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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Esposito (ranked 454 p4p, 550 weight class) and Light Uhp (ranked 55 p4p, 71 weight class). Light Uhp told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 10 - 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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Light Uhp!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uhp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esposito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uhp counters with a nice uppercut.
Esposito moves away from the strike by Uhp.
An inside leg kick lands from Uhp.
The crowd cheers as Uhp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Esposito doesn't seem phased though.
Esposito connects with a single shot there.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uhp scores with a punch to the head.
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 ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esposito tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Uhp releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A good leg kick by Esposito.
Esposito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esposito scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uhp manages to avoid it.
Esposito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uhp wants to land a leg kick but Esposito is out of range.
Uhp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uhp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Uhp misses with a head kick.
Esposito tries to counter by clinching up but Uhp breaks away and moves out of range.
Uhp clobbers Esposito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Esposito clinches up with Uhp and pushes him back against the cage.
Uhp misses with some punches.
Uhp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Uhp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uhp throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
Esposito defending well as Uhp loads up on a big left hand.
A nice combination there by Esposito.
Esposito moves into the clinch successfully.
Uhp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uhp keeps the fight on the outside.
Uhp connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Esposito momentarily.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uhp.
A nice leg kick from Esposito, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uhp.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito.
Uhp blocking some punches.
Uhp prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Uhp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito cracks Uhp with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Uhp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esposito wants to clinch up but Uhp keeps it at a distance.
Esposito lands an overhand right.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Esposito lands.
Leonardo Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito has managed to clinch.
Uhp is trying to break the clinch but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Uhp lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uhp.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Uhp.
Uhp breaks the clinch.
Uhp throws a jab when Esposito was well out of range.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uhp.
A big right from Esposito misses.
Esposito throws a head kick but Uhp moves out of range.
Esposito lands a jab to the nose.
Esposito wants to clinch up but Uhp keeps it at a distance.
Uhp misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uhp circles away quickly and effectively.
Uhp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Esposito closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Uhp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uhp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uhp moves out of range as Esposito throws a body kick.
Esposito fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito jabs Uhp right on the nose. Uhp blinks but takes it well.
Uhp throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Uhp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esposito backing away here, and Uhp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Uhp keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uhp! But no joy.
Uhp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Esposito.
Uhp throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Uhp slips the punch.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uhp has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Esposito misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uhp! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Esposito dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Esposito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uhp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esposito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uhp moves away.
Uhp flicks out a counter leg kick but Esposito steps away.
Uhp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uhp connects with a looping right hand.
Uhp misses with a hook.
Esposito tries to clinch up.
Leonardo Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito wants to clinch up but Uhp keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uhp misses with a looping right.
Esposito throws a head kick but Uhp moves out of range.
Uhp looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Esposito defending well as Uhp loads up on a big left hand.
Uhp throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Esposito moves in looking to clinch but Uhp pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Esposito lands.
Esposito looks to throw a body kick
and Uhp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Esposito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uhp throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito lands a nice hook to Uhp's body. Uhp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Esposito wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uhp! But no joy.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Uhp saw it coming and moves away.
Esposito throws a head kick but Uhp moves out of range.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Uhp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uhp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esposito staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Esposito throws a right and a left that Uhp avoids nicely.
Leonardo Esposito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uhp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Esposito.
Esposito tries to clinch up.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uhp just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito drives through and clinches with Uhp against the cage.
Uhp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Uhp.
Uhp breaks the clinch.
Uhp scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uhp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Esposito takes one on the button.
Esposito darts in trying to clinch
and Uhp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Esposito wants to clinch up but Uhp keeps it at a distance.
Uhp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Uhp slips under a jab from Esposito.
Esposito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uhp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uhp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito throws a hook but Uhp blocks it.
Uhp lands a jab.
Esposito lands a high kick!
Uhp swats away the attempt to clinch by Esposito.
Uhp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uhp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Uhp takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Esposito cracks Uhp with a good jab.
Uhp swats away the attempt to clinch by Esposito.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Uhp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esposito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uhp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uhp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Esposito.
Esposito connects with a looping right hand.
Uhp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
Esposito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Uhp let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Uhp.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leonardo Esposito will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Esposito misses with a kick to the body
and Uhp counters with a straight right hand.
Esposito wants to clinch.
Uhp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esposito moves to clinch but Uhp breaks away
and Uhp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Esposito thuds a left hand into Uhp's body.
Esposito connects with a looping right hand.
Esposito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Esposito throws a right and a left that Uhp avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uhp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uhp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uhp.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito tries to clinch but Uhp is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Esposito.
Uhp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uhp avoids a kick to the body.
Uhp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito.
Esposito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Esposito moves away from the strike by Uhp.
Uhp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito.
Esposito clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Uhp.
Uhp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uhp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Uhp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uhp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito throws a jab when Uhp was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Uhp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Uhp defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Uhp blocks the body kick.
Esposito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Uhp.
Uhp avoids the head kick by Esposito.
Uhp just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito wants to clinch
and Uhp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Uhp.
Esposito is rocked!
Uhp throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Oh Esposito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Esposito looks up at the clock. Bad move! Uhp lands a right hand from hell, dropping Esposito. Uhp pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Light Uhp!
Light Uhp bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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