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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Rin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Death Before Dishonor. 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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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
52 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Rin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Rin ducks down to avoid it.
Rin moves into the clinch.
Esposito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
Esposito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esposito lands a nice knee to the body.
Rin misses with a body punch.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Rin.
Rin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito lands a right hand.
Esposito blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Rin.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Rin taking a breather.
Esposito lands with a short shot to the head.
Rin lands a shot to the body.
Rin lands with a light punch inside.
Rin swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito tries a body shot but Rin blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rin tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Rin back against the cage.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rin backwards.
Rin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rin tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Rin back against the cage.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rin avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
Esposito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rin looks winded!
Esposito landing knees to the head.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rin.
Esposito lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esposito gets through Rin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Esposito seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rin can turn it around.
Rin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rin misses with a body punch.
Rin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esposito lands a nice looking body kick.
Esposito throws a leg kick that misses.
Rin misses with a lunging right hand
and Esposito counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Esposito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rin throws a chopping leg kick but Esposito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frank Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito slips under a jab from Rin.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rin misses with a low kick.
Esposito cracks the inside of Rin's front leg.
Esposito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Esposito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rin fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rin stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circling - Rin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esposito slips a jab from Rin.
Esposito lands a slapping body shot.
Rin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Esposito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito lands a slapping body shot.
Esposito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rin can do to turn this around?
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rin takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Rin is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Esposito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And Rin tries to counter it with a takedown but Esposito pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin misses with a hook
and Esposito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Esposito misses with a low kick as Rin jumps back.
Decent striking displayed by Esposito there.
Rin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rin misses with a hook
and Esposito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Esposito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Frank Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esposito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rin feints the counter takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito.
Esposito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rin. Rin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rin moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Rin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Esposito defends it well.
Rin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Esposito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rin has time to react.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Esposito, pushing him back against the cage.
Rin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Rin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Rin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rin is breathing heavily.
Esposito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rin backwards.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rin is looking to control Esposito's arms but Esposito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rin has his back to the cage.
Esposito crunches a lovely knee into Rin's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Rin.
Rin tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
Rin blocks an uppercut.
Rin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Esposito up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rin tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rin managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Esposito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Esposito putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Esposito.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Rin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rin.
Esposito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Esposito lands a good knee to the midsection. Rin won't want to take too many of those.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rin is looking to control Esposito's arms but Esposito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rin has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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 lands with a nice body kick.
Rin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Esposito. Those never looked like landing.
Esposito throws a nice looking combination but Rin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito lands a nice shot that snaps Rin's head back.
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rin. That did some damage!
Rin misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito lands with a kick to the temple. Rin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some wild striking there from Esposito.
Rin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Rin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Rin avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Esposito scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Esposito.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Rin.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rin backwards.
Rin is rocked!
Frank Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esposito.
Rin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rin swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Rin is blocking nicely.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rin backwards.
Rin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Esposito lands a nice knee to the body.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito landing knees to the head.
Rin is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Rin seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Esposito.
Rin throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rin tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rin misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rin trying to stall but Esposito improves his position.
Rin tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rin is defending well for now.
Rin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Rin blocks with his arms.
Rin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rin throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Rin misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Esposito.
Rin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rin is defending well for now.
Esposito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rin's face.
Kaito Rin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Rin blocks it.
Rin throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Rin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esposito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rin misses with the head strike.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rin avoids it.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Rin blocking some punches.
Rin tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esposito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
After winning the bout, Frank Esposito thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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