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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Idi oCrazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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157 lbs
37 - 20 - 0 |
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161 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Idi oCrazy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling oCrazy to score with a decent uppercut.
oCrazy avoids the body shot from Esposito .
Esposito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been hearing reports that oCrazy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito lands with a shot to the body.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Esposito lands a glancing blow to the side of oCrazy's head.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
A head kick from oCrazy lands but Esposito takes it in his stride.
It looks like Dante Esposito has been cut.
oCrazy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esposito has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
oCrazy attempts a counter takedown but Esposito avoids it well and moves away.
oCrazy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito tries a quick counter leg kick but oCrazy is wise to it.
oCrazy loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from oCrazy.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
oCrazy throwing a counter right hand but Esposito manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Esposito .
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Esposito throws a front kick that sends oCrazy stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
oCrazy throws a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
oCrazy moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
oCrazy connects with an inside leg kick.
Esposito throws a low kick, looking for oCrazy's leg but oCrazy calmly moves out of range.
Esposito moves out of range as oCrazy strikes.
oCrazy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Esposito 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Esposito duly obliges.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and oCrazy moves out of range easily.
Esposito throws a leg kick but oCrazy checks it.
Esposito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from oCrazy.
oCrazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
oCrazy slips under a jab from Esposito .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice cross by Esposito .
Esposito scores with the left hand. oCrazy knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from oCrazy misses.
oCrazy throws a wild body kick that Esposito sees coming a mile off.
Esposito pivots, looking for a leg kick but oCrazy is out of range and Esposito settles back down.
oCrazy moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Esposito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
oCrazy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
oCrazy avoids a kick to the body.
oCrazy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Esposito .
oCrazy avoids the head kick by Esposito .
Esposito throws a series of punches but oCrazy avoids them all with ease.
Esposito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with a head kick.
Esposito appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Esposito .
oCrazy tries to land a front kick but Esposito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Esposito .
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esposito throws a push kick but oCrazy slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for oCrazy.
oCrazy takes one to the chin there.
Esposito lands with an uppercut that bounces oCrazy off the cage and back into range.
Esposito throws a front kick that sends oCrazy stumbling back into the cage.
oCrazy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esposito .
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
oCrazy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
oCrazy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esposito 's head backwards.
oCrazy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
oCrazy looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito works oCrazy's body with a nice hook.
oCrazy lands a big head kick that sends Esposito tumbling to the mat! oCrazy takes a step backwards and waves Esposito back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Esposito is rocked!
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Esposito is still on wobbly legs! Can oCrazy finish him?
Esposito swings for the body but oCrazy moves out of range.
oCrazy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
oCrazy misses with a straight right.
Esposito doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Esposito seems to have recovered his senses.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Esposito catches oCrazy right on the button with a cross.
oCrazy lands a big head kick that sends Esposito tumbling to the mat! oCrazy takes a step backwards and waves Esposito back to his feet - he wants the finish!
oCrazy defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
oCrazy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
oCrazy 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.
oCrazy sizes up Esposito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
oCrazy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esposito lands a nice looking body kick.
oCrazy throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dante Esposito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
oCrazy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito throws out a counter right but oCrazy avoids it with no problem.
Esposito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Esposito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before oCrazy has time to react.
oCrazy throws a head kick that misses
and Esposito makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. oCrazy really felt that one!
A head kick misses from oCrazy.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito connects with a looping right hand.
oCrazy checks the leg kick nicely there.
oCrazy tries to counter with a takedown but Esposito is quick to defend against it.
oCrazy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether oCrazy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
oCrazy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Esposito checks a leg kick.
oCrazy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Esposito .
Esposito looks for the body kick but oCrazy saw that one coming.
Dante Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
oCrazy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito . That's going to slow oCrazy down.
oCrazy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Esposito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! oCrazy scrambles back to his feet.
oCrazy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
Esposito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Esposito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And oCrazy counters with a quick kick to the body but Esposito blocks it.
oCrazy throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a good, hard body kick but oCrazy shrugs it off.
oCrazy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
oCrazy moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
Esposito looks to land a body kick but oCrazy moved away.
