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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall has chosen I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
46 - 19 - 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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall throws a combination. Esposito tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Marshall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Esposito is rocked!
Marshall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Esposito working Marshall over with knees to the body.
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 being controlled against the cage.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Marshall wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Marshall fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshall.
Marshall is looking to control Esposito's arms but Esposito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marshall has his back to the cage.
Marshall is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Esposito has denied him.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall is trying to force a seperation but Esposito has the dominant position.
Marshall blocks a body shot from Esposito.
A short uppercut from Esposito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marshall or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshall.
Esposito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito avoids the head kick by Marshall.
Jab, jab by Marshall - just one landing.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
Esposito scores with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marshall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Esposito has Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Esposito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshall takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Esposito landing knees to the head.
Marshall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
Marshall leaning his opponent against the cage.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esposito avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall gets through Esposito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Marshall blocks with his arms.
Marshall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshall wants to stall.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Marshall blocks with his arms.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Marshall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Esposito is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Esposito fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Esposito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Esposito closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Marshall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but Esposito blocks it.
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!
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riley Marshall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito'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.
Marshall throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Marshall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marshall duly obliges.
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marshall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall misses with a double jab
and Esposito counters with a nice body shot.
Marshall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Esposito has Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshall misses with a body punch.
Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marshall throws a sloppy body shot
and Esposito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Esposito clinches with his opponent.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshall managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Esposito landing knees to the body.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall lands a right hand.
Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
Esposito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshall blocks it with crossed arms.
Esposito keeps control of Marshall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Esposito crunches a lovely knee into Marshall's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Esposito lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marshall misses with a knee strike.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito lands a nice uppercut.
Marshall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
Esposito looks to clinch
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marshall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frank Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esposito is looking to clinch.
Esposito wants to clinch.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Marshall as he connects with a hook.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Marshall's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshall tries to avoid it.
Marshall throws a head kick that Esposito semi-blocks.
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Esposito throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Marshall crashing down! Marshall tries to stagger back to his feet but Esposito just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Marshall asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Esposito!
Frank Esposito looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This was my final competitive fight. It's been a great career.'.
In defeat, Riley Marshall stepped up to the mic, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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energy
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hype
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