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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Esposito (ranked 680 p4p, 692 weight class) and Jones Anderson (ranked 81 p4p, 83 weight class). Leonardo Esposito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.
Anderson punishes Esposito's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Esposito's front leg but catches the back leg as Esposito tries to avoid it.
Esposito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Esposito misses with a two punch combination.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Esposito's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Esposito throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Esposito dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Esposito tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Esposito scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jones Anderson has been cut.
Anderson cracks Esposito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson thows a body kick. Esposito tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Anderson connects with a high kick.
Esposito throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Esposito is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Esposito tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Esposito moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Esposito wants to clinch.
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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Esposito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
A solid body kick from Anderson.
Anderson throws the left hand but Esposito avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Esposito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esposito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson delivers a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Esposito is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Esposito throws a lazy body kick
and Esposito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Esposito rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Esposito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson is stalling here.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Esposito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Esposito stalls.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Esposito dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Esposito avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Esposito takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Esposito - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Esposito seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Esposito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
Esposito working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Anderson works on Esposito's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Esposito 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jones Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esposito throws a leg kick that misses.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson scores with a head kick.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Esposito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonardo Esposito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Jones Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Esposito. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Esposito scores with a body shot.
Esposito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Esposito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Esposito misses with a double jab.
Esposito displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonardo Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands a jab to Esposito's midsection.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Esposito's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Esposito fails to land with a series of punches.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito checks a leg kick nicely.
Esposito is looking to counter punch.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Esposito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson thumps Esposito with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson slips under a jab from Esposito.
Anderson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esposito with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson jabs Esposito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Esposito lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Esposito.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson 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.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Esposito defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Esposito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Esposito.
Esposito wants to clinch.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Esposito's legs.
Esposito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Anderson.
Esposito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Esposito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Esposito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Esposito moved away.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Esposito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Esposito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito scores with a kick to the body.
Esposito doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Esposito tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Nice body kick from Anderson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jones Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson lands a big head kick that sends Esposito tumbling to the mat! Anderson takes a step backwards and waves Esposito back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Esposito is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh Esposito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Esposito seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Esposito.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson drops Esposito with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Esposito! Anderson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jones Anderson!
Our winner, Jones Anderson, 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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