A swing and a miss from Esposito .
oCrazy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Esposito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
oCrazy thows a leg kick but Esposito checks it
and Esposito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from oCrazy misses the target.
oCrazy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Esposito finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
oCrazy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crunch! Esposito slams his shin into oCrazy's torso.
oCrazy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Esposito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
oCrazy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
oCrazy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
oCrazy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
oCrazy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Esposito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
oCrazy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito .
oCrazy is looking to score with low kicks.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on oCrazy's shoulder, as oCrazy tries to avoid the shot.
oCrazy tries to score with a low kick but Esposito moves his leg out of the way.
oCrazy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
oCrazy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
oCrazy misses with a head kick.
oCrazy scores with the left hand. Esposito knows he should have avoided that one.
oCrazy digs a good hook to Esposito 's body.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Esposito lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Esposito .
oCrazy throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
oCrazy tried to counter with a leg kick but Esposito avoided it.
oCrazy 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.
Esposito throws a leg kick but oCrazy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
oCrazy feinted with a counter takedown.
oCrazy misses with a kick to the body.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping oCrazy at a distance.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Esposito , right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy throws out a leg kick but Esposito moves out of range and oCrazy only half commits.
Esposito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as oCrazy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
oCrazy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
oCrazy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
oCrazy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
oCrazy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Esposito scores with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Esposito .
oCrazy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito .
It looked like oCrazy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esposito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Esposito scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito lunges at oCrazy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by oCrazy's hand.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but oCrazy moves away.
oCrazy cracks Esposito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
oCrazy lands with a kick to the temple. Esposito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito '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.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! oCrazy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Esposito - the referee stops the clock and oCrazy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Esposito . oCrazy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Esposito misses with a low kick as oCrazy jumps back.
oCrazy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Esposito throws a push kick but oCrazy slaps the foot to one side.
Esposito jabs at oCrazy's body.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
oCrazy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
oCrazy throws a shot to the body.
oCrazy tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito throws a low kick but it's checked well by oCrazy.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito swings for the body but oCrazy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy tries a head kick but it misses.
oCrazy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito lands with a straight right. oCrazy didn't see that one coming.
oCrazy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Esposito tries a quick counter leg kick but oCrazy is wise to it.
Esposito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
oCrazy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
oCrazy connects with a right hand. Esposito shakes it off.
oCrazy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
oCrazy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito lands a lovely overhand right.
oCrazy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Esposito moves out of range as oCrazy throws a body kick.
Esposito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before oCrazy can pounce on him.
oCrazy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito throws a jab when oCrazy was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Esposito .
oCrazy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from oCrazy.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but oCrazy saw it coming and moves away.
oCrazy throws a wild body kick that Esposito sees coming a mile off.
Esposito jabs at oCrazy's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . oCrazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like oCrazy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but oCrazy moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
Esposito throws a leg kick but oCrazy moved away.
Esposito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by oCrazy.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
oCrazy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Esposito !
Esposito blocks the body kick.
oCrazy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by oCrazy. oCrazy obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito avoids a kick to the body.
Esposito let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
oCrazy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Esposito scores with a kick to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Esposito !
oCrazy walks into a stiff left hand from Esposito .
oCrazy throws a push kick but Esposito slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Esposito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Esposito slips a straight right by oCrazy.
oCrazy blocks the body kick.
oCrazy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Esposito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from oCrazy.
Esposito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on oCrazy if he has to take too many more of those.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
oCrazy just misses with a punch to the body.
oCrazy throws a low kick, looking for Esposito 's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Esposito blocks the low kick.
oCrazy ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito .
oCrazy throws a low kick, looking for Esposito 's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Esposito connects with a looping right hand.
