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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Esposito is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 10 - 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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Inge Grepp!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito lands a jab.
Grepp throws a body kick that misses.
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks Grepp off balance momentarily.
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes.
Grepp scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grepp misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Grepp saw that one coming.
Esposito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Esposito moves out of range as Grepp throws a body kick.
Esposito lands with a nice combination. Grepp backs away looking to recover.
Esposito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Esposito avoids the head kick by Grepp.
Grepp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp misses with a wild body shot.
Grepp thuds his right hand into Esposito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Esposito throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grepp misses with a lunging right hand
and Esposito counters with a left to the body.
Grepp defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Grepp loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
Grepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esposito scores with a kick to the body.
Grepp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut there from Esposito.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Grepp is just out of range.
Esposito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grepp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grepp tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Grepp moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Grepp misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Grepp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grepp swats away the attempt to clinch by Esposito.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Grepp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Grepp saw that one coming.
Grepp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grepp tries to clinch up but Esposito circles away and keeps his distance.
Grepp throws a wild body kick that Esposito sees coming a mile off.
Grepp throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
Grepp throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Grepp throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito pushes Grepp away with a front kick.
Esposito instigates a clinch.
Grepp throws an elbow that misses.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grepp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Esposito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Grepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esposito displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grepp throws the left hand but Esposito avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Grepp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grepp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grepp if he has to take too many more of those.
Grepp defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Grepp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Esposito doesn't seem phased though.
Grepp has managed to clinch.
A short left from Esposito.
A short right from Esposito.
Esposito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grepp struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Grepp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grepp is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns Grepp into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Grepp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grepp lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Esposito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grepp circles away quickly and effectively.
Grepp jabs Esposito right on the nose. Esposito blinks but takes it well.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grepp misses with a right hand
enabling Esposito to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Esposito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grepp doesn't seem phased though.
Grepp just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grepp misses with a head kick.
Grepp tries a head kick but it misses.
Grepp moves out of range of the leg kick from Esposito.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grepp.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Grepp slips the punch.
Esposito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frank Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Grepp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grepp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grepp lands a nice uppercut.
Grepp digs a right hand into Esposito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Esposito's gas tank.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito.
Esposito connects with a knee to the head.
Esposito lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Grepp.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Grepp.
Grepp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Grepp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esposito avoids it.
Esposito unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grepp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Esposito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grepp takes a shot to the head.
Esposito lands an elbow just above Grepp 's eye.
Esposito misses with an elbow over the top.
Grepp avoids a wild elbow strike from Esposito.
Esposito working Grepp over with knees to the body.
Esposito pushes off an throws an elbow but Grepp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grepp.
Grepp avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grepp trying to control the position but instead, Esposito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grepp into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp throws a head punch that misses.
Grepp lands a nice knee to the body.
Esposito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grepp's defenses.
Grepp misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito wants to stall.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grepp.
Esposito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Esposito throws an elbow but misses.
Grepp breaks the clinch.
Grepp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grepp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grepp throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp closes the distance and clinches.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grepp managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Esposito landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito lands an elbow just above Grepp 's eye.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
Grepp tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Grepp misses with a knee strike.
Frank Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grepp tries to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Grepp.
Grepp tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Grepp back against the cage.
Esposito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that second 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! This is the final round!
Esposito takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grepp avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Grepp misses with a body shot
and Esposito counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grepp with a hook.
Esposito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grepp moves out of range as Esposito throws a body kick.
Esposito tries to clinch but Grepp moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grepp. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito tries to clinch up but Grepp circles away and keeps his distance.
Grepp swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito counters with an outside leg kick.
Esposito blocks a head kick by Grepp.
Grepp throws a chopping leg kick but Esposito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grepp blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp misses with a kick to the body.
Grepp blocks the body kick.
Grepp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
A lazy body kick from Grepp
and Esposito counters with a body kick.
Grepp misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Grepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grepp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Esposito wants to clinch up but Grepp keeps it at a distance.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esposito misses with a combination
and Grepp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grepp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Esposito.
Inge Grepp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito moves into the clinch successfully.
Grepp misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grepp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Esposito's brow.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Esposito gets through Grepp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grepp misses with a knee strike.
Grepp has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Esposito.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grepp blocks an elbow strike.
Grepp lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grepp lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp pushes off an throws an elbow but Esposito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito.
Grepp is rocked!
Esposito stalling.
Grepp is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
Nice body punch from Esposito - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esposito.
Esposito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clinched against the cage, Esposito lands a big elbow that drops Grepp! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Grepp is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Esposito!
An intense looking Frank Esposito took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Great org! Thanks for all you did Kate, it was a blast!'.
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hype
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