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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brantley King (ranked 4415 p4p, 3237 weight class) and Pablo Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brantley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Esposito!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
King throws a leg kick
so Esposito counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
King being controlled here, momentarily.
King is looking to sweep but instead, Esposito has passed into half guard.
Esposito lands with a punch from half guard.
Esposito trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, King has managed to free his arm - good work.
King is looking to control Esposito's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to get back to full guard.
King trying to hold on to Esposito's head to control him but Esposito postures up.
King is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
King is looking to improve his position.
King keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Esposito is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
Esposito passes the guard and advances to mount!
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Esposito is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Esposito controlling his opponent.
King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Esposito has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of King's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King wants to hold on but Esposito pushes him away.
Esposito trying to control but King is having none of it.
Esposito looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
Esposito is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, King has managed to escape the submission attempt.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Esposito content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
Esposito sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Esposito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esposito controlling his opponent.
Esposito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Esposito dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
King shoots in for a double leg but Esposito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King has Esposito up against the cage in a clinch.
King jumps into guard, dragging Esposito to the mat.
King is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Esposito dives into side control.
Esposito is working to tighten his grip on King's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. King has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Esposito is really squeezing tight and eventually King passes out! Esposito breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pablo Esposito!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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