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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Esquire (ranked 5692 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Foster (ranked 25558 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Esquire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Foster!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esquire scores with a takedown into Foster's guard.
Esquire wants to control from the top but Foster keeps moving.
Esquire pushes down on Foster's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Esquire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Foster is trying is best to control the position here.
Esquire prevents Foster from improving his position.
Esquire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Esquire passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster dodges the ground and pound from Esquire.
Esquire wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Foster, who protects the arm well.
Esquire has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esquire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Esquire is keen to just control but Foster is a slippery customer.
Esquire controlling the action here.
Foster looking for submissions off his back.
Esquire is looking for a kimura but Foster is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Esquire to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster is trying to stand.
Foster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Esquire.
Esquire is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Foster wants to control but Esquire is keeping busy.
Foster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Esquire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foster is staying active underneath Esquire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Esquire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Foster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esquire seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Esquire looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Foster trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Esquire takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Esquire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Esquire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Esquire is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Esquire works his foot free and advances to mount.
Esquire controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Esquire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Esquire feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Esquire gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jason Esquire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Esquire stuffs the takedown attempt from Foster. Foster gets slowly back to his feet.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Esquire as he jumps to the side.
Esquire shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esquire trying to control but Foster is working from the bottom.
Esquire passes Foster's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Esquire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Foster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esquire passes to full mount!
Esquire wants to control the pace but Foster is squirming around nicely.
Esquire is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Esquire wants to take Foster's back here but Foster is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Esquire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foster can do to turn this around?
Esquire get's back to his feet.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
Jason Esquire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Foster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esquire shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Esquire showed some decent athleticism there.
Foster wants to stand back up but Esquire manages to pass into side control.
Jason Esquire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Esquire creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Foster takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esquire tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Esquire has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Esquire is trying to get an arm triangle but Foster is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esquire tries for a kimura but Foster is defending well.
Esquire is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Foster knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esquire creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Esquire wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Foster, who protects the arm well.
Esquire is looking to take a break and control but Foster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foster is trying to improve his position.
Esquire laying and praying for a moment but Foster takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esquire prevents Foster from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Esquire dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Foster closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foster lands in his opponent's guard.
Esquire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Esquire is trying to keep Foster in close.
Esquire is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Foster is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster content to stall in guard here.
Foster looking to sit in guard and control but Esquire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esquire drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Esquire jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Foster controls Esquire momentarily but Esquire frees himself.
Esquire is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Foster is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Foster has escaped and now he's on top!
Esquire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Foster is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esquire working for a triangle but Foster defends it easily.
Foster scoring with punches to the head and body.
Foster must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Esquire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Foster wants to control from the top but Esquire keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esquire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Esquire has his hands on Foster's head, controlling the position.
Foster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esquire is keeping the position for now.
Esquire looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Esquire is on top in guard.
Sean Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Esquire stacks Foster on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Esquire!
Foster struggling a bit here.
Esquire tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Esquire has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jason Esquire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esquire in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Esquire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esquire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Esquire!
Jason Esquire was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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