrazy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito .
A kick lands to the mid section there for oCrazy.
Esposito is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice shot lands for Esposito .
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like oCrazy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but oCrazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
oCrazy scores with a head kick. Esposito tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Esposito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
oCrazy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Esposito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by oCrazy.
Esposito throws a body punch but oCrazy moves out of range.
oCrazy scores with a sloppy right hand. Esposito should have avoided that one.
oCrazy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Esposito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Esposito throws a front kick that sends oCrazy stumbling back into the cage.
oCrazy lands a nice hook to Esposito 's body. Esposito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but oCrazy moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from oCrazy misses the target.
oCrazy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and oCrazy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
oCrazy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
oCrazy looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito .
oCrazy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Esposito .
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from oCrazy.
A countering left hand to the body from Esposito misses.
oCrazy tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito .
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from oCrazy.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but oCrazy moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
Esposito throws a body punch but oCrazy moves out of range.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
oCrazy misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito .
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
oCrazy throws a leg kick but Esposito checks it.
oCrazy moves into the clinch.
oCrazy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
oCrazy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito .
oCrazy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
oCrazy is leaning against Esposito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
oCrazy misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Esposito .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as oCrazy controls the action.
oCrazy misses with some punches.
oCrazy digs a right hand underneath Esposito 's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
oCrazy digs a right hand underneath Esposito 's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esposito blocking some punches.
oCrazy blocking some punches.
oCrazy tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
oCrazy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
oCrazy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
oCrazy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Idi oCrazy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
oCrazy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Esposito blocks a low kick nicely.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses oCrazy's front leg but catches the back leg as oCrazy tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Esposito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
oCrazy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
oCrazy blocks a head kick by Esposito .
oCrazy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito .
oCrazy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
oCrazy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
oCrazy misses the shot to the body.
Esposito throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Esposito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent oCrazy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito .
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Esposito checks a leg kick.
oCrazy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
oCrazy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito .
oCrazy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Esposito appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
oCrazy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
Some bone on bone action there as oCrazy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
oCrazy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
oCrazy blocks a leg kick.
oCrazy throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
oCrazy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito .
oCrazy moves in looking to clinch but Esposito pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . oCrazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito slips a jab from oCrazy.
Esposito throws the left hand but oCrazy avoids the punch easily.
Idi oCrazy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crunch! Esposito slams his shin into oCrazy's torso.
oCrazy checks a low kick from Esposito .
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses oCrazy's sensitive parts.
oCrazy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Esposito counters with a right hand to the body.
oCrazy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
oCrazy ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
oCrazy clinches.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito .
oCrazy misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
oCrazy blocks a body shot from Esposito .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
oCrazy is trying to stall.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt oCrazy or not.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as oCrazy controls his hands.
oCrazy lands a nice uppercut.
oCrazy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as oCrazy controls the action.
Good body shot from oCrazy.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
oCrazy blocking some punches.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with oCrazy's elbow.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
oCrazy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Esposito s head.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
oCrazy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
oCrazy scores with a nice hook to the head.
oCrazy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
oCrazy blocking some punches.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
oCrazy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from oCrazy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for oCrazy.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for oCrazy.
A head punch on the inside from oCrazy fails to land.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
oCrazy tries to work over Esposito 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esposito 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 46:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Esposito ! Dante Esposito retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Dante Esposito thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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