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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kuchar (ranked 1296 p4p, 161 weight class) and Dante Esposito (ranked 1045 p4p, 133 weight class). Kuchar comes to the cage accompanied by 21 Savage - No Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Esposito !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuchar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Kuchar.
Kuchar tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Kuchar back against the cage.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuchar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuchar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuchar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Kuchar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Esposito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuchar struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body.
Kuchar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuchar blocks a body shot from Esposito .
Kuchar slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuchar or not.
Kuchar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuchar misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuchar misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuchar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuchar has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito .
A hook to the body from Kuchar.
Kuchar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuchar working aggressively here.
A short right from Esposito .
Esposito blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuchar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuchar swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuchar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Kuchar misses with a body punch.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuchar. Kuchar obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuchar sizes up Esposito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Esposito throws a good cross that connects.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuchar. That's going to slow Esposito down.
Kuchar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esposito scores with a jab.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut
and Esposito counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuchar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Esposito cracks Kuchar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuchar swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Kuchar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuchar momentarily.
Kuchar ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
Esposito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuchar tries to clinch up.
Matt Kuchar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Kuchar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar rushes Esposito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuchar misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar throws an elbow but it misses.
Esposito lands a body punch.
Esposito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kuchar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Kuchar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuchar.
Kuchar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuchar.
Esposito lands with a hook. Kuchar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuchar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Esposito misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Esposito misses
and Kuchar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuchar lands a right hook to the body.
Kuchar missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuchar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Esposito manages to circle out of the way.
Kuchar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esposito .
Kuchar is looking to counter with head kicks.
Esposito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Esposito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Esposito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuchar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuchar rushes Esposito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuchar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuchar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuchar stalls.
Esposito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuchar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito .
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Kuchar will probably get the nod.
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.
Kuchar misses with a low kick.
Kuchar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito .
Esposito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Esposito swings for the body but Kuchar moves out of range.
Kuchar misses the body punch
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dante Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuchar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuchar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuchar.
Esposito scores with a one two! Kuchar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuchar is rocked!
It looks like Matt Kuchar has been cut.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuchar.
Esposito throws a big counter head kick but Kuchar avoids it with no problem.
Oh Kuchar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuchar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuchar seems to have got his legs back now.
Esposito slips under a jab from Kuchar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Esposito ! But no joy.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito looks to land a combination but Kuchar avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuchar tries to clinch there but Esposito circles away.
The fighters circling - Kuchar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuchar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito cracks Kuchar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuchar.
Esposito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Kuchar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuchar lands with a straight right. Esposito didn't see that one coming.
Kuchar moves to clinch but Esposito breaks away
and Esposito counters with a head kick that drops Kuchar to the mat! Kuchar scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kuchar wants to clinch.
Esposito throws an overhand right that drops Kuchar like a sack of potatoes! Esposito dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Esposito !
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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