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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Eberle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenix Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good takedowns
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Eberle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fenix Espada!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberle moves forwards but Espada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eberle cracks Espada with an open hand slap.
Eberle throws a hook but Espada avoids it easily.
Eberle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eberle throws a right and a left that Espada avoids nicely.
Espada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Espada misses with a looping right.
Eberle throws a body punch but Espada moves out of range.
Eberle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Espada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eberle manages to avoid it.
Espada lands an overhand right.
Eberle lunges at Espada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Espada's hand.
Espada checks a leg kick.
Espada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eberle was well out of range. Poor timing from Espada.
Espada throws a hook to the side of Eberle's head but Eberle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Espada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Espada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Eberle.
Eberle misses with a left hand
and Espada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eberle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eberle throws a hook but Espada blocks it.
The fighters circling - Eberle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Espada works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Espada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Espada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eberle. Eberle obviously looking to wear him down.
Eberle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Espada.
Eberle throws a big shot that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eberle misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eberle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Espada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Espada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Espada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Espada lands.
Espada misses with a right hand
and Eberle counters with a straight right hand.
Eberle scores with a jab. Espada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eberle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Espada.
A shot to the liver by Eberle. Beautiful body shot.
Espada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Espada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eberle.
Eberle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Espada thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espada moves into the clinch successfully.
Espada has Eberle pressed against the cage, preventing Eberle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Espada misses with a body punch.
Eberle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Espada has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Eberle as the two fighters clinch.
Espada stalling against the cage.
Espada misses with a body punch.
Eberle prevents a body shot from Espada.
Eberle manages to break the clinch.
Espada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espada clobbers Eberle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Espada moves out of range of the strikes.
Eberle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Espada is out of range.
Espada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Espada misses with a looping left.
Espada scores with a sloppy right hand. Eberle should have avoided that one.
Espada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Espada connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eberle looks to land a combination. Espada sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Fenix Espada has been cut.
Espada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eberle cracks Espada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Espada misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eberle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Eberle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fenix Espada's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eberle scores with a hook.
Espada throws an overhand right that lands on Eberle's shoulder, as Eberle tries to avoid the shot.
Eberle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espada was well out of range. Poor timing from Eberle.
Eberle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eberle dodges the punch combination from Espada.
Espada checks a leg kick.
Eberle ducks under a wild hook from Espada.
Eberle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Espada tries to close the distance and clinch but Eberle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eberle tries to score with a low kick but Espada moves his leg out of the way.
Espada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Eberle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eberle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberle connects with an inside leg kick.
Espada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eberle on the side of the head.
Eberle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Espada.
Eberle throws a big shot that misses.
Espada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eberle.
Eberle slips a straight right by Espada.
Espada lands a jab to the head.
Eberle lands with an uppercut that bounces Espada off the cage and back into rage.
Eberle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Espada tries to clinch up.
A big right from Eberle misses.
Espada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Espada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eberle momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Espada.
The fighters circling - Eberle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Espada misses with a shot to the body
and Eberle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Espada's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eberle misses with a lunging right hand
and Espada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eberle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eberle misses with an uppercut.
Eberle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Espada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eberle.
Eberle scores with a nice head shot.
Eberle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan Eberle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Espada slips under a jab.
Eberle tries to work over Espada's front leg with a kick but Espada checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espada.
Eberle throws a jab but it's blocked by Espada.
Eberle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eberle stuns Espada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eberle with a nice cross.
Espada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Eberle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Espada.
Eberle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Espada to score with a decent uppercut.
Espada throws out a powerful jab.
Espada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eberle moves away.
Eberle misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Eberle misses its intended target.
Eberle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eberle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eberle lands with a good body shot.
Espada tests Eberle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eberle is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eberle gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Espada gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Eberle is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fenix Espada!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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