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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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175 lbs
32 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jax Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Esposito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Teller slips the punch.
Esposito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Esposito under the eye.
Teller moves out of range of the leg kick from Esposito.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Teller blocks a jab.
Teller lands an overhand right.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Esposito as he connects with a hook.
Esposito avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Esposito drives through and clinches with Teller against the cage.
Teller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller throws a head punch that misses.
Teller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esposito tries to work over Teller's front leg with a kick but Teller checks it.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Esposito.
Esposito punishes Teller's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Teller.
Teller walks into a jab.
Esposito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teller looks to land a combination but Esposito avoids it well.
Teller scores with a nice head shot.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Teller moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Teller lands a two punch combo.
Esposito cracks the inside of Teller's front leg.
Teller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito dodges the punch combination from Teller.
Esposito slips a straight right by Teller.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Esposito slips a jab from Teller.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esposito cracks Teller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Esposito throws a front kick aimed at Teller's knee but Teller avoids it well.
Esposito scores with a jab to the body.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esposito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teller checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Teller misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Teller prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Teller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Teller working aggressively here.
Esposito lands a good knee to the midsection. Teller won't want to take too many of those.
Teller takes a shot to the head.
Teller is trying to break free.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teller lands a shot to the body.
Teller misses with a body punch.
Esposito landing knees to the head.
Esposito tries a body shot but Teller blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teller throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Teller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Teller is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Teller managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Teller.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teller.
Good work by Teller as he checks the leg kick.
Teller throws a series of strikes that have Esposito backpedaling.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Teller.
Esposito scores with a jab to the head.
Esposito motions for Teller to come forward. Esposito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Teller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teller slips a jab from Esposito.
Teller looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Esposito throws a chopping leg kick but Teller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Esposito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Teller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Teller. Teller obviously looking to wear him down.
Esposito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Esposito tests Teller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Esposito. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Teller saw that one coming.
Esposito blocks a leg kick.
Teller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Esposito lands a really nice looking cross but Teller seems unphased.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Teller scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Teller blocks the body kick.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teller.
Esposito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teller is looking to chop away at Esposito's legs.
Frank Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teller drops his hands momentarily and Esposito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Teller lands with a good body shot.
Teller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito tries a low kick but Teller avoids it.
Teller swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch but Esposito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller blocks a jab.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Teller misses with a low kick.
Teller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.
Esposito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Teller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Teller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teller at a distance.
Teller thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esposito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teller.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Teller finds it's way through Esposito's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Teller duly obliges.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teller's sensitive parts.
Teller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito throws a low kick, looking for Teller's leg but Teller calmly moves out of range.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esposito blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Esposito misses.
Esposito motions for Teller to come forward. Esposito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito swats away the attempt to clinch by Teller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Teller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Esposito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Teller connects with a solid leg kick.
Teller drives through and clinches with Esposito against the cage.
Esposito tries to work over Teller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teller misses with a punch on the inside.
Teller looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Teller as Esposito tries to tie him up.
Teller throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Teller swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Teller controls his hands.
Teller blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Teller lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Teller misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito lands a nice uppercut.
Frank Esposito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esposito tries to work over Teller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito gets through Teller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Teller avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Teller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Esposito's brow.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Teller avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller scores with a shoulder strike.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Esposito obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Nice body punch from Esposito - that landed with a thud.
Esposito leaning against his opponent.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Teller is blocking nicely.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teller swats away the attempt to clinch by Esposito.
Teller misses with a looping left.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Esposito scores with a punch to the head.
Esposito tries to land a front kick but Teller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Esposito is rocked!
Teller connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Esposito is still on wobbly legs! Can Teller finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Teller.
Teller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Esposito.
Teller scores with a body shot.
Teller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esposito's sensitive parts.
Teller rushes Esposito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Teller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Esposito seems to have recovered his senses.
Teller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Teller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jax Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Esposito works on Teller's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Teller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teller can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Teller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teller prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Teller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Esposito avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Teller showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
A less than humble Frank Esposito misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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