Esposito checks a low kick from oCrazy.
Esposito appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from oCrazy.
Esposito scores with a jab to the jaw.
oCrazy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
oCrazy looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by oCrazy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Esposito - that will leave a mark!
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and oCrazy counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
oCrazy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
oCrazy misses with a looping right.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
oCrazy misses the shot to the body.
Esposito doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks oCrazy off balance momentarily.
Esposito lets loose with a powerful body kick. oCrazy will feel that in the morning.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but oCrazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
oCrazy throws a body kick that misses.
Esposito throws a lazy uppercut
and oCrazy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito .
A kick lands to the mid section there for oCrazy.
Esposito is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice shot lands for Esposito .
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like oCrazy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but oCrazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
oCrazy scores with a head kick. Esposito tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Esposito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
oCrazy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Esposito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by oCrazy.
Esposito throws a body punch but oCrazy moves out of range.
oCrazy scores with a sloppy right hand. Esposito should have avoided that one.
oCrazy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Esposito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Esposito throws a front kick that sends oCrazy stumbling back into the cage.
oCrazy lands a nice hook to Esposito 's body. Esposito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but oCrazy moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from oCrazy misses the target.
oCrazy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and oCrazy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
oCrazy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
oCrazy looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito .
oCrazy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Esposito .
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from oCrazy.
A countering left hand to the body from Esposito misses.
oCrazy tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito .
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from oCrazy.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but oCrazy moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
Esposito throws a body punch but oCrazy moves out of range.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
oCrazy misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito .
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
oCrazy throws a leg kick but Esposito checks it.
oCrazy moves into the clinch.
oCrazy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
oCrazy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito .
oCrazy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
oCrazy is leaning against Esposito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
oCrazy misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Esposito .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as oCrazy controls the action.
oCrazy misses with some punches.
oCrazy digs a right hand underneath Esposito 's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
oCrazy digs a right hand underneath Esposito 's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esposito blocking some punches.
oCrazy blocking some punches.
oCrazy tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
oCrazy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
oCrazy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
oCrazy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Idi oCrazy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
oCrazy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Esposito blocks a low kick nicely.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses oCrazy's front leg but catches the back leg as oCrazy tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Esposito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
oCrazy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
oCrazy blocks a head kick by Esposito .
oCrazy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito .
oCrazy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
oCrazy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
oCrazy misses the shot to the body.
Esposito throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Esposito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent oCrazy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito .
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Esposito checks a leg kick.
oCrazy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
oCrazy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito .
oCrazy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Esposito appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
oCrazy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
Some bone on bone action there as oCrazy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
oCrazy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
oCrazy blocks a leg kick.
oCrazy throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
oCrazy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito .
oCrazy moves in looking to clinch but Esposito pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . oCrazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito slips a jab from oCrazy.
Esposito throws the left hand but oCrazy avoids the punch easily.
Idi oCrazy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crunch! Esposito slams his shin into oCrazy's torso.
oCrazy checks a low kick from Esposito .
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses oCrazy's sensitive parts.
oCrazy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Esposito counters with a right hand to the body.
oCrazy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
oCrazy ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
oCrazy clinches.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito .
oCrazy misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
oCrazy blocks a body shot from Esposito .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
oCrazy is trying to stall.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt oCrazy or not.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as oCrazy controls his hands.
oCrazy lands a nice uppercut.
oCrazy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as oCrazy controls the action.
Good body shot from oCrazy.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
oCrazy blocking some punches.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with oCrazy's elbow.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
oCrazy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Esposito s head.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
oCrazy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
oCrazy scores with a nice hook to the head.
oCrazy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
oCrazy blocking some punches.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
oCrazy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from oCrazy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for oCrazy.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for oCrazy.
A head punch on the inside from oCrazy fails to land.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
oCrazy tries to work over Esposito 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esposito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Esposito ! Dante Esposito retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Dante Esposito thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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