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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 28, 2025 |
#R1#
Sharp with a poor takedown
and Esperanza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonel Esperanza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esperanza misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Esperanza pushes Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Esperanza manages to break the clinch.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Esperanza as he avoids it easily.
Esperanza fails to land with a series of punches.
Esperanza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sharp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esperanza misses with a looping right.
Esperanza throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
Sharp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Esperanza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sharp somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esperanza.
Esperanza misses the jab.
Sharp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Esperanza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1##TD#
Sharp closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Esperanza quickly recovers to half guard.
Sharp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sharp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sharp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Esperanza is trying to stand.
#ES2#
Esperanza kicks off Sharp and gets to his feet.
Esperanza tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Esperanza - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp misses with some punches.
Esperanza prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Esperanza manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Esperanza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharp has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Esperanza after a bit of a struggle.
Sharp is breathing heavily.#T2#
Esperanza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Esperanza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esperanza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Esperanza stalks Sharp and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sharp's face. Sharp staggers backwards, shaken.
Esperanza scores with a sloppy right hand. Sharp should have avoided that one.
Esperanza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sharp swivels and escapes.
Esperanza lands a glancing blow to the side of Sharp's head.
Esperanza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sharp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice sprawl there from Esperanza as Sharp shoots in.
Esperanza with the counter takedown but Sharp avoids it easily.
Esperanza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Esperanza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Esperanza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC2#Sharp is rocked!
Sharp is holding his hands too far apart here. Esperanza throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sharp is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonel Esperanza! |
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