Public Fight Report
(Bantamweight) GRAVY TRAIN defeated Jose Esposito by split decision: 114-115, 115-113, 116-112.Match Tuesday, May 30, 2000In this corner, standing 5 feet and 1 inch (155 centimeters) tall weighing in at 118 pounds (54 kilograms) is GRAVY TRAIN!!
In this corner, standing 5 feet and 5 inches (165 centimeters) tall weighing in at 118 pounds (54 kilograms) is Jose Esposito!!
The referee for this bout will be Mills Lane.
ROUND 1
Train fights inside. (inside)
Esposito backpedals and jabs.
+Esposito clocks Train with a series of punches to the temple.
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+Esposito scores with a barrage of nasty punches to the head.
-Train lunges with a series of punches to the solar plexus, but Esposito blocks.
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+Esposito lands a quick left to the head.
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+Train belts Esposito with a pair of punches to the solar plexus.
+Esposito wallops Train with a series of vicious punches to the chest!
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-Train tries a pair of punches to the chest, but misses completely.
+Esposito throws a volley of wild punches to the eye.
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-Train charges with a volley of right blows to the stomach, but Esposito ducks just in time.
+Esposito hurts Train with a barrage of off balance punches to the solar plexus.
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+Train rocks Esposito with a volley of blows to the chest.
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+Esposito hammers Train with a right to the face!
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+Esposito hits with a volley of off balance punches to the head.
+Train hits Esposito with a series of mean blows to the solar plexus.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 17 of 36 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 39 of 39 punches.
Jose Esposito won the round 10-9
Jose Esposito is winning the fight 10-9
Train doesn't want to stop fighting!
Esposito doesn't want to stop fighting!
ROUND 2
Train feints and fakes. (feinting)
Esposito backpedals and jabs.
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-Train charges with a volley of left punches to the mouth, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
+Esposito hits with Train with an illegal rabbit punch! The referee sees it and issues a warning!
-Train paws a barrage of right blows to the jaw, but falls short.
+Esposito takes charge with a barrage of stiff punches to the jaw.
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+Train suprises Esposito with a volley of vicious feints to the temple.
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+Esposito pounds Train with a volley of combinations to the eye!! Train shakes his head to clear it.
+Train throws a flurry of vicious feints to the ribs!
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+Esposito lands a barrage of off balance punches to the temple. Train is hurt!
-Train throws a barrage of left feints to the solar plexus, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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+Esposito clocks Train with a jab to the solar plexus.
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+Esposito connects with a barrage of punches to the mouth!!
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-Train probes with a flurry of punches to the eye, but Esposito ties him up.
+Esposito smashes Train with a cross to the chin.
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+Train jars Esposito with a volley of vicious punches to the head. Esposito covers up.
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+Train rocks Esposito with a vicious jab to the jaw!
+Esposito fires a mean cross to the ribs. Train sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!"
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-Train lashes out with a cross to the nose, but he's too slow.
+ The fighters trade shots to the temple.
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+Train lands a volley of shots to the nose.
+ The fighters trade shots to the chin.
+Train punches Esposito with a barrage of punches to the mouth.
+Train pops Esposito with a barrage of heavy shots to the chin.
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+Train stuns Esposito with a heavy counter-punch to the jaw.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 47 of 82 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 36 of 39 punches.
GRAVY TRAIN won the round 10-9
This fight is too close to call.
Train doesn't even want to rest!
Esposito doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 3
Train feints and fakes. (feinting)
Esposito stays outside and uses his jab.
+Esposito hammers Train with a flurry of punches to the chest.
+Esposito wakes up the fans with a barrage of punches to the mouth!! Train retreats to the far corner.
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+Train hits Esposito with a volley of stiff combinations to the mouth!
+Esposito throws a pair of feints to the jaw.
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-Train lunges with a pair of combinations to the head, but misses completely.
+Train throws a barrage of punches to the temple.
+Esposito catches Train with a pair of vicious punches to the eye.
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+ The fighters exchange feints to the head.
+Esposito pounds Train with a hard left to the nose.
+Esposito smashes Train with a flurry of quick punches to the stomach!!
