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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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182 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito wants to slow Bradshaw down by chopping away at his legs.
Esposito thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradshaw moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Esposito is looking to slow Bradshaw down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Esposito blocks the low kick.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bradshaw scores with a punch to the head.
Esposito tries to clinch but Bradshaw is having none of it.
A low kick from Esposito is predictable there
and Bradshaw counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradshaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Bradshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradshaw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Esposito. Esposito obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradshaw is just out of range.
Bradshaw swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito counters with an inside leg kick.
Bradshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradshaw looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Nice shot by Esposito.
A bone on bone clash there as Esposito blocks the leg kick.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Esposito throws out a powerful jab.
Esposito throws a front kick that sends Bradshaw stumbling back into the cage.
Bradshaw connects with a body shot that sends Esposito's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bradshaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Bradshaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bradshaw throws a series of punches but Esposito avoids them all with ease.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Bradshaw sees coming a mile off.
Bradshaw blocks the body kick.
Bradshaw checks a low kick from Esposito.
Bradshaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Bradshaw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Esposito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esposito checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Bradshaw. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot.
Esposito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bradshaw is able to avoid easily.
Bradshaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks Bradshaw off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Bradshaw misses.
Esposito lands a front kick.
Bradshaw is breathing heavily.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esposito tries to clinch up.
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but Bradshaw moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
Bradshaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Bradshaw throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Bradshaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
Esposito moves in looking to clinch but Bradshaw pushes him off.
Bradshaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bradshaw connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito throws a leg kick but Bradshaw checks it.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but Bradshaw moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
Esposito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradshaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bradshaw throws a nice looking combination but Esposito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esposito lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Bradshaw as he checks the leg kick.
Esposito lands with a straight right. Bradshaw didn't see that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Esposito, right into the meat.
Bradshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradshaw.
Good work by Bradshaw as he checks the leg kick.
Esposito tried to score with a low kick but Bradshaw checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bradshaw takes a shot to the head.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Bradshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
Bradshaw prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradshaw backwards.
Esposito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradshaw backwards.
Esposito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradshaw's efforts to push away.
Esposito taking a breather.
Bradshaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito keeps control of Bradshaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Bradshaw avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Bradshaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bradshaw avoids it.
Bradshaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bradshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradshaw tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Bradshaw has Esposito pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Esposito.
Bradshaw is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is trying to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling him.
Bradshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Esposito.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Esposito lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bradshaw backwards.
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Bradshaw's ribcage. Bradshaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esposito gets through Bradshaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Esposito lands a good knee to the midsection. Bradshaw won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries a body shot but Bradshaw blocks it.
Esposito pushes Bradshaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradshaw.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Esposito.
A shot in the inside from Esposito.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Bradshaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frank Esposito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bradshaw takes a shot to the head.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Bradshaw's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Esposito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradshaw throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradshaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Bradshaw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. Bradshaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bradshaw checks a leg kick.
Bradshaw throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esposito throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Ramses Bradshaw has been cut.
Esposito needs to keep his hands up - Bradshaw had a free shot at his head there.
Esposito scores with a head kick. Bradshaw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Bradshaw.
Esposito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bradshaw is out of range and Esposito settles back down.
Bradshaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Esposito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bradshaw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Esposito counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Esposito slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito slips a straight right by Bradshaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito darts in and clinches Bradshaw up against the cage.
Esposito has Bradshaw pressed against the cage.
Esposito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramses Bradshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito is working Bradshaw over against the cage.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito.
Esposito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Esposito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Esposito lands with a short shot to the head.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradshaw.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradshaw.
Esposito tries a body shot but Bradshaw blocks it.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradshaw or not.
Esposito scores a nice knee to the body.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Bradshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito stalling the fight.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bradshaw avoids it.
Bradshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Bradshaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramses Bradshaw's cut is getting worse.
Bradshaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Esposito has double underhooks.
Bradshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw working aggressively here.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Bradshaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esposito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
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hype
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