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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Esch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Esch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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312 lbs
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176 cm
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255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Esch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson McGregor !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esch lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Benson McGregor has been cut.
McGregor defending well as Esch loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Esch's shoulder, as Esch tries to avoid the shot.
McGregor staying out of range there.
McGregor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Esch throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Esch to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
Eric Esch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor blocks a jab.
Esch lands a nice shot that snaps McGregor 's head back.
Esch catches McGregor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Esch misses.
McGregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGregor tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
Esch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esch throws a body shot but no joy.
Esch blocks a jab.
Esch wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Esch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGregor misses the jab.
Esch misses with a hook
and McGregor counters with a left to the body.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGregor looks to land a left hand but Esch moved out of range nicely.
Esch tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from McGregor misses.
McGregor works the jab nicely.
Esch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Esch slips a straight right by McGregor .
It looked like Esch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esch lands a head shot.
Esch throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
McGregor slips a straight right by Esch.
A little jabbing left from McGregor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Esch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Esch. That snapped McGregor 's head back.
Esch throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esch looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Esch lands a really nice looking cross but McGregor seems unphased.
McGregor lands with a nice combination. Esch backs away looking to recover.
Esch needs to keep his hands up - McGregor had a free shot at his head there.
McGregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
Esch throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor scores with a hook to the body. Esch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Esch misses with the combination.
Esch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGregor scores with a decent looking hook.
Esch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
McGregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esch works over McGregor 's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Esch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGregor misses with a hook.
Esch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Esch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Esch duly obliges.
Esch ducks under a wild hook from McGregor .
Esch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Esch throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esch.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGregor misses with a hook. Esch ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Esch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson McGregor '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.
Esch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Esch.
Esch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
McGregor is looking to clinch.
Esch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGregor to score with a decent uppercut.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Esch throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
McGregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esch swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGregor , as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esch. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eric Esch is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esch was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor .
Esch lands a front kick to the face, that drops McGregor to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Esch connects with a right hand. McGregor shakes it off.
McGregor is rocked!
McGregor is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Esch doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! McGregor crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in McGregor 's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Esch!
Eric Esch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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