-Train probes with a barrage of feints to the head, but Esposito backs out of it.
-Train paws a flurry of feints to the temple, but Esposito steps aside.
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-Train charges with a series of left feints to the temple, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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+Train hits with a furious counter-punch to the eye.
+Train throws a series of feints to the head. Esposito covers up.
+Esposito pops Train with a pair of heavy punches to the mouth!
-Train lunges with a left combination to the nose, but Esposito narrowly avoids it
+Esposito wakes up the fans with a barrage of loud punches to the stomach.
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+Esposito hits with a flurry of strong punches to the jaw! Train quickly recovers.
+Train fires a flurry of nasty shots to the jaw.
+Esposito suprises Train with a flurry of punches to the solar plexus.
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+Esposito connects with a barrage of punches to the ribs!!
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+Train connects with a barrage of blows to the jaw.
+Esposito suprises Train with a volley of punches to the stomach.
+Esposito connects with a flurry of stiff punches to the eye. Train laughs!
+Train wallops Esposito with a hard combination to the mouth!!
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+Esposito lands a pair of punches to the eye.
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+ The fighters trade shots to the eye.
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+Train strikes with a barrage of powerful shots to the temple.
+Train hits with a volley of glancing feints to the face.
+Train fires a pair of punches to the stomach.
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+ The fighters swap shots to the head.
+Train stuns Esposito with a flurry of strong combinations to the stomach.
BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 57 of 83 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 74 of 80 punches.
Jose Esposito won the round 10-9
Jose Esposito is winning the fight 29-28
Train doesn't even want to rest!
Esposito doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 4
Train feints and jabs aggressively. (feinting)
Esposito stays outside and uses his jab.
-Train lunges with a volley of combinations to the eye, but Esposito ducks just in time.
+Train hurts Esposito with a flurry of light blows to the chin!
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+ The fighters swap blows to the temple.
+Train belts Esposito with a pair of combinations to the head.
+Train solidly lands a barrage of powerful punches to the head. Esposito hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
+Train lands a feint and then an uppercut to the chest.
+Train fires a volley of strong feints to the jaw!!
+Esposito pops Train with a pair of combinations to the head.
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+Train lashes out with a series of commanding shots to the head.
+Esposito hits with a pair of off balance combinations to the temple.
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+Train tattoos Esposito with a barrage of punches to the chest.
+Esposito whacks Train with a volley of light punches to the mouth.
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+Esposito annoys Train with a quick jab to the temple! Train seems wobbly!
+Esposito pops Train with a commanding straight right to the temple!
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-Train launches a feint and then a hook to the face, but Esposito narrowly avoids it
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+Train hits with a barrage of hard punches to the mouth.
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-Train lashes out with a series of feints to the chin, but Esposito beats a hasty retreat.
+Esposito smacks Train with a nice feint and then a cross to the nose.
+ The fighters exchange feints to the jaw.
-Train launches a series of feints to the head, but Esposito steps aside and laughs.
+Esposito pops Train with a flurry of nasty punches to the eye. Train quickly recovers.
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+Esposito lands a pair of glancing punches to the chest.
+Esposito lands a mean jab to the chin.
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+Train wakes up the fans with a feint and then a cross to the temple. Esposito quickly recovers.
+Esposito smacks Train with a wild left to the face.
+Train hits Esposito with a barrage of solid punches to the face. Esposito is hurt!
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+Train attacks with a flurry of shots to the face.
+Train punches Esposito with a flurry of quick punches to the chin.
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+Esposito throws a barrage of punches to the ribs.
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+Esposito annoys Train with a flurry of punches to the eye.
+ The fighters swap feints to the head.
+Esposito hammers Train with a pair of quick punches to the stomach! Train doesn't notice.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 63 of 98 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 70 of 70 punches.
Jose Esposito won the round 10-9
Jose Esposito is winning the fight 39-37
Train remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Esposito doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 5
Train is a raging bull!. (all-out)
Esposito backpedals and jabs.
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+Esposito lands a flurry of commanding punches to the temple!
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+Esposito stuns Train with a series of light punches to the chin.
