I was there. He did what he had to do. Took the first round slow. Blasted him hard in the 2nd round (put him down once and had him practically out on his feet it seemed, I was surprisd the ref didnt stop it).

Early in the 3rd Pantera hit him with a nice left hook. Esparza dropped and blood was pouring out of his nose. He never got up. From the look of it, it must have broken.

He will fight at 168lbs. He is plannig on fighting again in 2 months so he didnt want to make it to difficult to make weight. He actually weighed in at 172.5lbs. Hopefully 2009 will finally be his year. Good luck Pantera!