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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Del Mar (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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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabio Del Mar!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Mar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Del Mar misses with a takedown attempt - Esposito sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Esposito walks forward, straight into a front kick from Del Mar.
Esposito stuffs the takedown attempt from Del Mar. Del Mar gets slowly back to his feet.
Fabio Del Mar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito checks a leg kick nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Del Mar.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Del Mar.
Del Mar misses with a wild body shot.
Del Mar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Esposito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Del Mar.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch but Del Mar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Del Mar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Esposito. That did some damage!
Del Mar lands a head kick. Esposito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Esposito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Mar.
Del Mar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Esposito if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Del Mar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick from Del Mar misses.
Del Mar throws a leg kick that misses.
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
Del Mar throws a head kick that misses
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
Del Mar misses with a hook.
Esposito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Del Mar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Del Mar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Del Mar takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito defending well as Del Mar loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Del Mar misses.
Del Mar misses with a hook
and Esposito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Mar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Del Mar.
Del Mar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Del Mar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That kick from Del Mar tenderised Esposito's leg. Esposito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Esposito misses with a two punch combination.
Del Mar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Esposito momentarily.
Del Mar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Del Mar fails to land the takedown.
Del Mar looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Esposito. That snapped Del Mar's head back.
Del Mar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Del Mar misses with a low kick.
Esposito blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Del Mar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Mar tries to land a front kick but Esposito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Del Mar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Del Mar or perhaps it was just good defense by Esposito which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Del Mar misses with a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Esposito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Esposito lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Del Mar is rocked!
Del Mar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Esposito back to the cage. Del Mar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Del Mar is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Del Mar hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Esposito!
Frank Esposito looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This was my final competitive fight. It's been a great career.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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