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+Train rocks Esposito with a solid blow to the ribs.
+Train annoys Esposito with a series of solid shots to the stomach.
-Train tries a flurry of blows to the chest, but only hits air.
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+Esposito smacks Train with a light left to the ribs!! Train grimaces in pain.
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+Esposito jars Train with a volley of punches to the solar plexus.
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+Esposito backs up Train with a pair of mean punches to the nose.
+Train wakes up the fans with a flurry of quick shots to the ribs.
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+Esposito shakes Train with a flurry of punches to the chest.
-Train lashes out with a left straight right to the solar plexus, but only hits air.
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+Esposito lashes out with a furious left to the nose.
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+Esposito scores with a series of blows to the nose!! Train beats a hasty retreat.
-Train launches a flurry of right punches to the stomach, but misses completely.
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-Train lunges with a volley of left hooks to the ribs, but loses his balance.
+Esposito annoys Train with a volley of loud punches to the chest.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 18 of 39 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 38 of 43 punches.
Jose Esposito won the round 10-9
Jose Esposito is winning the fight 49-46
Train remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Esposito remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
ROUND 6
Train is a raging bull!. (all-out)
Esposito backpedals and jabs.
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+Train lands a volley of punches to the stomach.
+Esposito wallops Train with a barrage of punches to the face.
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+Esposito hits with a volley of vicious shots to the mouth.
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+Esposito attacks with a pair of solid punches to the eye. Train asks for time to wipe off the blood.
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+Train hammers Esposito with a pair of furious punches to the solar plexus.
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+Esposito hits with a off balance cross to the ribs.
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+Esposito fires a series of punches to the mouth.
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-Train charges with a left jab to the solar plexus, but Esposito ties him up.
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+Esposito pokes Train with a flurry of punches to the head.
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+Esposito attacks with a vicious left to the face. Train laughs!
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-Train probes with a left shot to the stomach, but Esposito backs out of it.
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+Esposito fires a barrage of stiff punches to the chin.
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-Train paws a series of left punches to the ribs, but Esposito leaps aside.
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+Train pops Esposito with a pair of painful crosses to the solar plexus. Esposito sneers "Is that the best you can do?"
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BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 19 of 41 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 38 of 38 punches.
GRAVY TRAIN won the round 10-9
Jose Esposito is winning the fight 58-56
Train remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Esposito grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
ROUND 7
Train is a raging bull!. (all-out)
Esposito backpedals and jabs.
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+Esposito lands a volley of strong punches to the face.
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+Esposito lashes out with a volley of punches to the mouth.
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-Train attempts a series of crosses to the ribs, but misses.
+Esposito throws a pair of nice punches to the face.
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+Esposito suprises Train with a jab to the nose!
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+Esposito throws a nice right to the solar plexus.
+Esposito tattoos Train with a pair of vicious hooks to the head!!
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-Train throws a pair of uppercuts to the stomach, but misses completely.
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-Train attempts a barrage of crosses to the solar plexus, but misses completely.
-Train paws a barrage of crosses to the solar plexus, but flails uselessly.
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+Train attacks with a barrage of punches to the stomach.
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-Train attacks with a series of punches to the stomach, but he's too slow.
+Esposito fires a flurry of uppercuts to the temple.
+Train grazes Esposito with a flurry of light crosses to the solar plexus.
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+Esposito connects with a mean straight right to the nose!
BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 16 of 39 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 40 of 40 punches.
Jose Esposito won the round 10-9
Jose Esposito is winning the fight 68-65
Train remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Esposito is obviously tired.
ROUND 8
Train is a raging bull!. (all-out)
Esposito backpedals and jabs.
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+Train hits with a volley of nasty blows to the solar plexus. Esposito hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
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-Train throws a series of crosses to the chest, but Esposito covers himself well.
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+Train tosses a volley of quick crosses to the chest!
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+Esposito catches Train with a sweeping right to the stomach. Train seems wobbly!
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+Esposito annoys Train with a pair of glancing punches to the head.
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-Train lunges with a right blow to the ribs, but Esposito hides behind his gloves.
