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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kafka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kafka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Esposito!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Esposito is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kafka off and has taken his back!
Esposito controls the position.
Kafka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Esposito's guard. Nice work there by Kafka.
Kafka tries to free his leg and advance position but Esposito is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito wants to sweep but no luck.
Esposito has control of Kafka's left arm, preventing Kafka from doing any damage.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Kafka from controlling successfully.
Kafka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esposito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka won't allow Esposito to sweep him here.
Esposito trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Esposito just wasn't active enough.
Esposito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kafka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
Kafka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kafka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
Kafka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kafka motions for Esposito to come forward. Kafka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito forces Kafka back against the cage and clinches.
Kafka takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kafka blocks an uppercut.
Kafka tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kafka.
Kafka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Kafka uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kafka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Kafka.
Esposito avoiding damage as Kafka throws knees to the body.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esposito prevents the takedown attempt.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kafka backwards.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kafka lands a shot to the body.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Kafka.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Kafka.
Kafka scores with a hook to the body.
Kafka is trying to break free.
Kafka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Esposito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kafka.
Kafka checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kafka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka checks a leg kick.
Kafka throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
A jab from Esposito finds it's way through Kafka's defenses.
Esposito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kafka is out of range.
Esposito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kafka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Esposito scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kafka's calf.
Esposito wants to clinch.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kafka ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito.
Esposito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Esposito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Esposito scores with a nice strike.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Esposito slips under a jab.
Kafka looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Esposito misses with a hook to the body
and Kafka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kafka lands a high kick!
Esposito moves into the clinch successfully.
Kafka misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito tries to work over Kafka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kafka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kafka wants a takedown but no success here.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Esposito here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kafka up against the cage.
Kafka throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
Kafka has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Esposito lands a nice knee to the body.
Esposito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kafka is breathing heavily.
Kafka can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito.
Kafka struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Kafka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kafka throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Esposito lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Kafka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito lands an overhand right.
Kafka throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Frank Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito has Kafka up against the cage in a clinch.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frank Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esposito gets through Kafka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Kafka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Esposito works on Kafka's body with a couple of short punches.
Kafka is working Esposito over against the cage.
Kafka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kafka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Esposito pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kafka.
Esposito lands a good knee to the midsection. Kafka won't want to take too many of those.
Kafka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Esposito.
Kafka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esposito.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Kafka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito lands a knee to the head.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Kafka's head.
A short left from Kafka.
Esposito tries a body shot but Kafka blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Kafka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kafka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Kafka can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kafka - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esposito.
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Kafka's ribcage. Kafka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito gets through Kafka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kafka.
A short right from Kafka on the inside.
Kafka avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito prevents the takedown attempt.
Kafka lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Kafka avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kafka backwards.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Kafka is blocking nicely.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Kafka.
Kafka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kafka manages to break the clinch.
Kafka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kafka missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kafka throws a leg kick but Esposito moved away.
Esposito connects with a jab.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Kafka moves away and avoids it.
Kafka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Kafka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kafka.
Kafka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kafka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kafka.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kafka.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kafka manages to avoid it.
Esposito misses the jab.
Kafka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kafka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Esposito. Esposito obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kafka swinging wildly here.
Kafka blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esposito connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kafka's hands.
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kafka to score with a decent uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Kafka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kafka throws a right hand that misses
and Esposito counters with a nice leg kick.
Kafka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kafka connects with a right hand. Esposito shakes it off.
Esposito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kafka's sensitive parts.
Kafka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Esposito.
Kafka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viktor Kafka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kafka, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kafka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Esposito is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Esposito lands a nice knee to the body.
Esposito tries a body shot but Kafka blocks it.
Kafka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kafka blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Kafka can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kafka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kafka prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Kafka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Esposito is leaning against Kafka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Esposito working Kafka over with knees to the body.
Kafka trying to stall but Esposito improves his position.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Esposito digs a right hand into Kafka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kafka's gas tank.
Esposito prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Kafka.
Esposito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kafka.
Esposito connects with a knee to the head.
Esposito scores with a knee to the head.
Esposito tries to work over Kafka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Esposito works on Kafka's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Kafka.
Esposito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kafka.
Kafka blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito pushes Kafka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kafka lands a shot to the body.
Esposito landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kafka tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Kafka back against the cage.
A short left from Esposito.
Esposito keeps control of Kafka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kafka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Esposito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kafka.
Esposito connects with a crisp jab.
Esposito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kafka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Esposito is out of range and Kafka settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esposito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kafka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Esposito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
A very excited looking Frank Esposito rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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