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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
20 - 8 - 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Spiegel!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiegel blocks a low kick nicely.
Spiegel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Esposito on the side of the head.
Spiegel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Esposito on the side of the head.
Spiegel lands with a nice combination. Esposito backs away looking to recover.
Spiegel with a jab.
Spiegel throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spiegel.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Spiegel moves into range and clinches up with Esposito.
Spiegel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spiegel tries a knee to the head but Esposito blocks it.
Spiegel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spiegel misses with the head strike.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spiegel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Spiegel just leaning against Esposito, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito.
Spiegel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiegel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Esposito lands a left hand.
Esposito looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Spiegel blocks with his arms.
Spiegel has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Spiegel lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esposito avoiding damage as Spiegel throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spiegel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
Spiegel blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spiegel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spiegel landing knees to the head.
Esposito managing to block the knees to the body from Spiegel.
Esposito trying to stall but Spiegel improves his position.
Spiegel tries a knee to the head but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito takes an elbow to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spiegel or not.
Esposito lands a knee to the body.
Spiegel slowing the pace effectively.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Esposito.
Spiegel missing with knees to the body.
Spiegel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito throws an elbow but it misses.
Spiegel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Esposito lands an elbow that stopped Spiegel in his tracks for a moment.
Esposito blocks an elbow strike.
Esposito works on Spiegel's body with a couple of short punches.
Esposito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spiegel throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Esposito.
It looks like Spike Spiegel has been cut.
Esposito lands an elbow inside that Spiegel shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel stalling in the clinch but Esposito improves position.
Esposito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spiegel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spiegel looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Esposito.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spiegel or not.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spiegels head.
Spiegel prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Good body shot from Esposito.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Esposito obliges.
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Spiegel's ribcage. Spiegel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spiegel blocks a body shot from Esposito.
The referee is keeping an eye on Esposito - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Esposito scores a nice knee to the body.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito gets through Spiegel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spiegel blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
Spiegel throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Esposito.
Esposito tries to stall but Spiegel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spiegel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spiegel pushes off an throws an elbow but Esposito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esposito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Nice elbow from Esposito.
Spiegel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esposito as Spiegel tries to tie him up.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Spiegel controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito lands a left hand.
Spiegel tries to stall but Esposito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spiegel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Spike Spiegel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Esposito does it's job there.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but Spiegel moves his leg out of the way.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spiegel.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Spiegel moved away.
Nice shot lands for Spiegel.
Esposito clinches up against the cage.
Spiegel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Spiegel pushes off an throws an elbow but Esposito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spiegel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Spiegel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Esposito blocks it with crossed arms.
Spiegel takes a shot to the head.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Spiegel is looking to control Esposito's arms but Esposito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spiegel has his back to the cage.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiegel's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito effectively controlling the action here.
Esposito lands a nice knee to the body.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Spiegel.
Spiegel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spiegel avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spiegel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Esposito is keeping busy.
Spiegel tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Esposito.
Esposito pushes Spiegel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spiegel prevents a body shot from Esposito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito taking a breather.
Spiegel prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Spiegel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel missing with knees to the body.
Spiegel is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns Spiegel into the cage.
Spiegel blocking some punches.
Spiegel looking to throw knees to the head but Esposito is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esposito is looking to control Spiegel's arms but Spiegel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esposito has his back to the cage.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the head but Esposito blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Esposito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spiegel's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
Spiegel working Esposito over with knees to the body.
Esposito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spiegel is struggling to control the position.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body.
Spiegel is breathing heavily.
Esposito managing to block the knees to the body from Spiegel.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spiegel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Esposito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito tries a body shot but Spiegel blocks it.
Esposito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spiegel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Esposito blocks it with crossed arms.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esposito avoids it.
Spiegel takes a shot to the head.
Spiegel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Esposito.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spiegel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esposito managing to block the knees to the body from Spiegel.
Esposito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito landing knees to the body.
Esposito lands an elbow inside that Spiegel shrugs off.
Esposito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Spiegel takes a shot to the head.
Spiegel is rocked!
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Spiegel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito lands a right hand.
Spiegel is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
Esposito misses with an elbow strike.
Spiegel seems to have recovered his senses.
Esposito pressing his opponent against the cage.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Spiegel avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Esposito.
Spiegel misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Spiegel avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Esposito drops Spiegel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Spiegel looks back up at him and smiles so Esposito waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spiegel doesn't manage to clinch there - Esposito circles away.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito drops Spiegel with a naaaaasty hook - Spiegel is in real trouble here! Esposito dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Esposito!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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