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+Esposito connects with a series of commanding hooks to the head. Train grimaces in pain.
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-Train tries to land a flurry of right blows to the chest, but Esposito leaps aside.
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-Train attempts a left uppercut to the solar plexus, but goes wide.
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+Train thumps Esposito with a strong right to the solar plexus.
-Train attempts a pair of left punches to the ribs, but Esposito backs out of it.
+Esposito tosses a quick roundhouse to the chin. Train quickly recovers.
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+Esposito hits with a flurry of quick punches to the nose. Train sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!"
+Esposito smashes Train with a volley of strong punches to the temple.
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+Esposito throws a series of vicious punches to the temple. Train quickly recovers.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 19 of 39 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 38 of 38 punches.
This round was a 10-10 tie.
Jose Esposito is winning the fight 78-75
Train remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Esposito is obviously tired.
ROUND 9
Train clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
Esposito is backpedaling. (using the ring)
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Esposito tries to attack, but Train hangs on until the referee separates them.
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Esposito tries to attack, but Train hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Esposito lands a volley of heavy shots to the stomach.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 4 of 8 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 7 of 8 punches.
GRAVY TRAIN won the round 10-9
Jose Esposito is winning the fight 87-85
Train remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Esposito is obviously tired.
ROUND 10
Train feints and jabs aggressively. (feinting)
Esposito backpedals and jabs.
-Train throws a shot to the jaw, but fails to score.
-Train attempts a volley of shots to the face, but misses.
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+Esposito rocks Train with a volley of mean punches to the head.
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+Train attacks with a flurry of punches to the chest.
+Train scores with a barrage of combinations to the head.
+Train jolts Esposito with a barrage of nasty shots to the eye.
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+Esposito wallops Train with a pair of furious punches to the stomach.
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+Train hits with a barrage of mean feints to the mouth. Esposito doesn't seem bothered.
-Train paws a series of feints to the face, but Esposito ducks just in time.
+Esposito hits with a volley of punches to the face.
+Train hits with a painful counter-punch to the stomach.
+Train tags Esposito with a series of painful combinations to the ribs.
+Esposito punches Train with a mean shot to the mouth!!
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+Train stuns Esposito with a flurry of light combinations to the chin.
+Train hits Esposito with a volley of mean feints to the mouth! Esposito hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
+Train catches Esposito with a pair of vicious feints to the temple.
-Train launches a feint and then a cross to the temple, but Esposito deftly avoits it.
+Esposito smacks Train with a flurry of feints to the nose.
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-Train tries to land a shot to the face, but falls short.
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-Train attempts a series of shots to the face, but Esposito steps aside and laughs.
+ The fighters trade shots to the nose.
+Train lands a flurry of stinging shots to the chin. Esposito gets mad!
+Train pounds Esposito with a barrage of hard feints to the eye!
+Train jolts Esposito with a flurry of solid feints to the temple. Esposito grimaces in pain.
-Train lashes out with a feint and then a cross to the stomach, but flails uselessly.
+Esposito nails Train with a barrage of punches to the temple.
+Train throws a volley of wild feints to the nose.
+Train belts Esposito with a pair of glancing feints to the ribs.
+Train staggers Esposito with a flurry of powerful shots to the mouth.
+Esposito annoys Train with a barrage of painful punches to the face.
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+Train pops Esposito with a flurry of hard feints to the temple. Esposito doesn't seem bothered.
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-Train probes with a pair of left feints to the face, but Esposito deftly avoits it.
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+Train wallops Esposito with a series of commanding feints to the stomach.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 77 of 111 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 36 of 36 punches.
GRAVY TRAIN won the round 10-9
Jose Esposito is winning the fight 96-95
Train remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Esposito grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
ROUND 11
Train is a raging bull!. (all-out)
Esposito backpedals and jabs.
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+Train lands a pair of roundhouses to the eye.
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+Train strikes with a volley of solid shots to the nose.
+Esposito suprises Train with a barrage of punches to the jaw.
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+Esposito takes charge with a roundhouse to the chest.
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+Train tattoos Esposito with a volley of quick punches to the jaw!
