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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Fardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fardy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smack My Bitch Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Fardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fardy scores with a hook.
Escargesa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escargesa misses with a double jab
enabling Fardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Escargesa throws a right and a left that Fardy avoids nicely.
Escargesa checks a leg kick.
Escargesa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fardy can pounce on him.
Escargesa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Josh Fardy has been cut.
Escargesa slips a jab from Fardy.
Fardy moves away from the strike by Escargesa.
Escargesa misses the shot to the body.
Fardy blocks a jab.
Fardy wants to slow Escargesa down by chopping away at his legs.
Escargesa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vincent Escargesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fardy is looking to chop away at Escargesa's legs.
Escargesa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fardy.
Escargesa throws a body punch but Fardy moves out of range.
Escargesa misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Fardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fardy throws a body punch but Escargesa moves out of range.
Escargesa misses with the combination.
Fardy staying out of range there.
Fardy scores with a head kick. Escargesa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Escargesa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fardy. Fardy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fardy slips a straight right by Escargesa.
Fardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fardy ducks under a wild hook from Escargesa.
Fardy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Escargesa just manages to avoid it.
Escargesa throws a good cross that connects.
Fardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escargesa. That did some damage!
Escargesa throws out a loose jab but Fardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escargesa digs a good hook to Fardy's body.
Fardy throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escargesa moves out of range as Fardy strikes.
Escargesa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fardy throwing a counter right hand but Escargesa manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Fardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fardy clobbers Escargesa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escargesa throws a hook to the side of Fardy's head but Fardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fardy throws a shot from downtown. Escargesa moves away and avoids it.
Escargesa throws a big shot that misses.
Escargesa looks to throw the jab but Fardy is out of range.
A left and a right from Escargesa both land. Nice combination.
Fardy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Escargesa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Escargesa.
Escargesa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fardy moves away.
Fardy is looking to counter punch.
Fardy scores with a head kick. Escargesa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escargesa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escargesa moves out of range of the body kick from Fardy.
Escargesa throws a body punch but Fardy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fardy looks for the body kick but Escargesa saw that one coming.
Escargesa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Escargesa loads up on a big right hand but Fardy slips the punch.
Fardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escargesa.
A jab from Escargesa misses.
Fardy throws a lazy body kick
and Escargesa counters with a stiff right hand.
Escargesa ducks under a wild hook from Fardy.
Escargesa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escargesa moves out of range of the body kick.
Fardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escargesa misses with a looping left.
Escargesa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fardy misses with a hook. Escargesa ducked under it nicely.
Escargesa throws a big shot that misses.
Fardy tried to counter with a leg kick but Escargesa avoided it.
Escargesa throws a shot from downtown. Fardy moves away and avoids it.
Fardy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escargesa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fardy has time to react.
Escargesa misses with a looping right.
Escargesa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fardy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A bone on bone clash there as Escargesa blocks the leg kick.
Escargesa cracks Fardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escargesa's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Escargesa.
Escargesa avoids a kick to the body.
Escargesa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fardy.
Fardy misses with a looping left.
Escargesa throws a right hand that Fardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Fardy also avoids with ease.
Escargesa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fardy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escargesa.
Fardy walks into a straight right hand from Escargesa.
Fardy throws a nice head kick!
Escargesa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Escargesa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Fardy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Escargesa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fardy thows a body kick. Escargesa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Escargesa misses with a two punch combination.
Escargesa lands a jab to the nose.
Fardy lands a body shot.
Fardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fardy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fardy.
Escargesa throws the left hand but Fardy avoids the punch easily.
Fardy slips a jab from Escargesa.
Fardy misses with a head kick.
Escargesa looks to land a combination but Fardy avoids it well.
Vincent Escargesa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fardy scores with a head kick. Escargesa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escargesa misses with a body punch
and Fardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Fardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Escargesa.
Fardy drops his hands momentarily and Escargesa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fardy lands a high kick!
Escargesa is rocked!
Escargesa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vincent Escargesa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fardy is looking to slow Escargesa down with leg kicks.
Escargesa misses with a wild combination.
Escargesa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fardy takes one on the button.
Escargesa jabs Fardy right on the nose. Fardy blinks but takes it well.
Fardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escargesa lands an overhand right.
Fardy is rocked!
Escargesa closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Fardy out cold! Fardy corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Escargesa!
After winning the bout, Vincent Escargesa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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