Tough luck. Since ESPN is providing it free, I don't see the problems with the restrictions. You can go somewhere else if want. Nobody is forcing you to go to ESPN. You can always catch the brawl on SportsCenter, or even Fox News.
www.texasrangers.com is free, forgot to mention that :P
I work for a humongous investment bank. We can't do anything to our computers. I can easily download it at home. I just felt like a good rant.