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+Esposito punches Train with a shot to the jaw.
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+Esposito hammers Train with a volley of punches to the mouth!!
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-Train probes with a pair of right uppercuts to the temple, but he's too slow.
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+Esposito hits with a barrage of strong punches to the mouth.
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-Train tries a pair of hooks to the chin, but misses completely.
+Esposito hits Train with a flurry of punches to the jaw.
-Train lashes out with a barrage of punches to the mouth, but Esposito backs out of it.
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-Train attempts a series of left punches to the eye, but Esposito takes it in the forearms.
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+Train jars Esposito with a volley of painful roundhouses to the jaw. Esposito sneers "Is that the best you can do?"
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+Esposito strikes with a flurry of punches to the eye.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 18 of 41 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 40 of 40 punches.
Jose Esposito won the round 10-9
Jose Esposito is winning the fight 106-104
Train remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Esposito grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
ROUND 12
Train feints and jabs aggressively. (feinting)
Esposito is backpedaling. (using the ring)
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-Train paws a pair of left feints to the ribs, but misses completely.
+Train attacks with a heavy counter-punch to the nose. Esposito backpedals to his own corner.
+Train lashes out with a pair of feints to the solar plexus. Esposito ignores it.
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+Train tosses a series of nice feints to the nose. Esposito shakes his head to clear it.
+Esposito hits with a glancing sweeping right to the mouth!!
+Train hits with a commanding sweeping right to the head.
-Train fires a barrage of left shots to the ribs, but Esposito covers himself well.
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+Train attacks with a volley of powerful feints to the nose.
-Train launches a series of punches to the nose, but Esposito escapes.
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-Train launches a series of shots to the ribs, but fails to score.
-Train attempts a series of feints to the mouth, but goes wide.
-Train probes with a volley of feints to the nose, but Esposito ties him up.
+Train tags Esposito with a volley of glancing feints to the eye!
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+Train tattoos Esposito with a off balance right to the temple.
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-Train paws a flurry of feints to the nose, but Esposito leaps aside.
-Train attempts a flurry of feints to the ribs, but Esposito hides behind his gloves.
Train lands a rapid succession of blows, Esposito is not fighting back... The referee steps in and issues a standing eight count.
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Esposito is waved back in and the fight continues.
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+Train tags Esposito with a pair of quick combinations to the ribs.
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-Train tries to land a pair of combinations to the temple, but comes up empty.
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-Train tries to land a volley of combinations to the head, but Esposito steps aside.
-Train tries a cross to the chest, but misses completely.
+Train hits Esposito with a series of heavy shots to the solar plexus!
-Train launches a series of right punches to the temple, but to no avail.
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-Train paws a volley of right shots to the chest, but Esposito narrowly avoids it
-Train throws a series of left feints to the head, but fails to score.
+Train tattoos Esposito with a volley of nasty combinations to the ribs.
+Train belts Esposito with a glancing combination to the chin.
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-Train launches a pair of feints to the mouth, but Esposito steps aside and laughs.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
GRAVY TRAIN landed 67 of 127 punches, and Jose Esposito landed 7 of 7 punches.
GRAVY TRAIN won the round 10-8
This fight is too close to call.
Train grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Esposito grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
The judges decisions are:
Judge Guimond scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 2: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 3: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 4: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 5: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 6: A 10-10 tie.
Round 7: A 10-10 tie.
Round 8: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 9: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 10: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 11: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 12: GRAVY TRAIN 10-8
Total Score: Jose Esposito 115-114
Judge Leinbach scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: A 10-10 tie.
Round 2: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 3: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 4: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 5: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 6: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 7: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 8: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 9: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 10: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 11: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 12: GRAVY TRAIN 10-8
Total Score: GRAVY TRAIN 115-113
Bobby Czyz scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 2: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 3: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 4: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 5: Jose Esposito 10-9
Round 6: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 7: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 8: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 9: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 10: GRAVY TRAIN 10-9
Round 11: A 10-10 tie.
Round 12: GRAVY TRAIN 10-8
Total Score: GRAVY TRAIN 116-112
GRAVY TRAIN wins by decision!
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