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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Esposito (ranked 644 p4p, 523 weight class) and Léopold Béliveau (ranked 90 p4p, 69 weight class). Léopold Béliveau acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Léopold Béliveau!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Béliveau.
Esposito moves in looking to clinch but Béliveau pushes him off.
Béliveau feints a counter leg kick.
Béliveau connects with a body shot.
Esposito tries to bum rush Béliveau with a series of wild strikes but Béliveau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been told by Esposito's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esposito scores with a jab to the body.
Béliveau misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito throws a hook to the side of Béliveau's head but Béliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've been informed that Béliveau 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.
Esposito on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Esposito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Béliveau throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito scores with a decent looking hook.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Béliveau.
Esposito moves in looking to clinch but Béliveau pushes him off.
Esposito closes the distance and clinches.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Béliveau.
Béliveau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Béliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Béliveau avoids it.
Béliveau stalling the fight.
Esposito tries to work over Béliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito is trying to stall.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Béliveau.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito controlling the action here for a moment.
Esposito tries to stall but Béliveau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Béliveau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Béliveau breaks from the clinch.
Esposito walks into a straight right hand from Béliveau.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a body kick
and Béliveau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Béliveau throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Béliveau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Béliveau misses with a series of wild punches.
Esposito tries to clinch but Béliveau moves out of range.
Béliveau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Esposito moves into the clinch successfully.
Béliveau misses with the head strike.
Béliveau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esposito moves out of range as Béliveau strikes.
Béliveau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esposito lands a head kick!
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Béliveau to score with a decent uppercut.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick from Béliveau.
Béliveau might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Béliveau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Béliveau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito scores with a jab.
Béliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Béliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Leonardo Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Béliveau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Esposito misses.
Béliveau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esposito.
A leg kick checked by Esposito.
A punch combination from Esposito misses.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch but Béliveau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Esposito.
Esposito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Esposito moves into the clinch.
Béliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Béliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Béliveau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Béliveau blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a wild combination.
Béliveau throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Béliveau.
Béliveau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Esposito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esposito swings for the body but Béliveau moves out of range.
Jab from Béliveau.
Esposito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Béliveau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esposito's head backwards.
Béliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito scores with a nice right hand.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Béliveau.
Esposito jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Béliveau lands with a nice body punch.
Béliveau 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.
Béliveau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Esposito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Béliveau scrambles back to his feet.
Esposito throws a series of punches but Béliveau moves out of range.
Béliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.
Esposito blocks a leg kick.
Esposito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Béliveau.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Léopold Béliveau will probably get the nod.
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.
Béliveau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Léopold Béliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Béliveau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Béliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Esposito doesn't manage to clinch there - Béliveau circles away.
Béliveau misses with a straight left.
Esposito tries to clinch up.
Esposito moves to clinch but Béliveau breaks away
and Béliveau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Béliveau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Béliveau connects with a nice looking jab.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Béliveau.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Béliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Béliveau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Béliveau.
Esposito takes one on the button.
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!
Béliveau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito.
Nice defenses there by Esposito.
Béliveau throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Béliveau.
Esposito feints and then cracks Béliveau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Béliveau down.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Béliveau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Esposito thuds a left hand into Béliveau's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Béliveau. Béliveau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Béliveau.
Béliveau throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Esposito tries to counter by clinching up but Béliveau breaks away and moves out of range.
Béliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Béliveau throws a leg kick but Esposito moved away.
Esposito throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Béliveau! But no joy.
Esposito digs a good hook to Béliveau's body.
Béliveau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Béliveau misses with a kick to the body.
Esposito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Béliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Béliveau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Béliveau throws a hook to the side of Esposito's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito lands with a hook. Béliveau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Béliveau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Béliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Leonardo Esposito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Béliveau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Béliveau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito darts in and clinches Béliveau up against the cage.
Béliveau breaks the clinch.
Esposito connects with a body shot that sends Béliveau's belly button to the back.
Béliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito misses with a series of wild punches.
Béliveau misses with an uppercut.
Béliveau lands a head shot.
Esposito is looking to clinch but Béliveau is avoiding it.
Béliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Béliveau throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Esposito.
Béliveau looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Béliveau lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Béliveau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esposito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Béliveau misses its intended target.
Béliveau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito lands an overhand right.
Béliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Béliveau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Esposito slips a straight right by Béliveau.
Esposito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Béliveau is out of range.
Béliveau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Esposito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Esposito takes one to the side of the head.
Béliveau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Béliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Esposito is looking to counter the offense by Béliveau and move into the clinch.
Esposito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Béliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Béliveau tries a head kick but it misses.
Béliveau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Béliveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito throwing a counter right hand but Béliveau manages to avoid it.
A combination from Béliveau does no damage.
Esposito throws a head kick that half lands.
Esposito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Béliveau throws a head kick that misses.
Esposito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Béliveau throws out the jab.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Esposito.
Esposito staying out of range there.
Béliveau throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esposito quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Béliveau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Béliveau, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Béliveau throws a jab when Esposito was well out of range.
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Léopold Béliveau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Béliveau misses the target.
Esposito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esposito moves into the clinch successfully.
Esposito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Béliveau working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Béliveau breaks from the clinch.
Esposito lands a high kick!
Esposito takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Béliveau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Béliveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Béliveau misses the jab.
Esposito looks to land a combination but Béliveau avoids it well.
Béliveau throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Béliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
Béliveau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Esposito does no damage.
Béliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito moves in looking to clinch but Béliveau pushes him off.
Esposito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Béliveau.
Béliveau misses with a straight right.
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Béliveau manages to avoid it.
Béliveau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito tries a low kick but Béliveau avoids it.
Béliveau throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Béliveau.
Esposito tries to clinch but Béliveau moves out of range.
Béliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito tries to clinch but Béliveau is having none of it.
Esposito tries to clinch but Béliveau is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito looks to land a combination but Béliveau avoids it well.
Béliveau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Béliveau swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Béliveau lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Béliveau misses.
Béliveau lands a jab to Esposito's midsection.
Esposito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Béliveau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Esposito goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Esposito punishes Béliveau's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito throws a push kick but Béliveau slaps the foot to one side.
Esposito fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Béliveau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Béliveau. That's going to slow Esposito down.
Béliveau misses the shot to the body.
Béliveau throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
Esposito tries to clinch up.
Béliveau clobbers Esposito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Béliveau tries to work over Esposito's front leg with a kick but Esposito checks it.
Béliveau takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Béliveau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Béliveau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito throws a head kick but Béliveau moves out of range.
Béliveau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Béliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Esposito wants to clinch.
A jab lands there for Béliveau.
Léopold Béliveau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Esposito drives through and clinches with Béliveau against the cage.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
Béliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is trying to stall.
Esposito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Béliveau letting Esposito take a breather here.
Leonardo Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Béliveau is keeping busy.
Béliveau prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Leonardo Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Léopold Béliveau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Béliveau 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Léopold Béliveau!
Our winner, Léopold Béliveau, 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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